Catherine Alcock

Client Manager |
Catherine Alcock

Catherine is a seasoned adviser and accountant to start-ups and scale-ups in Australia, with more than 15 years of experience. She is driven to use her expertise to help founders navigate their entrepreneurial journey. Catherine focuses on ensuring businesses get the fundamentals right—from optimal structuring to the implementation and maintenance of tax, accounting, and government incentive processes—positioning them for success and supporting them as they scale.

With a background in auditing, accounting and tax, Catherine applies her knowledge to help businesses establish robust financial processes and systems to support sustainable growth. She has also worked in-house for a high-performance computing start-up, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges faced by early-stage businesses. Catherine actively mentors at UTS Startups and is committed to supporting the start-up ecosystem.

She has worked with several organisations in the start-up space, including Startup Muster, Spark Festival and The Like-Minded Bitches Drinking Wine.

 

Expertise:

  • Corporate structuring for domestic and international operations
  • Forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management
  • Australian corporate tax
  • Accounting systems and process automation
  • Employee Share Option Schemes (ESOP) and employee incentives
  • Capital raising (dilutive and non-dilutive)
  • Corporate governance and exit strategies