Financial Analysis for Modern Industry Leaders

Real-world training programs designed around Australian market conditions

We're running comprehensive courses starting September 2025, focused on practical financial modeling for manufacturing, mining, and service industries. Our approach isn't theoretical—it's based on actual balance sheets, cash flow challenges, and investment decisions from companies operating right here in Perth and across Western Australia.

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Learn From Industry Practitioners

Our courses are taught by professionals who've spent years working with Australian businesses—not just academic textbooks.

Teaching Focus Areas

Industry-Specific Ratio Analysis

Understanding metrics that matter in resource extraction, manufacturing, and logistics. Different sectors need different benchmarks—what works for retail doesn't apply to heavy industry.

Cash Flow Management

Working through actual scenarios where businesses had to navigate tight credit markets, seasonal revenue patterns, and unexpected capital requirements. We use real examples from 2023-2024.

Investment Decision Framework

Breaking down how to evaluate capital projects, equipment purchases, and expansion plans using NPV, IRR, and payback analysis. Plus the judgment calls that numbers alone can't answer.

Student Progress Stories

These are actual participants from our 2024 cohort who started with minimal finance background.

Marlowe Sutherland

Completed course: March 2024

Initial Challenge

Worked in operations management for eight years but couldn't read a P&L statement properly. Got promoted to department head and suddenly needed to justify budget requests with actual financial analysis. Had no idea where to start.

Learning Process

The course walked through real financial statements from companies similar to ours. Learned to spot red flags in working capital, understand depreciation impact, and build basic forecasting models. Took about four months of evening classes.

Current Situation

Now I can prepare quarterly variance reports, build department budgets that actually make sense, and participate in strategic planning meetings without feeling lost. Still learning, but the confidence difference is massive.

Our Teaching Methodology

We don't believe in memorizing formulas. Our approach centers on understanding context and building practical judgment.

Real Company Data

Every exercise uses actual financial statements from Australian businesses. You'll analyze the same documents that executives review in boardrooms.

Case Discussion Groups

Small cohorts work through problems together. The best insights come from discussing why different analysts might interpret the same numbers differently.

Industry Context

Financial metrics mean nothing without understanding the business. We spend significant time on how different industries operate and what drives their economics.

Practical Application Focus

Each module ends with a project based on real-world scenarios. You might analyze a company considering equipment financing, evaluate a potential acquisition target, or assess working capital efficiency improvements.

We provide detailed financial data—sometimes messy, often incomplete, just like real life—and you work through the analysis. Then we compare approaches and discuss what different analysts would prioritize.

This isn't about getting one "correct" answer. It's about developing a systematic approach to financial analysis that you can apply to any business situation.

Course Structure and Timeline

Our next program begins September 2025 and runs for six months. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings, with additional weekend workshops once monthly.

Foundation Phase (Weeks 1-8)

Financial statement fundamentals, ratio analysis, and understanding how different business models show up in numbers. We work through statements from retail, manufacturing, and service companies.

Application Phase (Weeks 9-18)

Cash flow analysis, capital budgeting, working capital management, and forecasting. Each topic includes case studies from Australian businesses with instructor-led analysis sessions.

Integration Phase (Weeks 19-24)

Comprehensive projects where you analyze actual companies, prepare investment recommendations, and present findings. This phase simulates what analysts do professionally.

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