FAQs on Financial Assessments

Corporate Scorecard provide financial and risk advisory reports and services to the University. They undertake company/supplier financial assessments and provide recommendations to the University to assist with the procurement and/or tender decision making process.

The University has been working closely with Corporate Scorecard for several years now and have built a good working relationship. Corporate Scorecard have over 20 years experience of providing expert financial advice and have always provided the financial reports in a prompt manner.

Our Account Manager at Corporate Scorecard has an understanding of the University and it's needs, therefore can provide advice/report recommendations to different areas depending on their individual requirements.

There are two main types of Financial Viability Assessments available to the University:

Please see Sample Reports section above to view the types available, delivery times and prices.

Our account manager at Corporate Scorecard will be more than happy to assist you with determining which report would be best suited to your project/contract. Her contact details can be found in the table at the top of this page.

Corporate Scorecard offer samples of various reports to ensure that it meets your needs before you make your purchase.

Please click the links below for available samples:

Please note, all of the prices above exclude GST.

To allow Corporate Scorecard to undertake the financial assessments, they have to contact the company/supplier to obtain the required information (for example, financial statements etc). The standard process involves the University staff member notifying the subject company to inform them that Corporate Scorecard will be contacting them to obtain corporate and financial information to complete a financial viability check.

For more information regarding confidentiality, please contact our Account Manager at Corporate Scorecard.

Before ordering a financial report from Corporate Scorecard, please check the register to see if the University already has a copy of your report (therefore avoiding a duplicate purchase).

If the report is not listed on the register and you are required to make a purchase, please ensure that you have received prior approval in accordance with the Vice Chancellor's Authorisations to commit this expenditure.

If you will be ordering these financial reports on a regular basis, please contact our Account Manager at Corporate Scorecard who will be able to set up a unique account for you to use the online ordering facility. Once you have received your username and password, please log in here and use the Quick Guide below to step you through the ordering process:

Download Quick Guide (PDF, 151KB)

For complex assignments, Corporate Scorecard will organise a meeting with you to help develop a detailed briefing. Please note, you may also place an order by email, fax, spreadsheet (for large batches) or telephone however these methods may take longer to process.

If this is likely to be a one-off report request (therefore not worthwhile setting up an account with Corporate Scorecard), please email the following details through to Strategic Procurement who will be able to process the request on your behalf:

  • Company Name
  • Project/Tender Name
  • Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Full Address
  • Name of the Contact at the Company
  • Phone Number of the Company Contact (mobile preferred if available)
  • Email Address of the Company Contact
  • Maximum annual value of contract
  • Anticipated Completion Date for the Contract
  • Estimated Value of The Contract
  • Contract Start Date

We will confirm by email once we have sent your request to Corporate Scorecard.

Once we receive your report(s), we will forward them on to you via email. We will also send you a copy of the tax invoice for you to arrange payment to Corporate Scorecard.

Once you have received your report, Corporate Scorecard will issue you a tax invoice for the service provided. When you have received your report and are happy with the service. please follow the University's standard accounts payable procedures to ensure that the invoice is paid in a timely manner.

If this is likely to be a one-off report request, then the Strategic Procurement Team can process the request on your behalf.  Please see the 'How do I order a report?' section for further details.

The standard turnaround time for report requests submitted online is five working days. However, if you require your report as a matter of urgency, Corporate Scorecard offer a priority service delivering the reports within three business days. Please note, there is an 80% surcharge for the cost of this priority delivery service.

In order to maintain control of the Corporate Scorecard reports and avoid duplicate purchases, all of the reports are sent to the Strategic Procurement email address (which is always monitored). As soon as the Procurement Team receive your report(s), we will forward them accordingly in a timely manner.

A list of financial reports that have already been purchased by the University can be found here.

If the report you require is already available and is no more than 12 months old, please contact the Strategic Procurement Team to request a copy of the report so that the information can be re-used.