Financial Analysis Training That Actually Prepares You
We've spent years building profitability analysis frameworks for Australian businesses. Now we're teaching the methods that have helped over 140 companies understand where their money actually goes—and what to do about it.
Our next program starts September 2025. It runs for eleven months, blending practical workshops with real case analysis. You'll work through actual financial scenarios, not textbook examples.
What You'll Actually Learn
We break down complex financial analysis into four main phases. Each builds on the previous one, so you're never thrown into the deep end without context.
Reading Financial Statements Properly
Months 1-3
Most people skim financial statements looking for the bottom line. But profit and loss tells only part of the story. We'll show you how to read cash flow statements, balance sheets, and P&L reports together—because that's where patterns emerge.
You'll work with anonymized statements from real Australian businesses. Some profitable on paper but struggling with cash. Others showing losses while building substantial value. The numbers tell different stories depending on how you read them.
Cost Structure Analysis
Months 4-6
This is where things get interesting. Fixed costs, variable costs, semi-variable costs—they all behave differently as revenue changes. And understanding that behavior is what separates surface-level analysis from actual insight.
We'll dig into break-even analysis, contribution margins, and cost allocation methods. You'll learn which costs matter most in different business models. A retail operation has completely different cost dynamics than a consulting firm, for instance.
Revenue Stream Evaluation
Months 7-9
Not all revenue is created equal. Some customers are profitable, some barely break even, and some actively cost you money. But most businesses don't know which is which until they do the math.
We'll teach you customer profitability analysis, product mix optimization, and pricing strategy evaluation. You'll learn how to identify which revenue streams drive actual profit and which ones just keep you busy.
Strategic Financial Planning
Months 10-11
The final phase brings everything together. You'll work on a comprehensive case study—a real business scenario with messy data, unclear priorities, and competing stakeholder interests. Just like actual consulting work.
Your task is to analyze the business, identify profitability issues, and present actionable recommendations. We're looking for analysis that someone could actually implement, not theoretical solutions that sound good in presentations.
Learn From People Who've Done This Work
Our instructors aren't academics teaching theory. They're practitioners who've analyzed hundreds of businesses across different industries. They've seen what works, what doesn't, and why financial analysis sometimes leads to completely unexpected conclusions.
Each brings a different perspective—manufacturing cost analysis, service business profitability, retail margin optimization. You'll get exposure to various analytical approaches throughout the program.
Ask About The Program
Callum Bainbridge
Financial Analysis Lead
Spent twelve years helping manufacturing businesses understand their cost structures. Started in factory floor operations before moving into financial analysis, which gives him an unusual perspective on how costs actually accumulate.
Petra Svendsen
Profitability Consultant
Specializes in service business analysis. Her background in operational consulting means she focuses on the connection between financial metrics and actual business operations. Numbers always tell an operational story if you know what to look for.
Dexter Pembroke
Strategic Finance Advisor
Works primarily with retail and hospitality businesses where margins are thin and cost control is everything. He's particularly good at breaking down complex pricing decisions into understandable components that business owners can actually use.