- Taking time for friends and family
- Anything outdoors especially time at the beach or my family's farm
- Musical Theatre
- I love food, and trying new foods as well as cooking and baking
- I enjoy seeing shows, and art displays
- Travelling and immersing myself in new cultures and experiences
Abbey Weise
Sydney
Summary
I am a 22-year-old student who has gained a broad and diverse professional background. I am well known for my organisation, teamwork, and strongly driven nature. I have experience in both administration and finance. My other work experience has allowed me to have strong communication with both my peers and clients. I love to think outside the box and try new things to continue to grow and learn. I believe in gaining hands-on experience to assist and complement my current degree to ensure a well-diverse outcome for both my future employer and myself.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Officer
McInnes Wilson Lawyers
01.2025 - Current
- Working in a Hybrid position at a large law firm that has multiple offices across Australia.
- My role is to support General Finance with accounts payable and receivable.
- I additionally provide admin support to teams across all our offices. Assist in daily tasks such as actioning disbursement, invoice adjustment and rates. Whilst working cooperatively with the legal, trust accounting and people and culture teams.
- Have taken on an opportunity to write a handbook for the firm's processes. Whilst also being able to assist in brainstorming the best structuring for the law and accounting teams going forward to ensure a smooth functioning workplace,
- Assist in the preparation of reports to provide to the manager.
- Aware of the functioning and procedures of 2 programs Practice Evolve, and PEXA. Sound knowledge of all the trust procedures required.
- 3 - 5 days a week.
Client Success Administrator
LexVeritas
03.2022 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: This is a company that provides services for third-tier and boutique law firms.
- I worked externally for McInnes Wilson Lawyers and in-house for SLF Lawyers.
- Assisted in managing team projects, received calls and handled tasks for clients. I was responsible for following up on accounts payable and completing bank reconciliation and receipting.
- Other tasks consisted of basic invoicing, rate amendments, disbursement handling, and assisting with paralegals.
- This allowed me to gain valuable skills and knowledge, and I became confident in training and managing people and tasks.
- Used Excel, SharePoint, Practice Evolve, Serko, Zero and Actionstep.
- 3 - 5 Days a week.
Freelance
Black Diamond
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Experience as a Brand, Event Ambassador and Assistant. I worked for companies at events such as the Super Rugby and in shopping malls representing brands such as Biossance.
- I refined my ability to change and adapt my approach to suit the client. I also enhanced my capability to shift my position to gain and hold public attention.
- Teams were given full responsibility for both setup and set down of stalls.
- We were required to ensure that we met the aims and goals of the company we were supporting on the day. We also needed to ensure we represented the company's culture and values when running the stall or event.
- Work hours varied.
Chaser Bin Driver, Header driver, Farmhand
Weise PTS
11.2021 - 01.2023
- Seasonal work for a family Cropping business.
- Preparing and running equipment for harvest as well as sewing.
- Independently performed other maintenance tasks on the property.
- I was encouraged to build a new level of independence.
- I was responsible for my machinery and tasks and was required to do as many other tasks independently as possible.
- I always had to be aware, alert, and self-sufficient, thinking outside the box when needed.
Kitchen hand, Server
The Farm Shack
09.2022 - 11.2022
- I worked in the store making pizza and taking orders.
- I also served at events such as Weddings and Birthday celebrations.
- Doing events such as weddings encouraged me to proactively consider the wishes of the wedding parties or guests and adapt our plans and schedule.
- I learnt to develop the skills to adapt quickly to chaos and not alarm staff, customers, or guests at both events and in the store.
- 2 Days a week.
Counterhand
Tendercuts Butchery
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Served customers and worked on continuing to build strong customer relationships, as well as doing simple tasks such as crumbing.
- It was an opportunity to gain experience in a new industry and environment out of my comfort zone.
- 3 days a week.
Retail Assistance
Sophie Clothing
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Worked as a retail assistant for a small boutique.
- As it was small overtime I was encouraged to take responsibility for running the store myself on some occasions. Doing both the opening and closing of the business
- I had a high amount of pressure to meet certain sales targets. I also had a large responsibility over the store's stocktake.
- Learnt to build up great relationships with regular customers, which in turn increased sales. I aimed to ensure each person who walked in the door left feeling positive.
- 1 - 3 days a week.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Incomplete, Please Reach Out For Clarification.
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLDBachelor of Law - Externally Via Correspondance.
Edith Cowan University
Perth, WA12-2027
High School Diploma -
Presbyterian Ladies College
Melbourne, VIC11-2020
Skills
- Invoice processing
- PEXA usage
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Client communication
- Time management
- Sales experience
- Accounting software proficiency
- Administrative oversight
- Trust accounting
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
Accomplishments
Women in Law Awards — 2024
- Nominated for the award 2024.
Interests
Timeline
Account Officer
McInnes Wilson Lawyers
01.2025 - Current
Kitchen hand, Server
The Farm Shack
09.2022 - 11.2022
Client Success Administrator
LexVeritas
03.2022 - 12.2024
Counterhand
Tendercuts Butchery
03.2022 - 11.2022
Freelance
Black Diamond
02.2022 - 03.2023
Chaser Bin Driver, Header driver, Farmhand
Weise PTS
11.2021 - 01.2023
Retail Assistance
Sophie Clothing
03.2021 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Incomplete, Please Reach Out For Clarification.
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Law - Externally Via Correspondance.
Edith Cowan University
High School Diploma -
Presbyterian Ladies College
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