NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

LOG BOOK FOR

ASSAN MIKE BANDA

FACULTY OF COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

B COM HONOURS DEGREE IN BANKING AND INVESTMENT

MANAGEMENT

STUDENTS NUMBER: N0198688K

COMPANY INFORMATION.

Company Name Upper Mazowe Sub Catchment

Council
Physical address 3rd Floor, Cabs Centre Cnr 2nd and
J.Moyo, Harare
Industrial Supervisor Mr. K Moyana
Cell Phone No. +236712833727

Supervisors Signature:
Organization Stamp:

Date: 28/06/2022
Date DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHEE’S
DUTIES PERFOMED COMMENTS &
RECOMMENDATIONS
JANUARY Induction training at  Induction was
Week 1 and Week 2 UMSCC satisfactory and got
 Introduction to an understanding of
Upper Mazowe how Upper
Sub Catchment Mazowe Sub
Council by the Catchment Council
Manager Mrs. K operating.
Willis  The induction also
 I was introduced gives the
to Finance and understanding why
administer Mr. the UMSCC exists
Kudakwashe through its Vision,
Moyana who Mission, Core
happens to be my Values and its
Supervisor and Mandate.
also Mr. S Gondo  The induction
whom I was process also helps
going to work me that I will work
 with most of the in the Finance and
time. Administration
 Introduction to department.
the department
and its staff
members within
the organization.
 Mr. K Moyana
started by
introducing me to
the Mission,
Vision and Core
Values and the
Mandate of
UMSCC.
 Mr. K Moyana
explained the
main components
of Statutory
Instrument of the
Water Act 2000
and give it to me
to the other
sections
JANUARY Understanding Finance
Week 3 and Week 4 and Administration
Department  Faced
 Through challenges
reading with some
the technical
Statutory words and
Instrumen also fail to
t of the explain the
Water Act Statutory
get makes Instrument
acquired to clients.
to what is  Managed to
expected apply
of me. Banking
 Mr. S and
Gondo Information
started systems
some when
delegation updating
of duties database.
to me like
calling of
clients
with
unpaid
 invoices.
 Also the
mandate
of the
UMSCC
helps me
on what
to do.

FEBRUARY Meeting
Week 1 and Week 2 Attended  Managed to
 Attended take note of
the the
meeting of strategies
the which where
beginning going to be
of the plan used in that
for month.
strategic  Managed to
planning understand
processes how to
for that communicat
month. e with
Debt clients.
collection
 Calling
clients
who are
not to
update
with their
payments.
 Making a
follow up
to the
promising
clients.
 Referring
some
clients to
the Water
Resource
departmen
t when
there is a
technical
issue.

FEBRUARY Filing of Files

Week 3 and Week 4  I arranged files  The process of
 for the different filing makes me to
clients according be accurate and it
to its category improves me in
they fall under. terms of speed.
The process want  I noticed that a
me to make sure comparative
the files for bulk schedule is done so
water, irrigation, as to determine the
mines , quality and
institutions and affordability of the
so forth are not products.
mixed for quick
identification.
Comply Quotations for
stationary to be used
 As the month
ended I make
sure that there is
sufficient
stationary to be
used in the
offices.
 I also look for the
quotations when
they are
shortages of
stationary so that
the quotations are
attached with the
requisition form.
 Requests
quotations
patterning to
offices tees and
equipment.
MARCH Updating the database
Week 1 and Week 2  We captured the  I become more
geographical computer literacy
coordinates for through updating
the location of the database.
the boreholes.  I improve in my
 Updating new communication
clients in the skills, because of
database. regularly end or
Meeting Attended beginning of the
 The meeting was month meetings
conducted for the through
purposes of participating in
reviewing if the meetings.
goals and
 objectives where
attained.
 The new
adjustments were
made and other
short term goals
were established.

MARCH Making deposits into

Week 3 and Week 4 UMSCC’s Bank  Discovered that the
Account deposits slip must
 Almost every day be submitted for the
I was making audit purposes.
deposits the  I managed that
money which recording
was paid in cash information is very
at the office. important for
 Submitting the secondary use
deposit slips to purposes.
the accounts
department.
Debt collection
 Calling clients
make follow ups
on debts.
 Receipting those
clients who paid
 Updating the
cash flow
statement of the
clients to reduce
problems of
recalling clients
who already paid.

APRIL Week 1 and Week 2 Attending clients

quarries  I managed to have
 They are clients communication
who have issues skills as I continue
like their calling clients.
borehole not  I become more
operating, I then used to team as
refer them to my some issues where
superiors. needed to be
 Some clients reported to the
wants to pay in superiors hence we
RTGS, so I have worked together.
to update them
on the prevailing
interbank rate.
 Record keeping
 This is where I
record the
permits and the
applications of
permits which are
to be processed.

APRIL Week 3 and Week 4 Depositing money into

UMSCC’s Bank
Account  I become most
 Going to bank to skilled on debt
deposit the cash collection as some
of the clients make
organisation paid payments and they
at the office. update me.
 Bring proof of the  I suited in the
amount deposited UMSCC’s
and also showing environment and
the narration. which makes work
Debt collection easier.
 Calling clients
making follow up
on debts.
 Follow up on
clients who
promised to pay.

MAY Updating the database

Week 1 and Week 2  Recording and  I become to start to
updating the feel confident in the
database consist organisation and
of coordinates contributed my
where the ideas in the
borehole is meeting.
located.  The work was
 Recording new being enjoyable as I
clients and those continue to do the
who apply same tasks and I
permits for master them.
processing
Attended meeting
 The meeting was
done for the
purposes new
strategies to be
implemented.
 Discussing about
 the work plan of
Upper Mazowe
Sub Catchment
Council.
MAY Complying quotations
Week 3 and Week 4  Come up with the
quotation of the  I fill recognized
next month’s within the
stationary and organization as
equipment to be they even trust as
used. the large sum of
 Practice money.
comparative  I realize that I was
schedule and put specializing on
the best quotation particularly that
on top which makes my
respectively. work easier
Deposits the money because of
into UMSCC’s Bank repeating same
account tasks.
 Mostly deposits
were made at the
end of the day or
in the morning
for the previous
day.
 Ensure that all the
money is
deposited with
the correct
narration.

JUNE Filing
Week 1 and Week 2  All documents
with the benefits  Learnt on how to
to the be social so as it
organisation were can be easy to
put into files. understand
 The clients have different
their files characteristics of
showing how the clients.
they are  I started to be able
abstracting water. to work under
Receipting the pressure.
paid clients
 I write receipts
for those who
 paid their debts.
 Receipted clients
must fill the GW
4 for water
application
permit.

JUNE Updating database

Week 3 and Week 4  They are some  I become more
clients fail to pay experienced to do
the fees and any tasks assigned
choose to cease within the
operations, this organisation.
also need to be
updated.
 Updating the
coordinates in the
database.
Calling clients for debt
collection
 This where I
make follow ups
for unpaid
invoices.
 Negotiate with
clients to make a
payment plan if
they are failing to
pay on time.
 Sending invoices
to clients in case
they didn’t
receive the
invoices.
 Sending invoices
to some clients
who requested
them.