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Connagh Hopkins

Connagh HopkinsWith more than 20 years of extensive experience in the Australian and UK finance sectors, Connagh is a strategic financial leader committed to delivering outstanding enterprise-wide financial performance analysis and reporting. 

As Head of Business Planning & Reporting at Western Power, she leads a team of 50 responsible for finance partnerships, reporting and analysis, business plans, budgeting, forecasting, benchmarking and business case estimations.   

She is passionate about leading teams through organisational change, improving financial partnerships and increasing commercial acumen and awareness within organisations.   

Previous roles in property development, not-for-profit, retail and commercial fuel sales, and television production drives her commitment to coaching and mentoring others to have the confidence to try something new and be future-focused.    

Connagh holds an MBA from Deakin University, is a member of CIMA and CPA and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is currently the Treasurer for REmida, an NFP in Perth and Co-Chair of the Western Australian Committee for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). 

Author's Articles

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FP&A Leads Change for Sustained Cost Optimisation
December 5, 2024
FP&A Tags:
FP&A Change Management, Cost Planning

In this article, the author explores how FP&A professionals can champion Change Management to break down the silos by relating our strengths to a well-known eight-stage change framework by John P. Kotter.

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Finding the Right Mix of People
July 2, 2024
FP&A Tags:
FP&A People, FP&A Team Building, FP&A Case Studies

In this article, the author exemplifies how to find and train the right people to build the best-in-class FP&A team. She illustrates it with examples from her practical experience at Western Power.

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Elevate Your FP&A Maturity with Rolling Forecasts
March 5, 2024
FP&A Tags:
Rolling Forecast, FP&A Maturity Models, FP&A Transformation

If you are wondering where to start with your finance transformation and not sure whether the focus should be on data, systems or Business Partnering, consider implementing Rolling Forecasts. In this article, the author outlines six practical steps to get started with Rolling Forecast.

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Could AI Take Over the Role of FP&A Professionals?
June 13, 2023
FP&A Tags:
AI/ML FP&A, FP&A Technology, FP&A Skills

Is AI a friend or foe for FP&A Professionals? In this article, the author speculates if AI could take over the role of FP&A professionals and outlines why it is not likely for already mature organisations.

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