31 experienced finance professionals gathered for the 14th in-person edition of the Geneva FP&A Board. It was held on 7th February 2023 in the beautiful co-working office of SPACES in the city centre of Geneva. This time the finance practitioners focused on the Five Critical Roles for Building a World Class FP&A Team.

Global business has never experienced change at the scale and speed observed in recent years. FP&A teams need to be multi-skilled and multi-functional in this rapidly evolving environment. It allows them to develop new ‘playbooks’ to overcome challenging changes, taking on roles that are not typical for traditional management accounting.

On the 7th of March, San Francisco welcomed the International FP&A Board members first time this year. This event signified the start of North American FP&A Board meetings scheduled for 2023.

27 senior finance professionals gathered in Seattle FP&A Board on 9 March 2023 to discuss the five crucial FP&A team roles and the most important principles of building the best-in-class finance teams.

To provide relevant business insights, FP&A need to act fast, adopt a business partnering mindset and leverage digital analytics. Five key pillars enable FP&A teams to shift from being a gatekeeper to an enabler.

The London FP&A Board met on 26 January 2023, attended by senior FP&A practitioners from diverse sectors, to discuss the five critical roles for building a world-class FP&A team.  In this article, you can find the most important takeaways from this think-tank.