This paper explores how FP&A teams can lead in an unpredictable era, drawing on insights from 260+ International FP&A Board meetings across 19 countries, 30+ research papers, and input from over 50,000 senior practitioners worldwide. We identified the top 5 trends that will shape FP&A in 2025 and beyond, therefore offering a roadmap for finance teams to become agile, data-driven partners capable of navigating complexity with confidence.

Stefan Spiegel, CFO at ETH Zurich, shared a compelling case study on integrating AI into finance. He showcased two transformative applications: using large language models (LLMs) to streamline internal processes and graph databases to analyse complex relationships.

What are the top trends shaping FP&A in 2025 and beyond? Check out the recording of this webinar to get the answer to this question.

The 24th meeting of the Global AI/ML FP&A Committee, which took place on September 10th, 2024, featured a presentation titled "CFOs / Finance Professionals in the Age of AI - Microsoft Case Study", by Takeshi Murakami, Country CFO - Thailand / Vietnam at Microsoft.

This Insights Paper explores AI’s impact on FP&A, highlighting its benefits, implementation strategies, and future implications. It also describes the role of FP&A Business Partnering in driving strategic value and presents the Business Partnering Framework that enables teams to shift from traditional finance roles into strategic business partners.

In this article, the author shares a few practical strategies for implementing AI and data science in FP&A and reveals how modern AI tools can enhance organisational productivity.