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The cloud holds some exciting prospects for the development of cash flow planning. It will bring access to Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics on a scale previously only accessible to data scientists.
London FP&A Circle on 27 January explored Cash Flow Planning - Why the Traditional Profit-Driven Mindset Needs to Be Rethought.
FP&A teams have been more focused on Profit and Loss account. However, in high uncertainty, FP&A's need to develop a "Cash Flow" Mindset. So what does this involve?
By Joao Almeida, CFO Hubs at A.P. Moller-Maersk, and Rich Feldman, Head of Marketing at Finario
CEOs that are more strategically oriented and less numbers-oriented tend to want to partner with a CFO who has a strong command of the numbers. When that's not the case, and we have CEOs or leadership teams that are focused on their matrix, it can be challenging for the finance organisation. In the new article, Joao Almeida and Rich Feldman discuss some of the current challenges facing leaders in finance, and the role of capital planning in a time of increased uncertainty.
In many companies, the processes and tools to manage profit and loss (P&L) are quite developed, but the cash flow is not always understood and does not always receive the same level of attention. What are the reasons for this and how can FP&A improve the situation?
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