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Octane Software Solutions  ·  AI for Finance Masterclass  ·  Sydney 2026
Stop Wasting 60% of Month-End Close on Manual Reporting. Build Your AI Finance Assistant in One Day. A hands-on, enterprise-grade workshop where your finance team retools for the AI era. Move your staff from manual execution to strategic advisory, and walk out with a working AI agent and tools ready to deploy.
125+ Hours Saved Per Year 37% of Australian accountants using AI save 30+ mins daily — reclaiming 125 hours a year for high-value work. (Access Group 2026)
7.5 Days Faster Monthly Close Enterprise AI pilots have reduced monthly close cycles by up to 7.5 days.
89% Faster Reconciliation Bank reconciliation and variance analysis dropping from 4 hours to just 45 minutes.
Wednesday 19 Aug 2026 388 George St, Sydney CBD 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Limited Cohort · Enterprise Only
Register Now — Limited Cohort Agenda Seats filling · no wait list once full
AUD $750 per attendee  ·  excl. GST  ·  registrations manually reviewed
AI for Finance Masterclass · 20 Aug 2026 · Sydney · AUD $750
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The Facilitator

Taught by practitioner, not theorist

Real-world operators who have shipped AI inside enterprise finance — not keynote speakers borrowing case studies.

Ali Afzal

Ali Afzal

Financial & Management Accountant

An accomplished financial and management accountant with 10 years of experience across broad industries — sets high standards and exceeds expectations. Significant knowledge in financial and management accounting combined with a history of successfully setting budgets, targets and KPIs, and leading projects from planning through execution in time-sensitive environments.

Octane — Why This Workshop
Why This Workshop

A capability gap is opening in finance. One day closes it for your team.

01The Reality Check

You cannot scale a modern finance function on manual spreadsheet work.

Right now, your team is likely spending over half of close week copying data, hunting down variances, and formatting board reports. The issue is not a lack of talent; it is a lack of leverage.

The industry is shifting rapidly. Finance professionals who know how to use Large Language Models (LLMs) are already automating repetitive tasks and driving strategy. Those relying on legacy processes are simply running out of time. This workshop bridges that exact capability gap.

02The Masterclass

You build something real on the day.

This is not a theoretical keynote. It is a practical build session designed entirely around finance workflows like month-end close, variance commentary, and forecast narratives.

  • ✓No coding required. If you can work with a spreadsheet, you can build an AI assistant with our guidance.
  • ✓Built for finance. Every use case, prompt, and example is tailored to the accounting and finance industry.
  • ✓A tangible outcome. You will leave with a working Finance Commentary Assistant, a reusable prompt library, and a scoped pilot use case to pitch internally.
03Enterprise-Grade Governance Built In

Safe AI adoption for enterprise finance.

Deploying AI without strict data controls is not an option for Australian enterprises. We tackle this first. Before a single prompt is written, we cover safe AI use, strict data rules, and review controls.

You will learn exactly how to leverage generative AI while ensuring your sensitive financial data remains completely secure and compliant.

04The Business Case

An immediate return on investment.

At $750 per head, the business case writes itself. You are investing in a permanent capability uplift that instantly translates to faster reporting cycles and higher-quality strategic insights.

10× Save just one team member a single week of manual reporting over the year, and the workshop pays for itself more than ten times over.
Octane — Credibility & Register
Why Octane

Credentials that matter to enterprise finance

We've been in the trenches building data models, aligning business systems, and deploying AI in enterprise finance environments.
  • IBM Gold Partner
  • Most Awarded IBM Partner — APAC
  • 10 Years Enterprise Finance & AI
  • IBM Planning Analytics Specialists
  • Agentic AI  ·  S&OP  ·  FP&A
Who Should Attend

Built for enterprise finance professionals

This is not open to vendors, consultants, or software companies. Finance practitioners only.
Finance Leadership
CFOs & Finance Directors·Financial Controllers
Planning & Performance
FP&A Leads & Managers·Finance Transformation Leads·Group Reporting Leads·Business Finance Partners
Systems, Risk & Controls
Finance Systems Managers·Treasury & Risk Managers·Internal Audit Leads·Finance Technology Champions
Register

Enroll now!

Every registration is manually reviewed. We'll confirm within 48 hours. Seats are limited.
Enroll Now Or call us: +61 2 9002 0455
AUD $750 per attendee  ·  excl. GST  ·  Enterprise professionals only
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Octane Software Solutions is a global enterprise technology specialist and trusted IBM Gold Partner, helping organisations accelerate analytics, automation, and AI-driven decision-making. With deep expertise in IBM Planning Analytics, automation and agentic AI, Octane works closely with finance, IT and business leaders to turn experimentation into operational outcomes that drive measurable business value. Built on a foundation of real-world transformation experience and cross-industry delivery, Octane combines strategic advisory, execution excellence and governance frameworks to support scalable AI adoption across complex enterprises.

Octane’s leadership has been recognised by IBM and industry peers alike, including winning the 2025 IBM Partner Plus Award (APAC) for AI and being named a Top 3 finalist in the IBM TechXchange Awards 2025. Octane’s approach blends innovation, practical frameworks and governance to de-risk AI investment and unlock sustained competitive advantage. Some of the clients that trust Octane are : Macquarie, NewsCorp, Tyro, Western Power, GrainCorp, Pepsi, Wisetech.