FP&A professionals need to be motivated and motivate others to trust and to make strategic decisions based on insights from the team. If trust is not yet established between you and your business partner, find the trigger that will make them believe in your analysis and the numbers behind them.
Carl Stiller
Carl Stiller is Senior Business Controller Finance Transformation (Interim) at Transdev Sverige AB and Stockholm FP&A Board Ambassador
He has a master's degree in international economics from Linnaeus University in Sweden and ESCE in France.
He has 16 years of experience in the FP&A profession from companies like LG Electronics, CA Technologies, Philips and Spotify. Carl started his consultancy firm two years ago and is now focused on interim and change management within the FP&A area. He currently works as interim head of FP&A at Max Matthiessen.
He is an active member of the Stockholm FP&A Board and lives outside Stockholm with his wife and 3 kids. Carl is also involved in developing the profession in Sweden via his trade union AKAVIA, where he is a board member.
Author's Articles
This articles looks into the activities that took place during 10 months during one of my assignments and include several recommendations for anyone who is about to set up a brand-new FP&A department in a company in transition.