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CHRISTINE BERNARD

5 Hamlet Crescent

Summary

Proven, results-oriented professional with management experience in financial, legal administrative and education services. Dedicated individual with an ability to organize effectively, with keen attention to detail, to recognize, identify and resolve discrepancies. Self motivated individual who is highly productive in fast-paced, time critical situations.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant to Area Manager and Technical Support Officer

Statistical Institute of Jamaica
06.2022 - 08.2024
  • Distributed tablets for the population census. Assisted Census Takers and Census Supervisors in face to face classes as well as online classes with technical problems. Assistance was also provided in the office as well as remotely using technical applications.
  • Acted as Liaison between Census Takers, Census Supervisors and the Information Technology department as well as other departments at the Head Office whenever issues cannot be solved in an area or zone.
  • Assisted with issues with survey solutions, Questionnaires, VR, Census Forms, assignments and prelisting.
  • Performed tablet audits, check out tablets and check in returned tablets to asset management. Secured tablets at the office. Issue Sim cards when necessary.
  • Contract

Tutor

Freelance Online Tutor
05.2020 - 06.2022
  • Taught students of various age groups online using the Zoom platform.
  • Tutor at English Pappa- Facilitator for speaking club for adults in Belarus.
  • Happy Teachers- Taught Front Office Operations in the Hospitality Industry to adults.
  • Tutor at Grace Pentecostal College- Taught high school students Office Administration and Social studies.

Accounting Officer

Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation
11.2019 - 03.2020
  • Entered invoices for payment from all departments, namely Human Resources Department, Finance, Funds and Asset Management, Corporate Communications, Monitoring and Risk Assessment, Intervention, Resolutions and International Relations as well as external vendors.
  • Prepared Cheque requisitions and Cheques for payment.
  • Managed the disbursement of cheques for internal customers as well as Vendors.
  • Prepared the Bank Balance Report, the Reconciliation Report and Account Summary on a daily basis.
  • Prepared Wire Transfers.

Floor Manager

Intown Supercentre
09.2017 - 07.2019
  • Managed the Supermarket Floor and helped to supervise merchandisers to ensure that adequate stock was maintained on the shelves.
  • Managed over 60 employees in various departments such as Bakery, Meat Room, Wholesale, Warehouse, Packaging Room, Deli, Cambio, Office, Cashiers and Packers of groceries.
  • Liased with Purchaser to ensure goods were reordered.
  • Liased with Vendors to set up supermarket floor when products are promoted.
  • Assisted Floor Supervisor to take excess cash from cashiers and close cashiers when necessary which includes settling credit card machines and reading off cash register.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction and resolve customer complaints.
  • Assisted in managing voids, returns and exchanges.
  • Accomplishments- Contributed to increased profits of the business by maximising the productivity of staff. Smooth operations of all departments in the Supermarket.

Operations Officer

Jamgrung Energy
05.2017 - 09.2017
  • Liased with customers and prospective customers to inform them about the companies’ products and to increase sales. Among products sold were fans and LED bulbs that work without electricity and with electricity. Monitor the progress of Senior Agents who sell the companies’ products and reorder products for sale when they were finished.
  • Accomplishments – Increased company revenue by increasing sales from senior agents. Ongoing success of customer awareness of our products.

Assistant Manager

Bashco Trading Company
07.2015 - 03.2016
  • Managed 20+ employees at the store in the haberdashery, household items, appliance area also, cashiers.
  • Ordered inventory and received goods on arrival on a weekly basis. Adjusted invoices where necessary for incorrect entries and forwarded copies to head office.
  • Closed off cashiers, ensured cashiers sent off excess money to keep within specified drawer limits. Settled credit card machines.
  • Addressed customer concerns and resolved complaints
  • Assisted with payroll by ensuring its accuracy, submitted sick days, vacation days and absences to head office.
  • Opened and closed the store and adhered to alarm procedures for arming and disarming the store. Authorized discount for slightly damaged goods.
  • Accomplishments – Helped to increase company revenue by extending closing hours and opening additional days for busy periods such as ‘back to school’, ‘christmas’ etc.
  • Set up flyers inside and outside the store for customer awareness of sale events which helped to increase revenue.

Lecturer

International University Of The Caribbean
09.2015 - 01.2016
  • Courses taught: Introduction to Management, Introduction to Information Technology, Introduction to Sociology, Exploration of the Jamaican Society and English Usage.
  • Accomplishments - Succeeded in imparting knowledge to students and completed syllabus within specified deadlines.

Education Consultant
09.2008 - 09.2012
  • Spearheaded and facilitated the tutoring of various subjects to students at different levels in the Education system.
  • Accomplishments - Succeeded in imparting knowledge to students whose first language was not English.

