Sydney
Financial modelling courses in Sydney
Practitioner-led project finance and financial modelling training, in person in the Sydney CBD and live online. Built around Australian market conventions and lender expectations, and taught by the team that has issued audit opinions on more than 2,000 project models and was named IJGlobal’s Global Model Auditor of the Year 2025.
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Upcoming in Sydney
Sydney course dates
Every open date in Sydney, with prices in Australian dollars. Melbourne and Perth dates, and online courses, are on the full schedule.
The courses
What runs in Sydney
Seven courses run in Sydney on a rotating basis, with Melbourne and Perth dates for most of them. Dates above are the source of truth; any course not currently scheduled can be delivered in house or taken online.
FOUNDATION
Best Practice Project Finance Modelling
Build a project finance model from a blank workbook on our globally proven methodology. Two days, and where most participants begin. Our most attended course in Sydney.
ADVANCED
Advanced Project Finance Modelling
Take a transaction from screening to financial close: debt sizing and sculpting, covenant monitoring and integrated three-way statements.
SECTOR
Financial Modelling for Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Projects
Wind, solar and BESS assets in the APAC market: generation profiles, curtailment, revenue stacking, debt sculpting and repowering. Directly relevant to the NEM.
AI
AI in Project Finance Modelling
Structured prompting for modelling work, rapid build and stress-testing and a systematic AI-assisted approach to model review.
CORPORATE
Financial Modelling for Corporate Finance
For finance professionals outside project finance who need robust valuation and investment models: DCF, WACC, terminal value, three-way statements and scenario management.
TRANSACTIONS
Financial Modelling for Acquisition Transactions
Transaction models for mergers and acquisitions: deal structuring, funding, returns analysis and the integration of an acquired business into the acquirer’s forecasts.
REAL ESTATE
Financial Modelling for Real Estate Investment
Development and investment models for real estate: rental and sales cash flows, debt, returns and the sensitivities lenders and investors ask for.
Practicalities
Where, when and how
In person
Open courses in Sydney run from central CBD locations, our primary venue being the Hilton Sydney, with full catering. Sessions run 9am to 5pm Sydney time over two consecutive days. Bring a laptop with a recent version of Excel installed; everything else is provided.
Online
Every course also runs live online over Microsoft Teams, in the same format with the same trainers, which suits teams spread across Australia or working from interstate. The calendar invite shows the start time in your own time zone. Online sessions are interactive rather than recorded: you build the model alongside the trainer and can ask questions as you go.
Pricing and invoicing
Sydney courses are priced in Australian dollars, shown on each date above. Booking is online by card; if your organisation needs an invoice and bank transfer, send an enquiry and we will arrange it.
Groups and in-house delivery
Booking three or more people, or want a course delivered at your offices? Any course can be run privately for your team in Sydney or anywhere in Australia, built around your own transactions and models. Priced per day rather than per seat, so the economics improve with every additional person in the room.
Your trainers
Taught by practitioners based in Sydney
Every trainer on the programme is an active modeller. The people teaching the course are the people who audit and build models for live Australian transactions the rest of the week.
Ben Kwan
Partner, Sydney
Ben is an experienced financial modeller with a background in transaction teams and as a lead financial modeller in industry. He has experience building a wide range of models across multiple sectors. Ben leads APAC Model Audit at Forvis Mazars, where he reviews models to support clients on bid submissions, financing processes and internal governance requirements.
Hitansh Doda
Director, Sydney
Hitansh is a professional model builder with extensive experience in financial model building and development across infrastructure finance and other sectors. He focuses on financial modelling and analysis of renewable energy assets and infrastructure projects, and runs the Best Practice and Advanced courses in Sydney regularly.
Who attends
Built for the Australian market
Australia has its own regulatory environment, financing conventions and market structures, from the NEM and AEMO’s evolving rules around storage to CEFC and ARENA co-financing. Our Sydney courses are structured around Australian lender expectations, and attended by the people financing and advising on those transactions.
LENDERS
Banks and other lenders
Project finance, structured finance and credit teams at Australian lenders who size, sculpt and monitor debt, and need to understand how concessional funding interacts with commercial debt.
SPONSORS
Developers and investors
Renewable energy, BESS, digital infrastructure, resources and PPP sponsors building and defending models through to financial close.
ADVISERS
Advisory and consulting
Financial advisers, engineers and consultants who need to interrogate a model as well as build one.
Beyond training
Model audit, development and advisory in Sydney
Training is one arm of the practice. Our Sydney team also audits, builds and supports the models behind live Australian transactions, partner-led on every engagement, and was part of the practice named Global Model Auditor of the Year at the IJGlobal Awards 2025.
| Service |
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| Financial Model AuditIndependent assurance for Australian lenders and sponsors before financial close: model validation against term sheets and financing documents, and bankability assessment. |
| Financial Model DevelopmentProject finance models for renewables, BESS under firming contracts, mining and royalty structures, PPP availability payments and portfolio platforms. |
| Financial Modelling SupportRefinancings, operational updates, merchant curve refreshes and acquisition analysis for Australian energy and infrastructure assets. |
Seminars and events in Sydney
The team runs financial modelling seminars in Sydney for project finance and infrastructure professionals. Recent sessions include AI in financial modelling, the Developing Portfolio Models for Consolidation Insights series and an evening on transaction modelling to operational integration, on how models need to evolve once a deal reaches financial close. To hear about upcoming events, send an enquiry.
Questions
Frequently asked about our Sydney courses
Who are the courses designed for?
A range of experience levels, from analysts building foundational modelling skills through to experienced professionals applying best practice in project finance and infrastructure. Best Practice Project Finance Modelling is where most people begin; Advanced assumes you have completed it or have several years of modelling experience.
What do I need to bring?
A laptop with a recent version of Excel. Course files, materials and catering are provided for in-person courses; online participants receive the files in advance.
Can a course be run for my team in Sydney or elsewhere in Australia?
Yes. Any course can be delivered privately at your offices, anywhere in Australia, or online, tailored to your sector, transaction types and internal modelling standards. In-house delivery is priced per day, so it is usually the better option from about six people.
Do you run courses in Melbourne, Perth or elsewhere?
Yes. Courses also run in Melbourne and Perth, in Singapore for Asia and in London for Europe, and every course runs live online. See the course schedule for every date and location.
Ready to book, or not sure which course?
Register for a Sydney date above, or tell us your team, your sector and what the models are for and we will point you at the right course.
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