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.

In this article, the author outlines how to effectively bridge the gap between finance and marketing teams reporting and shares some learnings from his experience. He exemplifies his lessons with a planning system that helped them achieve a balanced closed-loop approach to finance and marketing planning.

In this article, Tanbir Jasimuddin reflects upon a recent London FP&A Board meeting where Agile FP&A was discussed and combines it with his thoughts on an agile organisation.

Many organisations still struggle with data quality and timeliness, with 35% citing these issues as the biggest barriers to data-driven decision-making in the 2024 FP&A Trends Survey. This paper explores how to master data and analytics in Financial Planning & Analysis, deploy analytics technology, and foster a culture of analytics-informed decisions.

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.

This article delves into the importance of data management in forecasting, data accuracy and completeness, common mistakes companies make, transformative opportunities presented by next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the role of the CFO in this process.