A core aspect of financial planning & analysis (FP&A) is forecasting and budgeting. In this article, exposed are some of the more common myths so frequently accepted as truth within FP&A groups around the globe.
Carl Seidman
Carl Seidman is a trusted and disciplined advisor specializing in financial strategy and business transformation. He has dedicated his career to guiding healthy companies through strategic growth and aiding stagnant, under-performing, and distressed companies through turnaround or revitalization.
He is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and trainer in the field of FP&A, business modeling, and Millennial career development.
Carl is a CPA and possesses other professional credentials in insolvency and restructuring, valuation, fraud, and financial forensics.
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The Millennial generation, which continues to make up a larger and larger percentage of the workforce, will change the way FP&A hiring takes place and the way we manage our finance talent. The article will demystify Millennials and explain how the FP&A profession must change to attract top talent.
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