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Sara Brown

Sara Brown

Goulburn,NSW

Summary

I am a dynamic and detail-oriented professional, with extensive experience in accounting, consulting, stock organisation, presentation, customer service and time management.

After the loss of my son to childhood cancer in 2022, and my partner's sudden death in 2023, I took some much needed time off to rest a recuperate. I have dedicated much of my time to rasing my youngest children and allowing us to go through the grieving process. I have kept my mind active by helping family and friends with my accounting skills, research, data entry and consulting abilities.

I believe I am now ready to return to the mainstream workforce, but I want a fresh start and a change of pace. I am very keen to work in retail and put my accounting and management days behind me. I am passionate about Kmart, Taget and their product range. I am happy to be organising/stacking shelves, stocktaking, or cleaning. Whatever is available and needed, I am willing to do and learn.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant

Private Services
Goulburn, NSW
04.2023 - Current
  • Assisted in budget preparation and forecasting to support strategic financial planning efforts.

I have been supporting my family members with their professional and petsonal lives utilising my accounting studies. Duties included:

  • Utilised accounting software for data entry, ensuring timely updates and integrity of financial information
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy
  • Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers

Consultant

N/A
Sydney, NSW
01.2023 - 04.2025

Soon after my child passed away, I met another parent who had lost a child in a similar way. He has been working hard to deliver pain management, education and smooth transitioning between treatment and life limiting stages. Jon took my experience, knowledge and abilities, putting me to work as an independent consulting party. My contributions were:

  • Supporting project management by coordinating timelines and deliverables across teams
  • Evaluating client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagements
  • Conducting medical research to identify best chance probabilities and informing management of strategic recommendations
  • Identifying areas of improvement for clients' well-being, implementing targeted solutions to increase productivity

Personal Carer

Personal
Sydney, NSW
04.2020 - 10.2022

I received crash course medical training so I could cater for my child's needs at home, as we lived 5 hours away from the nearest Children's Hospital. Skills learned included:

  • Administering medications, both oral and intravenous.
  • Maintain and flush and heplock central lines and ports
  • Changing dressings
  • Giving injections
  • Administering chemotherapy, ensuring proper protection and disposal
  • Maintaining prescribed schedules around the clock with compliance and accuracy
  • Developed personalised care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals, enhancing patient wellbeing
  • Monitoring vital signs and reporting changes to healthcare providers, ensuring timely interventions
  • Assistin my child with daily living activities, ensuring comfort and safety
  • Inserting and removing NG tubes (feeding tube)
  • Administering fluids and liquid nutrition through his lines
  • Monitoring and safely administering S8 opioid medication medications including morphine
  • Monitoring and administering oxygen use as needed

Cafe Manager

HG's Coffee Lot
Parkes, NSW
03.2018 - 03.2019
  • Assisted in budget preparation and forecasting to support strategic financial planning efforts.

I have been supporting my family members with their businesses and daily lives utilising my accounting studies. Duties included:

  • Utilised accounting software for data entry, ensuring timely updates and integrity of financial information
  • Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy
  • Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers

Education

Certificate III - Aged Care

TAFE
Parkes, NSW
12.2019

Food Safety Supervision

TAFE NSW
NSW
08.2018

Short Course - Barista Skills

TAFE NSW
NSW
05.2018

Certificate III - Accounting

TAFE NSW
NSW
12.2013

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Cleaning and hygiene
  • Organisation
  • Rotating stock and stacking shelves
  • Handling cash and other payment types
  • Accounting and bookkeeping

Timeline

Accountant

Private Services
04.2023 - Current

Consultant

N/A
01.2023 - 04.2025

Personal Carer

Personal
04.2020 - 10.2022

Cafe Manager

HG's Coffee Lot
03.2018 - 03.2019

Certificate III - Aged Care

TAFE

Food Safety Supervision

TAFE NSW

Short Course - Barista Skills

TAFE NSW

Certificate III - Accounting

TAFE NSW
Sara Brown