Luke Gillespie

Not-for-profit provider of early childhood education, managing 68 centres across Greater Melbourne with $100m+ annual revenue.

• Co-led budgeting and forecasting cycles with the Finance Business Partner, owning the revenue budget and delivering variance analysis across revenue and expense categories
• Provided FP&A insights at month-end, analysing performance drivers and presenting commentary to executives and the board
• Built Power BI reporting capability from the ground up, creating models and dashboards that did not previously exist, now embedded into month-end, board and executive-level reporting
• Designed and delivered a comprehensive financial dashboard suite with geographic drilldowns, multi-dimensional analysis, transaction-level visibility and key insights across income, expenses, enrolments and workforce
• Automated key processes by developing Power BI dashboards for ongoing weekly performance analysis and pipeline tracking, providing both historic and forward-looking views of financial and operational trends
• Partnered with CFO, Finance Business Partners and operational leaders to translate financial and enrolment data into insights that support strategic and operational decision-making
• Developed scenario planning and forecasting tools (enrolments, FTE workforce, revenue/cost drivers) to support resource allocation and long-term planning
• Acted as a key driver of finance transformation, introducing scalable BI solutions and shaping ECMS’s future data and reporting strategy

American multinational technology corporation and one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies. Listed on both the Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500, Intel operates globally with major manufacturing, assembly/test and development facilities in the United States, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Israel and Costa Rica, along with extensive business operations across EMEA and APAC.

• Led month-end close processes and drove the budgeting and forecasting cycles within FP&A, including quarterly forecasts with monthly updates
• Delivered detailed variance analysis to both the General Accounting team and FP&A management, supporting accurate consolidated reporting and corrective actions
• Assisted senior leadership with longer-term planning (3, 5 and 10-year horizons), contributing financial modelling and scenario analysis to inform strategic decisions
• Partnered with teams across Intel’s global network to align planning assumptions and deliver integrated forecasts across regions
• Built and maintained advanced financial models to analyse revenue, cost drivers and portfolio performance
• Designed and rolled out Power BI dashboards and reporting tools, streamlining finance and operations reporting for global teams
• Participated in talent onboarding and team development by conducting interview rounds for junior FP&A hires, contributing to selection decisions and mentoring a junior analyst once onboarded
• Contributed to Intel’s finance modernisation agenda, embedding automation, BI tools and process improvements across FP&A

Hopkins Homes – Management Accountant (Construction/House Building) (2020 – 2021)
One of the UK’s largest privately owned housebuilders.

HBD Europe – Deputy Finance Manager (2018 – 2020)
European manufacturer and distributor of consumer goods.

Utilita Energy – Senior Financial Analyst (2016 – 2018)
UK challenger energy supplier serving over 800,000 customers.

Gyron Internet – Assistant Accountant (2014 – 2016)
Data centre and IT infrastructure services provider, later acquired by NTT Communications.

Highlights:

• Delivered end-to-end budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

• Helped deliver key month end tasks ensuring a smooth and consistant delivery of management accounts and variance analysis
• Built bespoke Excel and BI dashboards to improve decision-making
• Partnered with senior executives to improve cost efficiency and implement financial controls
• Played a key role in statutory audits, risk management and internal control improvements