True Business Partnering starts when the FP&A community fully owns the numbers, completely agrees with them, and publicly endorses them.

Change is inevitable. And a process of change – a story – starts always with a question. Why do FP&A professionals need to ask more effective questions? Where should you start?

FP&A is going to thrive and evolve if it continues to enhance the decision-making process in an uncertain business environment. This is why we need to see a huge shift in the FP&A skill set. 

What is systems thinking and how can it be applied in a real-life finance business partnering scenario? A modern finance business partner requires a shift in mindset away from linear to more of interconnectedness.  

How does an accountant move from being a compliant type bean counter to a value-add influential finance business partner? The article looks into three thoughts that can be a good start.

Staying ahead of the competition requires FP&A to become a strategic business partner. Strategic finance business partnership primarily focuses on making the whole company stronger.