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Sarah Webster

from working at a nursery to Associate Director
I work with organisations to help them improve and develop their business.
Industry
Construction and infrastructure
Company
Skotte Group
Job Level
Senior
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  • What has surprised me most about my career
  • What do consultants really do
  • The projects I have worked on

About me

  • International Experience
  • Regional Background

I wanted to be a teacher until grade 11, where I was exposed to some accounting and business subjects that I really enjoyed. I selected a commerce degree as I needed a higher year 12 result to study it. I didn’t really know what being an accountant would be like. I finished my university degree part-time while working in an accounting firm in Townsville who subsequently supported me to relocate to Brisbane. I have lived and worked on an island in central Queensland followed by five years in London, UK. Coming back to Queensland, I worked for an organisation that enabled me to travel to some very remote and regional places. I now work for a boutique consultancy in Brisbane.

About my role

  • Analytical
  • Calm
  • Optimistic
  • Practical
  • Reliable

Consultants are engaged by government and the private sector. The work undertaken by them differs depending on their service offerings. Consultants who work in commercial, infrastructure and strategy roles get involved in a variety of different and exciting work referred to as projects. Some projects involve analysing financial and business performance to identify problems, such as money running out, and find solutions to address them. Other projects involve working with architects, engineers and other specialists to develop business cases for buying/constructing new assets. Business cases consider various things such as how much to buy or build the asset, how long it will take, how much it will cost to run and what income is earned from owning the asset and what are the risks with the project.

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Education

  • Commerce Degree
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Masters of Business (Applied Finance)

Subjects

  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • Business Studies
  • English
  • Mathematical Methods (Maths B)

Awards

  • Nominated for Civil Service Award (team nomination)

Hobbies

  • Gym
  • Reading
  • Seeing family and friends
  • Travel

Pets

  • 1 Dog

15 year old me!!

“What you think you want to do morphs and changes over time – you can do lots of different things in your career and some of this you won’t know exists until you get out there.”

My career journey

Curious to know how I got here? Here’s a snapshot of my career pathway.
  1. Worked casual jobs in University
  2. Started career closing down or selling businesses
  3. Wanted new experience – relocated to an island
  4. Moved to London to travel and meet new people
  5. Returned to Queensland consulting to government

My typical day

My employer

Skotte Group was formed in February 2022. We are a professional services company with foundations in program management, strategy, policy and commercial advisory services. We provide advisory and hands-on delivery services, and frequently work side by side in embedded roles with our clients. We are a growing team of professionals including accountants, lawyers, engineers, data and ICT specialists and this combination of skills gives us the ability to respond to our clients’ challenges. We work with public and private sector clients across multiple sectors including infrastructure, social services, health, information technology, education, transport, and manufacturing across Australia.