Agility has become an important initiative for many organisations as they struggle to cope with the ever-accelerating pace of change in the external environment whilst also being under the threat of new entrants unencumbered by legacy organisations and technology issues.

On 17 November 2020, FP&A Trends Group gathered senior FP&A professionals from Electrolux, Jedox, Michael Page, Business Partnering Institute, and FP&A Trends Group who shared their insights on the five facets of the “New Normal” FP&A.

The quality of a decision is a question about what data or lack of data the decisions are made on. So, let’s discuss what is a Data-Driven Decision and what is not, but also how do we make Fair Decisions. 

Most FP&A professionals have excellent educational qualifications beyond their undergrad degrees. I have often been asked what the right education for FP&A is. This article tries to bring some clarity. 

Financial models are crucial to the business but building them in Excel can be both complicated and frustrating. Setting up formulas and stipulating conditions takes time. And just when you think your model is water-tight, there is another error.

At this meeting, we reviewed the latest FP&A team roles that are not typical for traditional management accounting. Watch the recording to learn from senior professionals from Nielsen, Kruger Products, Solera, Robert Half and SAP.