Business acumen is the admission ticket to a permanent seat at the decision-making table in your organisation. This article will explain how FP&A professionals can gain or improve their business acumen.
This article explores overcoming our own misconceptions of barriers to partnering, identifying the true cause in any specific situation, and establishing financial planning and analysis (FP&A) as indispensable partners to the business leaders we serve.
Building a good FP&A team is essential to the success of the finance function and even for the whole organisation. In today’s business world, FP&A teams need to build a strong foundation before they can take advantage of the new technology trends.
Working in FP&A during a crisis is extremely challenging but it is also an opportunity to mature processes, reach a stage where FP&A can conduct organizational changes and become a real Business Partner. This article highlights three main areas for FP&A improvement.
This articles looks into the activities that took place during 10 months during one of my assignments and include several recommendations for anyone who is about to set up a brand-new FP&A department in a company in transition.
True Business Partnering starts when the FP&A community fully owns the numbers, completely agrees with them, and publicly endorses them.