Rachel Newell
Westbrook,Australia
Summary
I consider myself a woman of many diverse talents, and what I put my mind to happens. I'm all in, and I give every task my utmost. I've got experience in tax and BAS, an extensive background in agriculture, and I am skilled in welding, fostering strong client relationships, and delivering results. I can get my hands dirty weeding, cleaning, and helping others. I am a highly respected board secretary with strong knowledge of business secretarial processes, highly organised and a proven track record of maintaing documents and compliance adherence. I am definitely results-driven, and I love the challenge of meeting deadlines, and thriving in a space that is fast-paced. I'm adaptable and reliable; if I can't do something at first, I'll work to master it in no time.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Home and garden assistance
Jeanette Hill
Westbrook, Queensland
01.2024 - Current
- Providing support for the elderly.
- Weeding, planting, and harvesting.
- In-home support, general cleaning, and housework.
- Listening and just being a friend.
Board Secretary
Glenvale Christian School
Glenvale, Queensland
04.2023 - Current
- Organize board meeting agendas and materials for Glenvale Christian School.
- Record and distribute minutes from board meetings promptly.
- Coordinate communication between board members and school administration.
- Manage documentation and filing of board policies and procedures.
Bookkeeper
Pollibee Apiaries
Bundaberg, Queensland
2012 - Current
- Prepare financial statements and reports for monthly and annual reviews.
- Complete quarterly BAS
- Prepare and gather necessary information for annual tax returns.
- Ensured compliance with tax and super regulations and deadlines.
Parent Seed Assistant
Pacific Seeds
Childers and Toowoomba, Queensland
08.2012 - 12.2017
- Planting, crossing, harvesting, threshing, grading, sampling seed
- Rouging seed crops
- Inspection of crops for pests
- Organisation of chemicals to growers
- Communicating with growers
- Supervising small and large groups of backpackers
- Tractor and machinery maintenance – changing oils, repairing damages, fitting lights, wiring in lights and new sprayers
- Welding and fixing anything with metal
- Rewiring trailer lights
- Trailer repairs – bearings and fitting new spare tyres
- Ground work preparation
- OECD inspector for PIRSA
Boilermaker
Rob's Tuff Trailers
Childers, Queensland
12.2010 - 06.2012
- Welding
- Building trailers
- Wiring trailers
- Checking for faults
- Repairs on broken trailers
- Repairs to equipment
- Building heavy equipment
- Completing general bookwork
- Consulting on taxation issues
- Helping with issues involving business activity statements
Jillaroo and Governess
Jason and Julie Jones and John and Nancy Noble
Clermont, Queensland
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Teaching and looking after children
- Cattle work, mustering, calving, branding, tagging, cutting, drafting
- Horse work
- Cleaning and repair work to equipment in general
Tax agent/accountant
H & R Block
Bundaberg, Queensland
10.2007 - 01.2009
- Meeting and interviewing clients
- Completing taxation returns (involving individual, partnership, trust and company returns
- Detailed knowledge of Handitax
- Completing Excel BAS’s
- Proofing and understanding BAS’s
- Completing BAS’s in Handiledger
- Experience with rental properties, negative gearing and positive cashflow
- Good knowledge of business’s and business deductions
- Consulting with clients on taxation issues
- Consulting with the taxation office
- Working with a team on detailed issues
- Teaching the H&R Block tax course
- Completing bookwork for clients
- Collating information for returns
- Organising and allocating work
- ABN applications
- Dealing with difficult customers
- Attending NTAA conferences
- Updating knowledge of tax laws each year and conveying them onto colleagues
Debtors Clerk
Steeline Roofin Spot
Bundaberg, Queensland
10.2006 - 10.2007
- Invoicing
- Processing job cards from production
- Debtor reconciliation
- Bank reconciliation
- Serving customers
- Taking phone calls and customer complaints
- Following up bad debts
- Writing off bad debts
- Handling and distributing mail
- Filing
- Preparing accounts for solicitors
- Preparing and following minor debt claims
- Preparing daily banking
- Balancing phone bills
- Balancing fuel bills
- Analysing phone and fuel bills
- Working out fuel rebates
- Crossed training in aspects of creditors
- Knowledge of the accrual system and working with prepayments to expense them at the end of the month
- Knowledge of hire purchase and lease agreements within the business
- Some experience with the general ledger side in the business like processing payments for petty cash and putting in journal entries
- Classifying invoices to correct number in the chart of accounts for the business
- Receiving and processing goods purchased
Farm Assistant
Jopasco (Family Business)
Childers, Queensland
- Painting boxes
- Building bee boxes
- Branding bee boxes
- Experience with extracting honey
- Driving vehicles for moving hives
- Organising pollination contracts
- Assisting with record keeping (Cash Flow Manager)
- Delivery of honey products to clients
- Salesperson at honey stalls, shows, multicultural events and local markets
- Skid steer driving – very competent
- Tractor driving, mowing, spraying
- Tractor maintenance
- Forklift driving
- Feed runs
- Organise pickup and delivery of cattle
- Transfer cattle via internet
- Manage bookwork for National Livestock Identification Scheme (NLIS)
- Make phone enquiries regarding pricing etc
- Fence construction
- Yard construction
- Yard work
- Branding, spraying, cutting & vaccinations of cattle
- Roof work
- Crop work – planting, baling, raking etc.
- Soil analysis technician
- Organise seed and fertiliser for planting
- Pregnancy testing cattle
- Preparation of cattle for sale
- Training cattle to lead
- Raising orphaned calves
- Mustering on horses and bikes
- Bull purchasing
Education
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting & Law
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY
Bundaberg, Queensland10.2006
Year 12 -
ISIS DISTRICT STATE HIGH SCHOOL
Childers, Queensland01.2003
Skills
- Record keeping
- Data reconciliation
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Adaptability
- Bank reconciliation
- Bookkeeping
- Tax compliance
- Welding techniques
- Communication skills
- Task organization
- Agricultural practices
- Housekeeping
- First aid and CPR
- Reliability and punctuality
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/03/86
Licenses Certificates
- Current Class 'C' Driver’s Licence
- Blue card
- Forklift licence
- Chemical certificate
- First aid
Timeline
Home and garden assistance
Jeanette Hill
01.2024 - Current
Board Secretary
Glenvale Christian School
04.2023 - Current
Parent Seed Assistant
Pacific Seeds
08.2012 - 12.2017
Boilermaker
Rob's Tuff Trailers
12.2010 - 06.2012
Jillaroo and Governess
Jason and Julie Jones and John and Nancy Noble
01.2010 - 12.2010
Tax agent/accountant
H & R Block
10.2007 - 01.2009
Debtors Clerk
Steeline Roofin Spot
10.2006 - 10.2007
Farm Assistant
Jopasco (Family Business)
Bookkeeper
Pollibee Apiaries
2012 - Current
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting & Law
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY
Year 12 -
ISIS DISTRICT STATE HIGH SCHOOL