Enhancing strategic agility: Mastering scenario planning
in a fast-changing world
Join us at an exclusive lunch for finance leaders in Melbourne
Finance leaders are continuing to focus on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) as a key function that intersects organisational strategy, its execution, and resulting performance.
Many organisations are in the process of modernising their FP&A capability, but what role does scenario modelling play in this evolving landscape, and what does good practice look like?
Join us at an exclusive lunch for finance leaders to explore the evolution of scenario planning, which plays an ever increasing role in a world of geopolitical instability, economic challenges and the advancement of AI.
Date: 12th June 2025, Thursday
Time: 12 – 2.30pm. A 3-course lunch will be provided.
Venue: Bossley restaurant, 186 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Main topics of focus:
- The rising importance of scenario modelling within modern planning practice
- How scenario planning supercharges business agility
- What key factors drive effective scenario planning
- Showcasing scenario planning within an FP&A platform
- Customer Q&A – Designworks' and Tennis Australia's journey to modernising FP&A
Partnering with Finance Teams
QMetrix has been partnering with finance teams to deliver FP&A solutions for over a decade. They have worked with over 100 organisations to transform their Financial Planning and Analysis processes, and enable a more efficient and effective finance function. Here are some clients QMetrix has worked with.
Speakers
Brett Ruwoldt (CPA)
Director at QMetrix
Brett has over 30 years’ experience in finance and technology fields and is equipped with a powerful combination of skillsets to assist organisations in achieving the right outcomes from their technology investments. At QMetrix, Brett leads the team responsible for delivering exceptional services and solutions which optimise business processes and drive business agility; QMetrix was named 2024 and 2025 APJ Workday Adaptive Planning Partner of the Year. Brett is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) and holds a Graduate Diploma in Software Development and Bachelor of Business in Accounting.
Kieran Garriga (CA)
Principal Consultant at QMetrix
Kieran is an IT and accounting professional (CA) with more than a decade of systems implementation experience. Having completed a double degree of accounting and computer science, Kieran’s early career focussed on finance and ERP systems before pivoting more towards Corporate Performance Management solutions. As a Principal Consultant at QMetrix, Kieran guides clients through the implementation of Workday’s Adaptive Planning. He loves to roll up his sleeves and solve problems and ultimately gets the most satisfaction helping clients navigate change.
Ben Challis
Head of Planning & Business Improvement at Designworks
Ben is a commercial finance and business improvement leader, with a range of transformational operational and financial experience across a number of organisations. He has a track record of driving enhanced reporting and insights, including system implementations that support better strategic decision making. He also has a passion for transformation processes, improving and implementing systems and processes to drive scalable growth and profitability.
Nirash Amarasinghe
Systems Accountant at Tennis Australia
Nirash pairs his skills and experience as a Business Analyst and Systems Accountant to bring insight, recommend strategies, and deliver on business goals. At Tennis Australia, Nirash is responsible for the end-to-end development, implementation, and integration of Workday, including the ongoing management of Workday Adaptive Planning and analytics applications.
Jarred Grek (Host)
CPM Solution Specialist and Account Executive at QMetrix
Jarred has a strong passion to help businesses succeed. At QMetrix, he takes a consultative approach to help solve their FP&A and business challenges. Drawing from his experience in the financial industry and exposure to many other industries, Jarred engages with stakeholders to understand their needs, scope requirements, build a business case for change, and turn them into actionable outcomes.
Join us at Bossley Restaurant and Bar for a delightful dining experience.
Seating is limited – register to save your seat.
QMetrix has been partnering with finance teams to deliver FP&A solutions for over a decade, providing end-to-end services from analysis to design and delivery. They are a Platinum Solution Provider and Preferred Validated solution implementation partner of Workday Adaptive Planning, and was named 2024 and 2025 APJ Workday Adaptive Planning Partner of the Year.
Workday Adaptive Planning is a market leading cloud technology that has over 7,000 customers globally. It provides budgeting, forecasting, reporting and data visualisation services to help organisations improve their performance. It has been recognised as a 2023 and 2024 Gartner’s Customer’s Choice for Planning Software.