PJT Accountants & Business Advisors on the Sunshine Coast

Kelly Brand - Office Manager

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Accounting & Diploma Human Resource Management.

Area of Expertise: Company Accounting, Cashflow Management/Debt Control and Office Management.

Career Overview: Having spent since 2001 as a Company Accountant in the very competitive Fuel Industry, Kelly continued to challenge herself by studying in specialist areas of Contract Management, Computing and Human Resource Management. A people's person, Kelly then moved on and joined the Health Industry where she gained valuable experience over a 5 year period. Kelly and her husband relocated to the Sunshine Coast where Kelly refined her skills as a Manager in the Hospitality Industry.

Life outside PJT: Kelly enjoys all water sports such as swimming, boating and surfing, and loves to keep fit by bike riding, running, walks on the beach and boxing. A social butterfly, Kelly values her time with her friends, spending time outdoors, house renovations and travelling to see and swim with dolphins.

Quote: Dance as though no-one is watching, Love as though you have never been hurt, Sing as though no-one can hear you, Live as though you are free.

Email: kelly@pjtaccountants.com.au 

Isabelle Ting - Development Officer

Area of Expertise: Efficient and organized administration.

Career Overview: Isabelle brings to PJT a wealth of diverse experience having worked in senior administration roles for almost 20 years. Her background includes organizing processes, procedures and activities for the grain, road construction and mining industries with stints in business, government and hospitality.

Life outside PJT: Having moved here from interstate, Isabelle finds the Sunshine Coast a very friendly place and enjoys seeing the lush vegetation and many geckos and tree frogs in her garden. She loves walking on the beach a few times a week with her partner.

Quote: As you think, so you are. As you imagine, so you become.

Email: isabelle@pjtaccountants.com.au

Desley Nelson - Client Services Assistant

Qualifications: Justice of the Peace (Commissioner for Declarations).

Area of Expertise: Client Service Administrative tasks, ATO Administration and accurate Data Entry.

Career Overview: Desley has been with the firm for over 20 years and has experienced many changes throughout the years. Desley has contributed to the growth and expansion of the business, both in employees and housing from a small three room office to the office that we have today. Desley has developed trusting relationships with long term clients who have known her from her first days with the firm.

Life outside PJT: Socialising with family and friends and enjoying what the beautiful Sunshine Coast has to offer is a favourite past time of Desley's. Desley is a busy mother of teenage twins and enjoys balancing her professional life and family life.

Quote: Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Email: desley@pjtaccountants.com.au 

Carlie Rossiter - Client Services Assistant

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business

Area of Expertise: Client Relations

Career Overview: After graduating from RMIT in 2005, Carlie worked for the Reserve Bank in Sydney in a specialised conference centre, where she was responsible for sales and client relations before commencing employment with PJT.

Life outside PJT: Carlie relocated to the Sunshine Coast in late 2009 and is discovering all the different aspects of the coast.  She enjoys the beach and goes there each afternoon with her dog.  Other activities she enjoys include boating, shopping, eating and cooking.

Quote: A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.  (Irish proverb)

Email: carlie@pjtaccountants.com.au 

Kimberley Davison - Client Services Assistant

Qualifications: 'A' Level Law, Certificate II in Accounting, Certificate II in Bookkeeping

Area of Expertise: Customer Service, Administration, Microsoft Office Applications, Bookkeeping.

Career Overview: Having achieved 'A' Level Law in England, Kimberley worked in customer service and as a personal assistant.  She completed studies in accounting before emigrating to Australia in 2006.  Kimberley secured an Administrator position with an accounting firm in Noosa where she worked for three years before coming to PJT.

Life outside PJT: Kimberley enjoys travelling, keeping fit, time with her family, reading, dressmaking and being outdoors.  She says, "I like to go beyond my comfort zone now and again.  I've done a bungee jump in Italy, intend to take up kayaking in Australia and I have a skydive to do at some stage!"

Quote:  Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Email: kimberley@pjtaccountants.com.au  

Alison Sales - Receptionist

Area of Expertise: Customer service, client relations, organisation..

Career Overview: Having graduated Year 12 in 2009 from Pacific Lutheran College, Alison plans to study accounting some time in the future.

Life outside PJT: Alison enjoys spending time with friends and family. Her favourite things to do include hanging out at the beach, going ice-skating and watching “Gilmore Girls” on TV.

Quote: The more you do for nothing, the more you get for nothing.

Email: alison@pjtaccountants.com.au

Qualifications: Certificate III in Business Administration.

Area of Expertise: Accounting Administration and Reception.

Career Overview: Christina completed a Certificate III in Business Administration in 2005.  She worked for an Accountancy firm in Toowoomba for four years as an office administrator/ receptionist, before moving to the Sunshine Coast and commencing at PJT.

Life outside PJT: Outside of work, Christina enjoys spending time with her brothers, twin sister and Mum on the Coast.  She enjoys travelling to Toowoomba to catch up with friends and visiting her Dad at Christmas Creek.  On holidays, she loves catching up with her older sister, nephew and niece.  In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, kayaking, watching footy, going to the beach and fishing.

Quote: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the  moments that take our breath away.

Email: christina@pjtaccountants.com.au

Qualifications: Currently studying Year 12 and a Certificate III in Business Administration.

Area of Expertise:  Administration, data processing and filing.

Career Overview: Kristy is currently in senior high school and undertaking a traineeship that allows her to work for PJT every Tuesday learning and experiencing working in a busy office environment.

Life outside PJT: Kristy enjoys family outings, movies with friends, walking her dogs, shopping and cooking.

Quote: A day without laughter is a day wasted!

Email: kristy@pjtaccountants.com.au