We Build Models That Actually Work
Started in 2019 when three finance professionals got tired of explaining the same Excel mistakes in every boardroom. We built zexilariv because businesses needed better financial modelling training—not theoretical courses, but practical skills that fix real problems.
Our approach? Strip away the complexity. Focus on what matters. And teach people how to build models they'll actually use on Monday morning.
Why Financial Models Break (And How We Fix That)
Most Models Fail Under Pressure
You've seen it before. A beautifully formatted spreadsheet that looks impressive in meetings but crumbles when someone changes a single assumption. We've spent years identifying where models fail—usually in the structure, not the formulas.
The Problem With Traditional Training
Finance courses teach you theory. YouTube videos show you tricks. Neither teaches you how to build a model that your CFO will trust when making million-pound decisions. That's where we come in.
Our Three-Layer Method
First, we teach structure—how to organize a model so anyone can follow it. Second, we focus on assumptions and sensitivity analysis, because that's what executives actually care about. Third, we show you documentation techniques that save hours of confusion later.
Who Benefits Most
Finance teams building annual budgets. Analysts creating investment models. Business owners who need to understand their numbers better. Anyone who's ever had a model break at the worst possible moment and thought "there has to be a better way."
How We Actually Teach This
Forget passive lectures and pointless theory. Our programmes run for nine to twelve months starting autumn 2025, combining live workshops with practical assignments you'll complete using your own business scenarios.
Start With Working Examples
We give you a messy, realistic model—the kind you'd find in most companies. Then we rebuild it together, explaining every decision. You see the before and after, understanding why each change matters.
Build Your Own From Scratch
Using your actual business data (or realistic case studies), you construct a model following our framework. We review it in small groups, pointing out improvements and potential problems before they become disasters.
Stress Test Everything
Good models survive bad assumptions. We teach you scenario planning techniques that reveal where your model might break. Then we show you how to build in safeguards that prevent those breaks.
Present With Confidence
The best model is worthless if you can't explain it. Final sessions focus on presentation skills—how to walk stakeholders through your assumptions, defend your numbers, and make complex analysis accessible.
Who You'll Learn From
Our instructors aren't academics who've never built a real financial model. They're professionals who've worked in investment banking, corporate finance, and consulting—people who've made every mistake you're trying to avoid.
Callum Hendry
Lead Financial InstructorSpent twelve years building acquisition models for private equity firms before getting frustrated with how poorly most companies approached financial planning. Now teaches the practical techniques that actually survive board meetings.
Zara Patel
Senior Model ArchitectFormer corporate finance manager who built forecasting systems for FTSE 250 companies. Specializes in teaching sensitivity analysis and scenario planning—the parts most courses skip but executives care about most.
