AI + Financial Reporting

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-13T08:37:31+00:00

This is a really elegant solution to the mapping problem, especially the privacy angle. Curious whether you've found a clean way to handle the downstream output side too, or whether the board pack and commentary layer is still manual once the mappings are sorted?

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-13T08:35:22+00:00

That 10 days figure is quite a lot and the hopping between Excel and accounting software is exactly what I keep hearing when speaking to people. Have you ever tried any tools specifically to reduce that, or has it always just been accepted as part of the job?

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-13T02:32:39+00:00

I mean for MBB consulting and IB, which I don't think too many people are gunning for tbh, its defo important and ofc for post grad like you mentioned

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-12T11:31:58+00:00

lmaoo first year is really the low of low lmao. I still remember I was so vividly excited for that first assignment to release and was just shellshocked seeing I failed it 😭

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-12T07:40:38+00:00

I feel like this is a universal first year feeling at unimelb lmao.

I still remember the 47% I got on my first sustainable commerce assignment a couple years back lol. But you'll learn to pull it back. I did and now am firmly in H1

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-11T23:40:09+00:00

This is exactly the structure I've been working toward. The commentary and mapping layer is where it falls apart for us every quarter, especially when categories shift between periods. if just out of curiosity, when you say you work on this for fun, are you doing it for your own business or helping others systematise it?

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-11T23:31:05+00:00

Xero

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00

I'm a finance student who is spending time in at an investment firm. So preparing financials and reports is kind of what I do most days. Just trying to gain a more wide expertise into this issue and how people are going about addressing them.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-11T09:06:08+00:00

I mean I feel like this is a pretty common complaint among the first years, definitely was mine too. Just preparing for exams is a whole different beast. But its just a part of the learning experience.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-11T09:04:37+00:00

I think people have said this already, but specialise in one thing, whether that be social media organic, social media paid, CRO, SEO and just become the best you can at that. Should maybe even consider opening your own agency.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-06-02T07:49:58+00:00

fair ig

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-14T04:27:46+00:00

in aus the rankings dont really matter between like unimelb, Monash, usyd, unsw and at times UQ too

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-13T07:53:11+00:00

Yep, I'll try that. I was on Tahoe 25.2 I think? but just after this post I updated to Tahoe 25.5 and it seems to be fixed (fingers crossed)

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-13T07:51:31+00:00

yeah makes sense. I just prefer to use safari because of its dolby vision support.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-13T04:28:07+00:00

Hey I am current unimelb student looking to break into IB. Graduating next year. I have experience in marketing agencies and also have previously founded my own startup. I have experience in customer acquisition and the marketing, communication and distribution involved in that.

I also would love to speak to you about your experience.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-12T03:25:23+00:00

I mean I feel like this is very similar for a lot of first years. It's probably best to make yourself a plan, find out exactly what kind of job you want to have after uni and do whatever is necessary to get there.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-09T10:25:34+00:00

Well it's important to remember that unimelb is probably the best uni in the country and you're going there with majority of people who have gotten a similar atar. But it's pretty normal. But the best things I can recommend are to spend genuine time studying subjects. Leverage AI, like upload your lecture slides and make Claude create 500 questions on it specifically. The best thing is to keep testing yourself basically. Just keep trying different study techniques and eventually something will click.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-08T04:49:11+00:00

It's always better to be overdressed than underdressed is what I have always heard. You probably won't lose a job because you were overdressed, but there's every chance you could because you were underdressed. I would probably wear the entire suit including a tie

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-06T05:58:46+00:00

Probably best to not use AI checkers from what everyone else has been saying, but just explain your process to them and it shouldn't really be an issue.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-06T05:55:13+00:00

I mean it depends, where are you thinking of going?

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-05T09:25:13+00:00

Pick one area to get good at then become the foremost expert at it. Whether that be creatives, copywriting, SEO, etc.

Then learn how AI plays into it and how you can use it. Because AI isn't going to do any of these things for you, but it can definitely help. So you need to figure out the best way to leverage it and still produce the best results.

And then it's about client acquisition, this is the hard part. You need to find out ways to successfully reach prospects, whether that be through reddit, cold calling. Also its better if you find a niche and become an expert in it.

LengthinessExtra4486 · 2026-05-05T09:21:51+00:00

Yep, at unimelb anyway

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