The finance skills HR is expected to have and nobody teaches: live, on HR data, with your progress reviewed every session. Live 1:1. Homework between sessions.
P&L, accrual, EBITDA, margin, runway. Finance speaks it fluently. HR nods along. Every explanation was written for finance people. This one isn't.
Finance and HR spend weeks each year on headcount and people-cost forecasts. HR is expected to own the inputs but was never taught how to build the model — so the number gets made by someone else, and HR loses the argument before it starts.
It plugs the finance gap every HR curriculum skipped. If you've never read a P&L, that's the point, not a problem.
Owning a budget, a headcount plan, or a seat at the finance table — without ever being taught the vocabulary.
Asked to own headcount and people-cost numbers.
Partnering with FP&A and expected to hold their own.
Who want the business side their programme skipped.
Live work in session, homework on real HR data, expert feedback every time.
Revenue, COGS, gross margin, opex, EBITDA, net income. Accrual vs cash — via the bonus earned in December and paid in March.
Revenue per employee, people cost as % of revenue, EBITDA margin, burn and runway. Why a CFO says no to the hire HR thinks is obvious.
Annual planning, quarterly reforecast, headcount approvals, backfill vs net-new, why a req gets frozen in Q3.
Starting headcount, planned hires, attrition assumption, merit cycle, fully loaded cost.
Cost of a regretted exit, cost of a backfill, ROI of an L&D programme, hire vs contract.
Best / base / worst, variance to budget, and the one-page note to the CFO. Your forecast, reviewed line by line, the way finance would.
Find where every people cost sits, and follow a finance conversation without guessing.
Built yourself, with best / base / worst scenarios.
A hire, a backfill, an L&D spend — written the way a CFO reads it.
You learn the way analysts actually learn: by doing the work and getting expert feedback on it.
No pre-recorded videos. Every session is a working session with a coach.
Every homework is a decision HR actually faces: a hire, a backfill, a budget line. You work it the way you would at work.
You bring your model or your one-pager to the next session and we go through it together.
Quotes from learners across the DataSkillUp coaching program.
"Their sessions are very practical and grounded in real-life examples, which I really appreciate. They're straight to the point — definitely not just another lecture with slides!"
"Aaron is a highly skilled HR expert who is a pleasure to collaborate with. His deep knowledge, ability to convey complex concepts clearly, and willingness to assist make him an invaluable resource."
"DataSkillUp takes a thoughtful approach to supporting individuals in their learning journey. I would absolutely recommend connecting with them if you're looking to build confidence in analytics, whatever your background."