There are still many questions and misconceptions regarding Predictive Planning and Forecasting. Many finance leaders express their concerns about this process. This article summarises the key takeaways from the webinar that shed light on these concerns.
Hans Gobin
FP&A Leader and London FP&A Board Ambassador
Finance Director with over 20 years of experience in Financial reporting (Internal, External, PLC, Board), FP&A, Performance Management, Systems Implementation, Multinational Project management, Transformation and Change Management, M&A, BPO & SSC.
Experience working in different company sizes ranging from Start-ups to large PLC and PE backed and experience working in various sectors including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, FMCG, and practice.
Founder member of the London International FP&A Board, regularly delivering talks on FP&A-related subject matters.
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