Freya Lindström
Senior Budget Analysis Instructor
Spent twelve years working with mid-sized manufacturers across Victoria and South Australia. Started noticing the same budget mistakes repeated across different industries—now teaches specifically how to catch those patterns early.
Aoife Brennan
Financial Variance Specialist
Her background is in hospitality finance—where budgets change weekly and deviation analysis needs to happen fast. Brings that practical urgency to teaching monthly variance reviews for retail and service businesses.
Teaching That Comes From Actual Budget Work
Both instructors came to teaching after getting tired of seeing the same confusion around variance reports. They'd be in meetings where everyone stared at spreadsheets without understanding what caused the deviations.
So they started running weekend workshops in 2023, then moved to structured programs in early 2024. What sets them apart is the focus on interpretation rather than just calculation.
- Breaking down why variances happen in Australian business contexts
- Teaching pattern recognition in monthly budget reports
- Practical techniques for explaining variances to non-finance managers
- Real case studies from retail, manufacturing, and service sectors
How We Approach Budget Deviation Training
Our method is built around working through actual variance scenarios. You'll see real budget reports with real deviations—and learn to explain what probably caused them.
What made this program different was how they explained the 'why' behind budget variances. I'd been producing variance reports for two years without really understanding what I was looking at. After this training, I can actually explain to department heads what caused the deviations—and they listen because it makes sense now.Learn About Our Approach