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Financial Modelling & Simulation

Local governments and large organisations face growing complexity when modelling revenue, assessing policy impacts, and preparing annual rating or pricing schemes. 

Traditional spreadsheets and legacy systems can make it difficult to test scenarios, asses impact and provide timely, reliable advice to decision makers.  

Organisations need to be able to: 

  • Quicky test policy options 

  • Maintain accuracy and transparency 

  • Respond to stakeholder questions 

  • Understand long-term financial impacts 

  • Produce reliable outputs for billing, consultation and governance

Rates Modelling as a Service (RMaaS) provides a modern, governed environment for rates and revenue modelling, helping organisations make better decisions with greater confidence.  

One platform for modelling, analysis and decision-making

RMaaS is a secure, cloud-hosted platform for rating, tariff and revenue modelling. 

Unlike spreadsheets or rigid legacy systems, RMaaS combines flexible scenario modelling, data integration and built-in governance in a single environment — helping teams test policy and pricing options, understand their impacts and produce transparent, traceable results. 

Designed for finance, policy and analytical teams, RMaaS gives organisations a structured, scalable alternative to fragmented modelling processes and systems that can be difficult to adapt as requirements change. 

Who is RMaaS for?

Local councils
Model rates, charges and revenue scenarios with greater speed, transparency and control. 

State government agencies.
Evaluate complex pricing, funding or revenue models while maintaining robust governance and auditability. 

Utilities and service authorities 
Model tariffs, pricing structures and customer impacts across changing assumptions and scenarios. 

Large organisations
Manage complex pricing and revenue models where accuracy, repeatability and traceability matter. 

Scenario modelling 

Test policy options before implementation 

Create, duplicate and compare scenarios to understand the impact of proposed rating, pricing or policy changes. 

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What can it do?

Calculation engine

Calculate at scale, without spreadsheets

Run full models or targeted recalculations quickly and consistently, with automated checks and reproducible results. 

Data integration

Connect the data you already use 

Integrate property, valuation and customer data through APIs or file-based workflows, with validation and traceable data flows. 

Analytics

Turn model outputs into insights

Explore revenue forecasts, scenario comparisons, geographic impacts and property-level results through integrated reporting and analysis. 

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Configurable rules

Adapt models as policy changes 

Configure rating products, eligibility rules and formulas without rebuilding the underlying system. 

Cloud delivery

Secure, managed and purpose built

RMaaS is delivered as a fully managed SaaS platform hosted in Australian cloud regions, with security and access controls built into the platform. 

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Because RMaaS has governance built in.

By embedding governance throughout the modelling process, with role-based access, approval workflows, version control and a complete audit history, teams can maintain full control over models - giving decision-makers greater confidence in the results. 

Why do we trust it?

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See what RMaaS could do for your organisation 

If your team is spending too much time maintaining models, testing scenarios or reconciling spreadsheets, RMaaS can provide a better way to manage the process. 

Talk to Sunstone about RMaaS