SPECIALISTS IN FINANCIAL MODELLING

About Plum Solutions

Based in Sydney, Australia, Plum Solutions has been providing professional financial modelling solutions since 2004. The business is based on core principles of honesty, integrity, accuracy and professional conduct.

Why choose Plum Solutions

Plum Solutions specialises in financial modelling – that’s all we do!

With over fourteen years experience in financial modelling and analysis experience in a range of industries – chances are we’ve seen your problem before!

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You can engage us for as long or as short as you like; perfect for those ad hoc projects.

You’ll find our rates very competitive, particularly compared to hiring an in-house analyst.

From a simple formula fix to redesigning an inherited model, we’ll get a model working to suit your needs.

Danielle Stein Fairhurst

Danielle Stein Fairhurst

Principal Consultant

Danielle Stein Fairhurst is a financial modelling and analysis specialist. She is the author of “Using Excel for Business and Financial Modelling”, Third Edition published by Wiley Finance 2019 and “Financial Modeling in Excel for Dummies” second edition published by Wiley in 2022. In 2021 she first received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and in 2022 she was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Financial Modelling Summit.  With over 20 years’ of experience as a financial analyst, she helps her clients create meaningful financial models in the form of business cases, pricing models and management reports.  She has hands-on experience in a number of industry sectors, including telecoms, information systems, manufacturing and financial services.

Danielle has regular engagements around Australia and globally as a speaker, course facilitator, financial modelling consultant and analyst, was a guest on Excel TV and has been interviewed for several industry podcasts. She was on the judging panel for the 2020 Financial Modelling Innovation Awards. She founded the Financial Modellers’ Meetup groups which now has over 7,000 members in seven countries as well as a LinkedIn forum with over 130,000 members. An advocate for women in finance, she was on the Diversity Council for the ModelOff Financial Modeling World Championships and founded the Women in Financial Modelling online community. She is a Master Financial Modeler (FMI) and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) and has taught management accounting subjects at Sydney University.

 

Qualifications

  • Master Financial Modeler (MFM, FMI)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA, MGSM)
  • Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (CDAF, ACCA)
  • Bachelor of International Business Relations (BaIBR, GU)
Susan Wilkin

Susan Wilkin

Office Manager

Susan arranges and co-ordinates all of the Plum Solutions workshops, deals with all administration issues and assists with any enquiries. Susan joined Plum Solutions in 2009 and has over 20 years experience in office administration, office management, personal assistance and team training coordination roles for a variety of industries.  Her experience, friendly disposition and strong work ethic make her a key part of our organisation in assisting with your enquiries.

She can be contacted on info @ plumsolutions dot com dot au or talk to her through Live Chat.

    Plum Solutions Clients

    Past and current clients include SMEs and major corporations in the following industries:

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    Wealth Management

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    Media

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    Manufacturing

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    Education

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    Life Insurance

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    Call Centres

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    Private Investment

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    Mortgage Broking

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    Financial Services

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    Non-profit

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    Architecture

    In early June 2020, I attended an online course called “Dashboard Reporting in Modern Excel” lasting 9 hours spread over 3 days. Apart from Excel, it also included some Power BI. After that course, no,I’m not at all an expert but I’m far better informed and much more confiden...

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    Jon Spain Law for Life
    Jon Spain
    I especially liked the passion of the teacher and the completeness of the course. Essential Excel Series, London UK, June 2023
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    The course covered a wide range of topics related to Excel data processing and modelling. The afternoon case study was useful to practise items we went through during the day. Danielle is a great presenter and her class is very accommodating to students questions and the content is interesting.
     Associate, Asset Management
    I got very useful excel skills and hands on practice. Essential Excel Series, London UK, June 2023
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    Thank you for a great 3 days. Danielle, I found your facilitating great and didn’t yawn once 😊 Also have to say for someone that lives remotely and doesn’t get much interaction with like-minded people, it was so nice to be part of these discussions.

    Nicole, Group Accountant, Agriculture. Dash...

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    Nicole Group Management Accountant | Agriculture
    Nicole
    The program included practical training so whenever the trainer would be explaining a new topic we had some time to try to implement the techniques we learned. Data Visualization and Dashboards in Excel, September 2021
     Abu Dhabi, Finance & Investments
    “I liked the caring, patient and extensive knowledge of the trainer” Budgeting and Forecasting in Excel, In-house, July 2022
     Robert Cipriano, Next Payments
    Thoroughness, Very interesting, the passion from the trainer was very clear! Essential Excel Series, London UK, June 2023
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