IT Finance Department – (Consultant), Department Administrator

Morgan Stanley, New York, New York – Investment Bank
04.2007 - 05.2008
  • Managed the checking and verification of invoices to ensure correct entry of information.
  • Released invoices for payment by Accounts Payable for all workgroups – Market Data, Telecom, Manpower and Electronic Data Processing and rejected incorrect invoices.
  • Served as liason and communicator between Corporate Accounts Payable, New York I.T. Finance and the new outsourced Budapest Department in Hungary.
  • Accomplishments – Exceeded expectations by checking over 400 invoices in one day.

Paralegal Officer

Law Office Of Gary Tsirelman P.C.
09.2004 - 06.2007
  • Prepared plaintiffs affidavit, notices of entry and rejection of answers.
  • Checked, verified and processed documents from the office en route to court and other law firms, for example, summons and complaint, motions, judgements, appeals, notice of trial, petitions, appellate and respondent briefs.
  • Entered index numbers in database.
  • Accomplishments – Organized office procedures to maximize performance, revenue gains and profitability. Completed processes to meet court deadlines on a daily basis.

Site Coordinator/Supervisor at Summer After School Program– (Consultant)

Casimir Pulaski School
04.2004 - 06.2004
  • Managed 36 Instructors, 6 Program Assistants and over 200 students at New York City Public School.
  • Assisted in hiring and training Instructors and provided administrative support to the Corporate Office. Compiled, maintained and reported daily student attendance, student assessment and teacher attendance. Entered test scores for students to database.
  • Accomplishments – Achieved reasonable student to teacher ratio of fourteen students to one teacher, by reducing the workforce, which ensured individual attention to students to maximize learning and also helped to reduce costs.
  • Implemented and modified instructional program within time constraints to ensure that required coursework was completed at the end of the program.
  • Obtained smooth, ongoing daily operations at the site.

Financial Associate – Branch Banking - Operations Department – (Employee)

Citibank, New York, New York - Retail Banking
04.2001 - 10.2003
  • Processed savings and checking account deposits and withdrawals, loan payments, lines of credit and overdraft payments.
  • Closed accounts, ordered checkbooks and debit cards.
  • Processed domestic and international wire transfers, stop payments and issued new pin numbers for debit cards.
  • Accomplishments – Achieved client satisfaction by helping to keep traffic in the Financial Center to a minimum. Achieved sales targets of forty, referrals per month and referred clients to other departments to obtain other products.

General ledger Officer/Auditor

CIBC – First Caribbean Bank Jamaica Limited
01.1990 - 01.1999
  • Managed, analyzed and balanced general ledger entries for nine branches.
  • Coordinated and communicated with branch management and established more effective internal controls and procedures.
  • Accomplishments – reduced, unverified, unreconciled balances within reasonable deadlines.
  • Items Processing Services Department
  • Operations Support Officer –
  • International Banking Department
  • Nostro Accounts Officer – Head Office
  • Branch Banking – Operations Department
  • Teller

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business, Management and Finance

Brooklyn College, City University of New York

Skills

  • Microsoft Office proficiency

Extra-Curricular Activities

Kiwanis Club – Non Profit Organization- Held positions of Chairperson of the Young Children Priority One Committee and Distinguished Secretary.

Timeline

Assistant to Area Manager and Technical Support Officer

Statistical Institute of Jamaica
06.2022 - 08.2024

Tutor

Freelance Online Tutor
05.2020 - 06.2022

Accounting Officer

Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation
11.2019 - 03.2020

Floor Manager

Intown Supercentre
09.2017 - 07.2019

Operations Officer

Jamgrung Energy
05.2017 - 09.2017

Lecturer

International University Of The Caribbean
09.2015 - 01.2016

Assistant Manager

Bashco Trading Company
07.2015 - 03.2016

Education Consultant
09.2008 - 09.2012

IT Finance Department – (Consultant), Department Administrator

Morgan Stanley, New York, New York – Investment Bank
04.2007 - 05.2008

Paralegal Officer

Law Office Of Gary Tsirelman P.C.
09.2004 - 06.2007

Site Coordinator/Supervisor at Summer After School Program– (Consultant)

Casimir Pulaski School
04.2004 - 06.2004

Financial Associate – Branch Banking - Operations Department – (Employee)

Citibank, New York, New York - Retail Banking
04.2001 - 10.2003

General ledger Officer/Auditor

CIBC – First Caribbean Bank Jamaica Limited
01.1990 - 01.1999

Bachelor of Science - Business, Management and Finance

Brooklyn College, City University of New York

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