Harry Sambile – Administrative Assistant

Hi, I am Harry O. Sambile. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a major in Operations Management. Before graduating, I had the experience of working internationally in Thailand during my internship. I started as a guest relations officer. My responsibilities were giving clients/guests tours for amenities and making sure they were secured to get on the boat since it is located on an Island and acted as customer service as well. However, I was transferred to another department as a Food and Beverage attendant due to dangerous work. I was too skinny at that time I had to pull the boat to knot on the pier and I almost fell over in the sea. When I started working as a waiter, I realized how hard and exhausting it is to be standing for more than 8 hours serving food and drinks especially if there are events like New Year. My work duration was around 5 months. I learned a lot and every time I eat at a fast food or restaurant, I give a tip because I have been in their situation. That was my first exposure to dealing with different foreign guests.
After I graduated, I landed my first job working as an Office Staff. My responsibilities were printing check requests from clients who are mostly Accounts Payable /Payroll officers from different companies, assisting staff, making Disbursement Voucher for bills, taking calls for concerns, verifying check collections, filing documents, and encoding check reports. At that time, I was seeking for regularization, but I was contractual, so I decided to leave although it was a good working environment.

In the second company I worked for, I was an Admin Staff. My primary responsibilities are financial work or accounting-related work. I was managing the sales, receivables, payables, payrolls and inventory management, and purchase orders, communicated with suppliers and government, and assisted our accountant, especially in preparing the reports and other Board of Directors. All the money in and out are being processed by myself by remitting all sales and approving check requests for payables and payroll. I was also responsible for compliance with the permit in Government Agencies. I worked there for 1 year and 5 months. I decided to leave because I wanted to work in a bigger company and my former manager was supportive about it.

For the last company, I worked as an Operations Admin and Procurement Specialist. My primary responsibilities were managing purchase orders to turn into an invoice from franchisees and clients, coordinating with store managers, inventory assisting, procurement of office supplies and acting as a customer service. I have worked there for 5 months. I decided to leave as well due to unstable finances to the point where our salaries were being compromised and I decided to go to work from home due to the hassle to go out public for work and the cost of living in Metro Manila is high, especially now that there is a pandemic. I thought working from home is ideal since I can be with my family, and I have a lot of time.

Currently, I decided to invest in upskilling myself by enrolling in a webinar which gave me training for the use of Xero, having knowledge with GST and Preparation in BAS/IAS. I am a Certified Xero and Quickbooks Advisor, and Xero Payroll. I just finished my apprenticeship which gave me a hands-on experience as a Xero Bookkeeper. I confidently believe with my skills that I can be able to help my client to assist especially, with its finances, which is the most vital part of the Business. What makes me a great Bookkeeper is being resourceful, reliable, professional, and positive attitude. Integrity is also a vital attribute that should be possessed since as a Bookkeeper, I’ll be handling critical information. My goal is to build a good connection and to work in the long term of period.

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