Alice Gates
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Finance leader with CA qualification and a strong background in both private and public sectors, particularly in Tech and Retail. Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and partner with senior executives to translate strategy into measurable results. Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, P&L oversight, and leading significant transformation initiatives. Known for effective communication and problem-solving skills that drive growth and sustainability in complex financial environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager (Group Strategy, Transformation & Delivery)
Coles Group Ltd
Melbourne, Australia
04.2025 - Current
- Partner with senior leaders to turn strategic initiatives into executable, value-driven plans.
- Mentor and develop team members, embedding strong financial acumen, and commercial capability in project delivery.
- Support the five-year corporate planning process by translating strategic ambitions into actionable, measurable plans.
- Drive consistency in financial frameworks and governance to support enterprise change.
- Oversee the enterprise project portfolio, ensuring clear metrics, performance tracking, risk management, and alignment to objectives.
Finance Manager (eComm)
Coles Group Ltd
Melbourne, Australia
05.2021 - 04.2025
- Manage and mentor a finance team of four, responsible for partnering with digital product and engineering functions.
- Transformed the enterprise capital investment approval process for digital investment via successfully securing over $100 million in recurring capital funding for persistent product funding.
- Built out a new framework to support agile ways of working and better reflect digitally led value creation.
- Developed and enhanced our OKR reporting.
- Created new management reporting and tracking to support our measurement and tracking against investment.
Senior Finance Manager
Turo
San Francisco, USA
07.2019 - 04.2021
- Recruited and managed a finance team of three, responsible for global financial operations, financial reporting, and business partnering.
- Conducted fortnightly executive business review meetings, tracking key financial and non-financial metrics.
- Closely partnered with the CEO and CFO in two fundraising rounds (Series D and E) totaling over USD $300M.
- Created investor presentations and pitch decks.
- Conducted competitor and market trend analysis.
- Carried out due diligence and detailed financial analysis on a number of strategic acquisition targets.
- Built detailed financial models to support geographic expansion.
- Led the implementation of a planning and reporting system, Adaptive Insights.
- Prepared quarterly board reports, investor presentations, and strategic analysis.
Finance Manager
Turo
San Francisco, USA
10.2017 - 06.2019
- Scaled and automated FP&A processes, including headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range strategic planning processes.
- Developed a detailed cohort revenue model to optimise marketing spend.
Senior FP&A Analyst
Ticketfly
San Francisco, USA
05.2016 - 10.2017
- Owned the company wide operating model including forecasting annual revenues of USD$100M+, headcount planning of 200+ employees and partnering cross-functionally with over ten department budget owners.
- Managed the sales commission calculation process including liaising with legal on plan documentation.
- Supported month-end close activities, forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and ad hoc analysis to assist management in understanding key issues, risks and business drivers.
- Developed an optimisation model to reduce web hosting charges >30%.
- Worked with data analytics team to refine and improve revenue forecast accuracy through use of statistical model and machine learning inputs.
Financial Analyst
Just Group Limited
Melbourne, Australia
03.2014 - 02.2016
Financial Accountant
Just Group Limited
Melbourne, Australia
12.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Accountant
PwC
Melbourne, Australia
01.2010 - 01.2013
Education
Graduate Diploma - Chartered Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Canberra, AustraliaJapanese Language Program -
Keio University
Tokyo, JapanSkills
- Leadership and development
- Financial analysis and forecasting
- Budgeting and reporting
- Business partnering and investor relations
- Process improvement and automation
- System implementation and SQL
- Continuous improvement
Systems
- SQL
- Adaptive Insights
- Anaplan
- TM1
- Netsuite
- SAP
- Looker
- Tableau
- Domo
- PowerBI
- HubSpot
- Monday
- Jira
Timeline
Finance Manager (Group Strategy, Transformation & Delivery)
Coles Group Ltd
04.2025 - Current
Finance Manager (eComm)
Coles Group Ltd
05.2021 - 04.2025
Senior Finance Manager
Turo
07.2019 - 04.2021
Finance Manager
Turo
10.2017 - 06.2019
Senior FP&A Analyst
Ticketfly
05.2016 - 10.2017
Financial Analyst
Just Group Limited
03.2014 - 02.2016
Financial Accountant
Just Group Limited
12.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Accountant
PwC
01.2010 - 01.2013
Graduate Diploma - Chartered Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Japanese Language Program -
Keio University