Financial Modeling That Actually Makes Sense

We've spent years teaching professionals how to build models that work in real situations. Not textbook theory—actual spreadsheets you'll use every week.

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Financial modeling workshop session with professionals analyzing real business data

Detailed financial analysis spreadsheet showing cash flow projections

How We Actually Teach This Stuff

Most courses dump formulas at you and hope something sticks. We've found that doesn't work. People need to see why they're building something before they'll remember how to build it.

Our approach came from watching students struggle with traditional methods. So we rebuilt everything around the questions people actually ask when they're staring at a blank spreadsheet at work.

Start With Real Problems

Every session begins with an actual business scenario—the kind where someone needs numbers by Friday. You'll build the model that solves it, step by step.

Build From Scratch

No templates to fill in. You'll create everything yourself so you understand each connection. When something breaks later, you'll know how to fix it.

Test With Bad Data

Real spreadsheets get messy. We'll throw incomplete information and changing assumptions at your models. You'll learn to build things that don't fall apart when reality gets complicated.

Things That Usually Trip People Up

Here's what we've noticed after teaching hundreds of students. These issues come up constantly—so we've built specific ways to work through them.

Circular References

Your formulas start referencing themselves and everything breaks. This happens when modeling debt that depends on interest that depends on debt.

We'll show you three different ways to handle circular logic—and when to use each approach depending on what you're building.

Time Period Mismatches

Monthly data mixed with quarterly forecasts mixed with annual targets. One wrong cell reference and your entire projection is off by millions.

You'll learn naming conventions and structure systems that make period errors obvious before they cause problems.

Scenario Planning

Building separate models for best case, worst case, and realistic case takes forever—and keeping them synchronized is nearly impossible.

We teach a single-model approach with variable inputs that lets you switch scenarios instantly without rebuilding anything.

Audit Trail Problems

Someone questions a number in your model six months later. You can't remember where it came from or why you calculated it that way.

You'll build documentation directly into your spreadsheets using methods that don't slow you down or clutter the interface.

Sensitivity Analysis

Understanding which assumptions actually matter is harder than building the model. Most people test the wrong variables and miss the real risks.

We'll walk through systematic testing methods that identify your critical inputs quickly—usually in under 15 minutes.

Presentation Format

Your model works perfectly but looks confusing to anyone who didn't build it. Stakeholders can't follow your logic and start questioning everything.

You'll learn layout principles that make complex models readable—even for executives who just want the highlights.

Hamish Pemberton, senior financial analyst

What Our Students Tell Us

"I'd been building financial models for three years, but they were always fragile. Change one assumption and I'd spend an hour fixing broken formulas. After marzentolva's program, I rebuilt my main valuation model in a way that actually holds up. Now I can run different scenarios in minutes instead of days."

Hamish Pemberton

Senior Analyst, Melbourne

See Our Approach

Students collaborating on financial projection during workshop

Next Intake Opens September 2025

Our autumn program runs over eight weeks starting mid-September. Classes meet twice weekly, and you'll complete four full models from different industries by the end.

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