We've spent years watching corporate finance shift. The spreadsheet warriors of 2015 wouldn't recognize today's analyst role. You're expected to handle treasury operations, understand working capital dynamics, and communicate complex financial structures to non-finance stakeholders. This program exists because that's the reality now in Australian corporate finance departments.
Starting September 2025, we're running an intensive 11-month program built around practical corporate finance work. Not theory lectures. Real case studies from ASX-listed companies, actual treasury scenarios, and the kind of capital structure analysis you'll do in your first analyst role.
We start with financial statement mechanics because you can't analyze what you don't understand. Three months working through balance sheet relationships, cash flow patterns, and how Australian corporate structures actually work. You'll build models from scratch—no templates—using data from real company filings.
This is where it gets interesting. Working capital analysis, debt structuring, and capital allocation decisions. We use case studies from Australian mining companies, retailers, and property groups. You'll see how different industries handle their balance sheets and why those differences matter when you're making recommendations.
The final stretch focuses on integration. You'll work on a comprehensive corporate finance project that mirrors what junior analysts actually do—scenario modeling, presenting to stakeholders, and documenting your analysis properly. It's messy and challenging, which is the point.
Here's what the 11 months look like broken down. Each phase builds on previous work, so you can't skip ahead.
Understanding how Australian companies report under AASB standards. You'll dissect annual reports from different sectors and learn what the notes actually tell you. Most analysts skip the footnotes—big mistake.
Cash conversion cycles, inventory turns, and receivables management. We examine how retail companies manage seasonal working capital needs versus industrial companies with different operating cycles.
Debt versus equity, covenant structures, and how Australian companies think about their capital stack. You'll see examples of companies that got this right and several that didn't.
Foreign exchange exposure, interest rate risk, and how corporate treasurers actually manage these day-to-day. Less exciting than M&A work but twice as important for most companies.
Building presentations that CFOs will actually read. Writing executive summaries that communicate risk without drowning people in spreadsheets. This skill separates decent analysts from ones who advance.
Our lead instructor spent 14 years in corporate finance roles across three continents. Started as an analyst at a mining company in Perth, moved through treasury roles in Sydney, and eventually ran financial planning for a mid-cap industrial group.
She's seen economic cycles, refinancing crises, and the shift from monthly reporting to real-time dashboards. Now she teaches because the gap between university finance courses and actual corporate work has gotten ridiculous.
Lead Corporate Finance Instructor
Former Group Financial Controller with extensive experience in ASX-listed companies and complex capital structures