My training program helps
people in business to make
more money than they spend.
What I Offer
For
Celebrities
Celebrities know how to make money but they struggle to keep it.
For Business
Owners
Business is not just about turnover, it is more about leftover.
For
Corporates
If your decision impacts the bottom-line of your organisation then you are a finance person.
For
Students
This is a MUST for anyone who would like to become a smarter finance person.
5,000+
Key decision-
makers trained
50,000+
Seminar attendees
all over the world
200+
Businessess
Consulted
– About Me
I constantly remind people to use common sense which is not very common
- 2006: graduated as a Civil Engineer (still do not know why I became an engineer).
- 2008: did MBA from RMIT University, Australia. And I thought I could run a successful business.
- 2008 – 2010: failed in six startup ventures (nothing against MBA or RMIT University, in fact, today I guest lecture the subject of business finance management at the same University).
- 2010 – 2013: learnt about business finance and accounting NOT from any school or college but directly from the best of the best CAs, CMAs, CFOs, CPAs, financial gurus, business owners and entrepreneurs. Little did I know I was understanding the subject of finance from an engineer’s perspective. As engineers, our mindset is a problem-solving mindset, not just a compliance mindset!
- 2014: Started Finance Academy Australia mainly to educate business owners and non-finance managers. Till date, I have personally trained & consulted over 5000+ people in Australia, India, China & Indonesia.
- 2013-2015: I have researched hundreds of failed businesses to discover ‘Common Finance Mistakes made in Business’ that I have presented to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Certified Practising Accountants (CPA), Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and various Industry Associations and Councils.
- 2016: Published my first book – FUNdamentals of Financial Statements. This, fortunately, became Amazon’s bestseller which helped in getting more corporate clients and guest speaking at Universities.
- 2017 onwards: I designed and developed finance courses for MBA programmes in several business schools in Australia where I regularly give guest lectures. My training programs are accredited by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA), Australia. I had the privilege of serving as a ‘National Treasurer’ of Professional Speakers Australia between 2018-21, and I am an active Rotarian since 2020.
- 2020: Created our owner investors group where we actively invest in Startups and pre-IPO companies in India.
- 2022: Published my second book – THE BOTTOMLINE. I am proud to say the forward is given by the Harvard professor in finance – Prof. Viney Shawney. As I am passionate about spreading financial literacy, I am actively collaborating and looking for more collaboration with colleges, universities, government councils and others who resonate with the same vision.
What my Clients Say
Dr. Marcus Powe
Founder & Managing Director, EIC Growth, Entrepreneur in Residence, RMIT University, Melbourne.
“It has many years since I have enjoyed a useful, practical and engaging approach to finance. Chinmay's thinking, clarity and relaxed style removes the real and imagined fears about finance. I recommend Chinmay and his program to you.”
Helen Palmer
Director & Principal Consultant, RHX Group, Melbourne.
Video
“Chinmay is a great educator. He enthusiastically engaged us as he shared knowledge on financial management. He masterfully mixed stories, plain English explanations, and relevant activities to awaken our minds to being a smarter finance person. It was an enticing taste of what valued knowledge he can impart.”
Greg Rhodes
Managing Director, Advance Anti-Slip Surfaces P/L, Melbourne
Video
“I’ve been running my business for 20 years. I found the program incredibly rewarding and helpful. The clarity I got about financial statements was fantastic.”
Louise Lucas
Mortgage Broker, CEO of The Property Education Company
Video
“I couldn’t recommend this program enough for a simple jargon-free interpretation of finance and how to run your organisation a lot better. If you have this knowledge you will have it for life.”
Varun Ravindra
Business Development Manager, S & L Agents, Queensland
Video
“Being a BDM I assumed the workshop will not be relevant for me. But it educated me about basic numbers that I always wanted to know. Chinmay has equipped me to confidently interact with my CEO and CFO, and also to make profitable decisions based on facts and not on gut-feeling.”
Michael Flavell
Marketing Consultant, M Flavell & Associates Pty Ltd.
Video
“Chinmay covers a broad range of subject in a very practical sense. The seminar makes one understand we are all involved in making financial decisions in some way or another.”
