In AI/ML FP&A Committee Meeting #15, we hosted a meeting featuring a presentation by Hashim Ahmed, the Chief Financial Officer of Jaguar Mining Inc. titled "Jaguar Mining Inc. Case Study: Smart Planning with AI/ML,". Hashim Ahmed showcased the company's innovative approach to planning using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and how they leverage cutting-edge technologies to optimise their financial strategies.

In this article, the author shares his experience in an extraordinary project - the Asfordby Mine acquisition by British Coal. Although the project was completed years ago, the techniques and technology used for planning and analysis were leading-edge and may still interest FP&A professionals.

In this short video, Francisco Canchanya, Former Director Controlling Excellence at SWAROVSKI, speaks about his company's journey of the intelligent transformation.

In this video, Charles Peter, Finance Director Global sales, marketing and operations at Microsoft, shares his experience of planning and forecasting optimisation and outlines Microsoft's journey to simplification.

In this short video, Gray Finney, Senior Manager FP&A at Dollar General, outlines how Dollar General Corporation developed a Dynamic Forecasting framework.

FP&A expert has to help management make the right decisions. The expert must be able to perform a rigorous logical analysis of the consequences of the decision. This is why an FP&A specialist trained and experienced in visual cause-effect analysis can stand out from the crowd.