Build Budgets That Actually Work
Most finance teams spend weeks creating budgets that fall apart by March. We'll show you how to build master budgets that flex with reality and give management answers they can actually use. Our September 2025 program walks through real cases from Thai manufacturing and service companies.
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Why Most Budgets Miss the Mark
You've probably seen it. Someone builds a beautiful spreadsheet with every department's numbers perfectly lined up. Then Q2 hits and nobody looks at it again because it doesn't match what's actually happening.
The problem isn't the math. It's that traditional budgeting treats your business like it's predictable. But when your supplier changes prices or a customer delays their order, those neat rows and columns become fiction.
We focus on building budgets that connect operations to cash flow to actual business decisions. You'll learn sensitivity analysis that shows what happens when assumptions change – not just what happens if everything goes perfectly.
Our December 2024 cohort included finance managers from three automotive suppliers in Rayong. They built models that showed exactly how exchange rate shifts would affect their quarterly targets.
What You'll Actually Learn
Operating Budget Integration
Connect sales forecasts to production schedules to material purchases. We use real cases from food processing and electronics assembly to show how changes ripple through your entire budget.
Cash Flow Reality Checks
Build cash budgets that account for payment terms, seasonal patterns, and working capital needs. You'll learn to spot cash crunches three months before they happen.
Variance Analysis That Matters
Go beyond "actual vs. budget" comparisons. Learn to identify which variances need action and which are just noise. We'll work through real monthly reports from retail and distribution companies.
Built for Finance Professionals Who Want Better Tools
This isn't an intro course. We assume you understand financial statements and can build Excel models. What we add is the strategic layer – how to design budgets that support actual business decisions.
Each session includes cases you can adapt to your company. One participant from a Chonburi logistics firm took our inventory budget framework and reduced their working capital needs by 18% over six months.
Classes run Thursday evenings starting September 11, 2025, for twelve weeks. You'll have access to all materials and can schedule one-on-one sessions if you're working through something specific to your industry.
Practical Skills You'll Use Immediately
Every module connects to real budgeting challenges. You'll work with actual data patterns, learn to handle seasonal businesses, and build models that management will actually trust.
Flexible Budget Models
Design budgets that adjust when volume changes. Learn to separate fixed from variable costs properly and build what-if scenarios that help with pricing decisions and capacity planning.
Rolling Forecasts
Move beyond annual budgets that lock you into outdated assumptions. Build 12-month rolling forecasts that stay relevant and give your team better guidance throughout the year.
The sensitivity analysis framework changed how we present budgets to our board. Instead of one set of numbers, we now show three scenarios with clear assumptions. It's led to much better strategic discussions.