RESUME

Contact Details
Name: Sarah Wong
Address: 13/272, Albert Street
Brunswick,
3056, VIC
DOB: 26/05/1987
Contact: 0430385545
E-mail: sarahw26@live.com.au

Career Objectives
I have successfully graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of
Commerce degree (majoring in Economics and Finance) last December 2008. Due to my
keen interest in continuous learning; I am currently pursuing my Masters in Finance degree at
RMIT University.
My objective is to learn as much from senior analysts, adapt quickly into the working
environment, play my role as a team player, succeed in projects/assignments assigned, and to
overall mould myself into someone of calibre.

Education/Qualifications
Institution: Methodist College
Qualifications: GCE O’Levels.
Achievements: Academic score of 9A1’s and 1B3.
Completed: December 2004

Institution: Taylors College

Qualifications: South Australia Matriculation (SAM) equivalent to SACE/Year
12 .
Achievements: Tertiary Enter Score (TER) of 97.10
Completed: December 2005
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Economics and Finance).
Achievements: Distinction average
Completed: Dec 2008

Institution: RMIT University

Qualifications:
Required Achievements:
Expected Completion:
Masters in Finance
Required ongoing work on a research paper which will be
based upon a recent financial issue. Expected to complete the
research paper in my final semester (Nov 2010).
Dec 2010

Additional Qualifications/Enrolment:
I am currently enrolled as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidate and will be
sitting for my Level I examination in Melbourne this coming December 2009. I am keen on
continuing and completing the CFA program to earn the extra accreditation.

Employment History
Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Position: Vacation Trainee
Start/End Date: 12/2006 – 02/2007
Responsibilities:
• I was placed with a senior associate (acted as my mentor) in the Advisory department.
I worked under the Corporate Governance/Risk Compliance team during the two
months internship.

• Assisted two senior associates on a project whereby we conducted a Sarbanes-Oxley

testing on a pharmaceutical company as a part of a Corporate Governance assignment.
• Conducted financial and information research on international clients to help assist
major assignments – Restructured a company’s remuneration packages.
Achievements:
• Able to learn the usage of Ms Excel in detail for presenting cash flows and other data.
 • Managed to maximize the usage of Ms Excel to present assignments

• Learned to use the Bloomberg search machine for financial information on stock
returns.

• Broaden knowledge about the importance of Corporate Governance and Risk

Compliance.

• Develop a sense of working together as a team and working alongside senior

management

Company: McDonalds Australia

Position: Crew Trainer/ Cafe Coordinator

Start/End Date: 02/2007 - Current

Responsibilities:

• As a Crew Trainer, I am expected to train new recruits on the McDonald’s system,

policies and procedures.

• Shifting between tasks, I also am responsible to assist the shift supervisor during
peak/rush hours.
• As a Cafe Coordinator (newly promoted), I am responsible for cafe sales performance
and to help improve/achieve daily sale targets.

Achievements:

• Developed the correct people skills to approach trainees properly and not to appear
too “bossy”.

• Developed team work skills and learned how effective working as a team is on
boosting hourly sales.

• Developed excellent coffee making skills.

 • Able to demonstrate leadership qualities such as being a person trainees may look up
to.
• Learned to submit to higher authority and listen to respective instructions.

Skill Summaries

Non-technical Skills:

• I have a tendency to prefer numerical and strategic problems. This explains why I
majored in Economics and Finance as I have a flair for mathematical problems.

• I have been working with people (teamwork) throughout my university degree, be it

in assignment groups or my part-time job, consequently I tend to show excellent
teamwork skills and cooperating skills.

• I also have excellent time management skills, as I have to juggle between studying for
my penultimate year, my part-time job and studying for my CFA examination in
December.

• I also love working in a team, and working alongside team mates to produce good
quality work within the given time period.

Technical Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge on the usage of Ms Word, Ms Excel and Ms PowerPoint.

• I also picked up on the usage of Eviews (statistical program)

Language Proficiencies:

• English (First language)

• Basic Chinese
Achievements/Roles Held

• Chess Champion Under-12

• Assistant Volleyball captain for School team

• Community Service Director for the Interact Club in High School

• Received a part scholarship award for outstanding GCE O’Levels Result

Interest/Hobbies

• Reading

• Walking my dogs

• Cooking and baking

• Travelling

• Outdoor activities such as horseback riding, camping, and water rafting

• Water sports and racquet sports

• Interested in the financial markets

• Art and Craft

Referees

Name: Al Jason Sanga

Position: Store Manager

Company: McDonalds Australia

Relationship: Professional
Contact Details: 03 96995650

Name: Mei Ling

Position: Assistant Manager

Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Relationship: Professional

Contact Details: +0011603 21731188