David Wilson
Founder & Director, The David Wilson Alliance
Video
“Majority of the business owners do not understand where they sit financially and Chinmay makes it very easy for them to understand and track their performance.”
Jagriti Bhatia
Director, Ignite Bollywood Dance Company
Video
“Chinmay’s program is very easy to understand and he has also got a great sense of humor which makes learning about finance less intimidating and more fun”.
Martin Bailey
Director of Business Networking Strategies Pty Ltd
Video
“Business is simple. There are lot of consultants who try to make it complicated but Chinmay makes it easy for an average business owner to understand their numbers and make informed decisions”
Mary Jensen
Business Strategist, M Power Services
Video
“The training was phenomenal. It talks to a laymen using jargon-free language. Everybody in business needs to understand the numbers provided to and for them to make their decisions.”
Sav Neri
Director, FIFO Capital
Video
“Chinmay is such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable fellow that he can teach anybody in business to make profitable decisions and also make them understand where the real issue is by using financial reports.”
Jeff Gordon
Financial Controller
Video
“We found after completing Chinmay’s program our managers are more cost-conscious and are working within budgets, and also suggesting valuable strategies to reduce expenses. I believe this is the magic that happens when we speak the language of business i.e numbers!”
Paul O’Shea
Managing Director, CS Town Planning Pty Ltd.
Video
“Chinmay takes a very complicated subject (finance) which most business people struggle. He really breaks it down and makes it crystal clear.”
James Smith
CEO Smith Brothers Media, Cheltenham, Victoria
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“Chinmay’s program has really helped me to understand finances better to actually make me a better business person.”
Shay Whitham
Owner, Melbourne Painting Company
Tahlia Reynolds
6. January, 2023.
Video
I'd always struggled with numbers, even the basic maths through school. I always preferred leaving the accounts to someone else, Finance just simply wasn't for me! After starting my own business I've come to realise that in order for me to be in control of my money and be an effective business owner it was time for me to get my head around the numbers! After attending program conducted by Chinmay, I can genuinely say I feel more capable and equipped to tackle the accounts in my business. The program helped me realise that numbers ARE for me, and it’s really not as scary and daunting as I had thought. It made numbers fun and reminded me I can always learn new skills!
Mariya Radysh
Legal Consultant
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“Chinmay’s program helped our firm especially lawyers like us to better interact with accounting and financial professionals with ease. We are now able to ask better questions to them and have a meaningful conversation when it comes to numbers.”
Peter Gray
Small Business Owner,Melbourne
Collins Okwirry
Account Manager, Origin Energy, Australia
Video
“Program was invaluable. It made me understand that my decisions can impact the bottomline of our company. It has empowered me to confidently have conversations with higher management and even our CEO."
Dr. Madhura Chatrapathy
Hon. Director of Asian Centre for Entrepreneurial Initiatives (ASCENT)
“Chinmay’s program for non-finance managers surely enables them to easily grasp not only the basics of financial statements but also how to an effective manager. This is a commendable endeavour of Chinmay for presenting these workshops so passionately on finance, as he loves to say “from a non-accountant for non-finance people."
Garima Jantwal
Manager, MARG Ltd India
“The workshop for non-finance managers was an eye-opener and has moved me to love finance. I got addicted to the simplicity and lucidity of the jargon-free language used. I think the objective of any training program is to generate interest to explore more on that subject. This workshop did exactly that.”
Michael Awan
CSO, Maribyrnong City Council, Melbourne
“Chinmay is a great educator. He masterfully mixed stories, plain English explanations, and relevant activities to awaken our minds to being a smarter finance person. It was an enticing taste of what valued knowledge he can impart.”
Eleftheria Manioudaki
Interior Designer, Melbourne
"I always hated finance and avoided it. But after attending Chinmay’s program I understood that finance is not only essential but also it is easy to learn.
Chinmay engaged us with stories, at the end of which we had learnt about complicated terminologies used in finance. It left us wondering is finance that simple!
I would recommend this program to anyone who thinks finance is complicated."
Leo Kastrinakis
Health Care practitioner, Melbourne
"I was always inquisitive about numbers. But whenever I read something about finance or interacted with financial professionals, I was not able to relate. After attending Chinmay’s program and understanding the basics, I can now confidently interact with accountants and financial experts."
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