Storytelling is a vital part of FP&A, helping practitioners to extract value from the data.

The CFO at Swiss Railway Freight Logistics (SBB Cargo AG) shares how his own company successfully implemented this agile alternative to traditional budgeting

In this uncertain environment organisational agility often faces a huge barrier: unaligned top-down and bottom-up planning processes.

In the current highly uncertain business environment, an xP&A business partner needs to be equipped with defined skills and competencies that bridge technical acumen, technology, and influence.

Some people believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will eventually replace humans within FP&A. Thought leaders and experienced AI users feel that this is completely wrong. For AI to be effective, it needs to be combined with human intelligence (HI). 

Transformation and new ways of working – the buzzwords that you hear a lot these days applied to business or IT functions. Are these concepts also suitable for finance, and especially finance in a stock listed large corporation? This article will describe this transformation and also outline the main success factors.