Financial Analysis and Modelling

Financial analysis and modelling underpins our work. We turn complex financial information into clear insights that help organisations choose between options, manage risk, and allocate resources.

We design and build flexible, well-documented models that quantify financial impacts, test key assumptions and risks, and support robust, defensible decision-making. Our approach draws on best practice techniques and tools, and is aligned with relevant public sector guidance on business cases, economic appraisal, funding proposals, and financial management, so outputs can be used confidently in internal and external approval processes.

Where we help

Our financial analysis and modelling supports organisations needing to undertake

• Business case development and options assessment

• Capital planning, staging and whole-of-life costing

• Cost recovery, fee setting, and cost allocation

• Demand forecasting and scenario analysis

• Economic and financial feasibility assessments

• Funding submissions, budget bids, and grant proposals

• Investment prioritisation

• Pricing and charging frameworks for services

What you can expect

Our models are:

• Transparent and quality-assured – with clearly documented assumptions, structures, and data sources, and an audit trail that supports review and assurance.

• Scenario-ready – enabling systematic testing of alternative assumptions, demand profiles, costs, and policy settings.

• Fit for purpose – tailored to your data, timeframes, and governance requirements, and aligned with relevant public sector guidance.

• Decision-focused – designed to produce the metrics, comparisons, and insights that decision-makers need to weigh options and make informed choices.

Examples of recent work include:

BreastScreen NSW | Capacity Planning

Supporting access to life-saving breast cancer screening in NSW

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in NSW, accounting for 27.5% of all cancers diagnosed in females between 2019 and 2023. Early detection increases the treatment options available and improves the chance of survival.

BreastScreen NSW is part of the national breast cancer screening program and invites women in NSW aged between 50 and 74 years to attend a free mammogram every two years. The program is delivered by nine regional Screening and Assessment Services across more than 250 venues, including both mobile and permanent sites, so that women can screen close to where they live, work, and shop.

Our work with BreastScreen NSW

To inform decision-making at both local and state level, we have undertaken periodic, independent, long-term capacity planning reviews of BreastScreen NSW services across the state.

Our work has focused on understanding how demand for screening and assessment is changing over time, and what this means for future service capacity and investment.

These reviews have included modelling and analysis of:

• Population growth and demographic changes.

• Screening patterns and frequency.

• Participation levels and participation goals.

• Future service demand.

• Future service capacity.

• Capacity gaps across the network.

• Capital investment requirements and prioritisation.

This analysis helps ensure BreastScreen NSW can plan ahead – matching future demand with the right mix of sites, equipment, and workforce, and supporting timely access to screening for women across NSW.

In 2024-25, more than 383,000 women had a breast screen in NSW, the highest ever screening year in the state, with women in regional NSW having the highest participation rates for screening (source: Cancer in New South Wales 2025).

NSW Rural Fire Service | Pricing Methodology for Aircraft

NSW Rural Fire Service owns a number of aircraft that are, from time-to-time, made available to other NSW government agencies and to other state or territory emergency services.

We worked with NSW Rural Fire Service to develop a clear and defensible pricing methodology for the use of these aircraft. The objective was to provide a consistent basis for setting charges when aircraft are deployed to support other agencies and jurisdictions.

The methodology considered:

• Recent changes to natural disaster funding arrangements.

• Different types of end user (NSW agencies and other state or territory emergency services).

• Recovery of relevant costs.

• Broader NSW Government policy settings around contestability and competitive neutrality.

This work supports transparent, consistent pricing decisions for NSW RFS-owned aircraft and helps ensure alignment with government funding and policy frameworks.

An example of aviation support provided by NSW Rural Fire Service to another jurisdiction - in this case the west coast of Tasmania in March 2025 - is highlighted in the accompanying video.