As FP&A Professionals we spend a lot of time in meetings. A quick review of your Outlook - and you will barely find a day that is not filled with at least one meeting. In this article, you will find 3 rules that can help to ensure an effective meeting and allow the relevant decisions to be made and actions to be taken.
As an FP&A professional, one of the key foundation points is to build trust and respect with the business. Trust comes in many forms and is built over time, and is something that cannot be obtained immediately. Respect relies on providing quality and timely outputs that the business can rely on as a trusted partner.
So how did I get there? This article is a snapshot of Turgut Kapisiz's journey and the steps involved.
Both diversity and inclusion are important considerations in the modern finance world. There are clear benefits associated with organisations that are successful in driving this agenda – both in terms of employee satisfaction and also to the bottom line in terms of profit.
The below article summarises an approach developed throughout the years of my work and explores ways to fully integrate FP&A with other divisions and remove barriers in cooperation.
By Gary Cokins, Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management
Ever notice how the personalities and dispositions of animals often resemble humans'? An organisation’s pursuit of adopting FP&A involves personalities of all types. How are they like the creatures that populate our planet? Here is a zoology of analogous types of employees that you might recognise.
So, you’re a C-suite executive, Vice President, Director, Manager, Senior, or Staff financial professional and a high potential and performance team member or members have left the company. The goal of this blog is to provide 5 success factors for retaining and building a FP&A dream team from the perspective of a high potential and performer millennial.