Build Real Skills in Financial Statement Analysis
Our Melbourne-based program helps you understand balance sheets, cash flow statements, and income reports through hands-on projects with actual Australian business data. Next intake starts September 2025.
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I joined the February 2024 intake knowing almost nothing about financial statements. By October, I'd moved into an analyst role at a mid-size consulting firm. The program taught me to spot patterns in cash flow that most people miss.
Dermot Gallagher
Financial Analyst, Brisbane
The instructors showed us how to read between the lines of annual reports. I've been applying those techniques for 18 months now, and they've helped me understand our clients' businesses at a deeper level than I thought possible.
Ingrid Sørensen
Business Advisor, Perth
What struck me most was how practical everything felt. We worked with actual company reports from ASX-listed businesses and learned to identify trends that matter. Two years later, I still use the frameworks we covered in week three.
Vesna Petrović
Credit Analyst, Sydney
What Makes This Program Different
Real Reports, Real Analysis
You won't be working with theoretical examples. We use actual financial statements from Australian companies across retail, manufacturing, and services. You'll learn to spot warning signs in working capital ratios and understand what revenue recognition policies actually mean for business health.
Focus on Practical Application
Each module includes projects where you build financial models, write analysis reports, and present findings. By week eight, most participants can walk through a complete ratio analysis and explain their conclusions clearly. That's the kind of skill that actually transfers to work.
Flexible Learning Structure
The program runs over 14 weeks with evening sessions twice per week. You'll have access to recorded content if you miss a session, plus weekend workshops where we tackle more complex scenarios. Most people find they can manage this alongside full-time work without burning out.
Small Group Environment
We cap each cohort at 18 participants because financial analysis requires detailed feedback on your work. You'll get personalized comments on your reports and regular check-ins to make sure concepts are clicking. This isn't a lecture hall situation.
How the Program Unfolds
We've designed this to build your confidence gradually, starting with fundamentals and working up to complex analysis techniques that professional analysts use daily.
Foundation Phase
You'll start by understanding the three main financial statements and how they connect. We cover accounting principles that affect how numbers appear on reports, and you'll practice reading actual balance sheets to identify key components. This phase builds the vocabulary you need for everything else.
Weeks 1-4
Ratio Analysis and Interpretation
Here's where things get interesting. You'll learn to calculate and interpret liquidity ratios, profitability metrics, and efficiency measures. More importantly, you'll understand what those numbers actually tell you about a business. We spend time on trend analysis and comparing companies within the same industry.
Weeks 5-9
Cash Flow and Quality of Earnings
Cash flow statements confuse a lot of people at first. We break down operating, investing, and financing activities until they make sense. You'll also learn to spot earnings quality issues and understand why two companies with similar profits might have very different financial health.
Weeks 10-12
Comprehensive Analysis Projects
The final weeks bring everything together. You'll complete a full financial analysis of a public company, writing a report that covers all major aspects of financial health. You'll also present your findings to the group and receive feedback. This is where most people realize how much they've actually learned.
Weeks 13-14