Ima Umanah
@imaumanah
Customer-focused recovery and sales professional with strong communication and organizational skills.
What I'm looking for
I am a customer-focused recovery and sales professional with broad experience in field recovery, direct sales, cash handling, marketing, and administrative roles across banking, fintech, and education sectors. I consistently apply strong communication, negotiation, and organizational skills to meet targets and resolve customer issues.
My recent role as Field Recovery Officer involved visiting customers, negotiating repayments, and maintaining accurate records while reporting daily field activity. I have practical experience opening accounts, validating customer identity, handling cash collections and remittances, onboarding users to apps, and supporting operations in fast-paced environments.
I bring leadership, resilience under pressure, and strong interpersonal abilities, combined with proficiency in computer use, to contribute immediate value to customer-facing, collections, sales, or administrative teams.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Field Recovery Officer
Renmoney Microfinance Bank
Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)
Conduct field visits using pool cars to locate debtors, negotiate repayments, and update company databases on daily collections and outreach activities.
Direct Sales Executive
Fidelity Bank
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 (3 months)
Converted prospects by promoting bank accounts and product packages, validated customer KYC (BVN, NIN, bills) and completed account openings to grow retail customer base.
Cash Handler
Kyosk Digital Solutions
Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)
Managed delivery of company goods, issued invoices, collected cash from merchants and transmitted funds to company accounts with accurate recordkeeping.
Marketer
Kyosk Digital Solutions
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 (1 month)
Onboarded retail merchants onto the Kyosk app, promoted product benefits to dukas, and reported merchant activity to the warehouse and operations team.
Loan Collector
Loan Naira
Jan 2022 - May 2022 (4 months)
Contacted borrowers to secure loan repayments, reminded customers of failed payments and reported persistent defaulters to credit bureaus.
Teacher
Fit Charis International School
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 4 months)
Tutored English, CRS, Literature and Agriculture, prepared lesson notes and assessed student performance to improve academic outcomes.
Teacher
Xflodel College
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year 1 month)
Taught English, prepared lesson materials, set and conducted exams, and maintained student records to support learning objectives.
Administrative Staff
Christ Embassy
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018 (8 months)
Provided front-desk support, customer care for first-timers, handled document sorting, typing, printing and assisted during meetings and special programs.
Teacher
Jearns Sharon Covenant College
Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 3 months)
Tutored English, Civic and Literature, delivered lessons and assessed student progress to meet curriculum standards.
Teacher
Jordan Academy
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016 (2 months)
Taught Basic Science, Biology, English and Home Economics, prepared lesson notes, set exams and marked student work to support learning outcomes.
Office Assistant (NYSC)
Ministry of Petroleum
Oct 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 1 month)
Managed incoming public enquiries, monitored emails, handled document scanning/faxing and maintained office filing and storage systems during national service.
Marketer / Secretary
E and M Solutions
Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)
Managed and motivated sales teams, analyzed sales figures to forecast demand and maintained market awareness in the retail sector while providing secretarial support.
Secretary
Royal Integrated College
Jan 2013 - Sep 2013 (8 months)
Performed word processing, handled telephone and email enquiries, maintained filing systems, scheduled meetings and prepared minutes and correspondence.
Secretary
Access High School
May 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)
Handled word processing, correspondence, telephone enquiries, scheduling meetings and maintaining filing systems to support school administration.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Calabar
Bachelor of Science, Zoology and Environmental Biology
2007 - 2012
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Environmental Biology from 2007 to 2012.
FGGC Akwa Ibom
SSCE, Secondary Education
1998 - 2003
Completed secondary education (SSCE) at Federal Government Girls' College, Akwa Ibom from 1998 to 2003.
Onward Nursery & Primary School
FSLC, Primary Education
1991 - 1997
Completed primary education (FSLC) at Onward Nursery and Primary School from 1991 to 1997.
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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