Master Personnel Finance Management
Learn to balance people costs with business growth. We teach practical budgeting, workforce planning, and compliance strategies that keep Australian businesses profitable and employees satisfied.
Explore Our Approach
Our Educational Journey
From startup struggles to enterprise solutions — we've walked this path and now teach others to navigate personnel finance challenges with confidence.
Founded During Crisis
Started galionthesuva after witnessing too many good businesses fail because they couldn't manage people costs properly. That first year taught us every mistake you can possibly make with payroll budgeting and workforce planning.
Pandemic Pivot
COVID-19 forced us to completely rethink workforce budgeting. We developed new frameworks for managing remote teams, handling JobKeeper complexities, and maintaining cash flow during uncertainty. These lessons became our core curriculum.
Educational Focus
Realized we'd learned more about personnel finance management than most consultants. Started sharing real case studies and practical tools. Our first course helped 47 businesses avoid the payroll disasters we'd experienced ourselves.
Future Vision
Today we're building comprehensive programs that combine financial theory with messy real-world experience. Our autumn 2025 intensive program launches in September — designed for business owners who want to master people costs without the expensive mistakes.
Learn With Fellow Business Owners
The best insights come from peer discussions. You'll work alongside other business owners facing similar personnel finance challenges, sharing strategies and learning from each other's experiences.
- Small cohorts of 8-12 participants for meaningful connections
- Monthly peer reviews of actual payroll budgets and workforce plans
- Ongoing support network beyond course completion
- Collaborative problem-solving sessions using real business scenarios
Real Project Breakdowns
We dissect actual personnel finance challenges our students have faced. These case studies show what works, what doesn't, and why certain approaches succeed while others fail spectacularly.
Manufacturing Payroll Overhaul
A Brisbane manufacturer was bleeding cash through poor workforce planning. We helped them restructure their entire approach to personnel budgeting, reducing costs by 23% while improving employee retention.
- Seasonal staffing models require different budget frameworks
- Superannuation timing can significantly impact cash flow
- Award rate changes need 6-month planning buffers
Startup Growth Management
A tech startup nearly collapsed when their headcount grew 300% in eight months. We developed scalable personnel finance systems that could handle rapid growth without destroying their margins.
- Equity compensation requires careful cash flow modeling
- Remote work allowances need proper tax treatment
- Rapid hiring demands automated payroll reconciliation