Biography

Sunny Gao is the Finance and Operations Manager at Preston Rowe Paterson Australasia and Sydney, where she plays a central role in the firm’s financial management, operational governance, and enabling infrastructure that supports a multi disciplinary valuation and advisory practice. Working closely with senior leadership, Sunny helps ensure that financial controls, operational processes, and internal systems remain aligned with the firm’s strategic objectives and professional obligations.

In addition to core finance and operations responsibilities, Sunny has oversight of IT management and systems coordination, supporting the reliability, security, and effective use of technology across the business. Her role includes coordinating internal systems, supporting technology enabled workflows, and helping ensure that staff have access to stable and fit for purpose digital tools to support valuation, advisory, and capital markets services. This technology oversight forms a key part of the firm’s operational resilience and scalability.

Sunny is also involved in supporting the firm’s artificial intelligence and digital transformation initiatives, assisting management with the structured adoption of AI enabled tools and automation within a professional services environment. This includes helping embed governance, consistency, and risk awareness as AI and advanced analytics are introduced into business processes, reporting, and internal workflows. Her contribution supports the firm’s objective of leveraging emerging technologies while maintaining professional standards, data integrity, and client confidentiality.

Across finance, operations, IT, and digital transformation, Sunny brings a disciplined and detail focused approach, contributing to budgeting, forecasting, process improvement, and internal coordination. She provides a stable operational foundation that enables Preston Rowe Paterson Sydney to deliver high quality, compliant, and future ready advisory services in a complex and evolving market environment.

Sunny has consistently delivered valuable insights and solutions across some of Australia’s most respected property groups. Her track record includes leadership roles at Mirvac, Investa, Brookfield, and Meriton, where she partnered closely with stakeholders to drive financial performance and operational excellence.