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.

In this article, the author discusses how we can elevate the impact of FP&A within our organisations and outlines his practical learnings from a successful FP&A Transformation.

At one of our recent webinars, Brad Farrow, Commercial Finance Director at Mondelēz International, revealed how ZBB can be transformed into 'future-back planning,' a visionary strategy focusing on a 10 to 15-year outlook.

In this video, Brad advocates for implementing a forward-thinking approach, as exemplified by Mondelez. This approach empowers leaders to align strategic decisions with a long-term vision, enhancing engagement and flexibility and driving sustainable growth.

In this video, Pieter van Loosbroek, Global Process Lead FP&A at The HEINEKEN Company, shares how they leverage the FP&A Trends Maturity Model to assess and elevate their FP&A capabilities. He also explains how they identify improvement areas, set ambitious goals and build a strategic roadmap, turning insights into action that enhances performance across the organisation.

In this video, we are exploring the case study of a pharmaceutical company that leveraged AI/ML to predict cash flow and gain a competitive edge. Lina Parra Cartagena, Associate Director of Finance at Vertex, shares how AI and real-time data transformed their cash flow predictions, even during the challenges of COVID-19.

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.