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Why FP&A Professionals are Best Suited to Make Cross-Functional Movements
Cross-functional
December 22, 2020

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Business Partnering, FP&A Skills, FP&A Team Building

The increasing levels of business partnering and integration, new opportunities in functions outside finance are becoming possible. Having personally witnessed some successful cross-functional movements by FP&A professionals, I am a strong believer in the capability as well as the value of such movements. 

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The Right Educational Qualification For an FP&A Career
Educational Qualification
November 10, 2020

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Skills, FP&A Team Building

Most FP&A professionals have excellent educational qualifications beyond their undergrad degrees. I have often been asked what the right education for FP&A is. This article tries to bring some clarity. 

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The Importance of External Awareness in FP&A
fp&a
October 13, 2020

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
FP&A Skills, FP&A Business Partnering, FP&A Team Building

Today’s finance department is a weaved together mix of shared service centres, centres of excellence, outsourcing arrangements and the retained business partnering functions such as FP&A.

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FP&A Team Building in Dubai
February 19, 2020

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
FP&A Team Building, FP&A Skills

In February 2020, the Dubai FP&A Board gathered for the 7th time to discuss the subject of "Building Winning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Teams". Lukas Herbert, FP&A Director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, facilitated the meeting.

 
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FP&A and Data Visualization
December 26, 2019

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Data Visualisation

Today’s world is characterized by information overload and attention deficit. The amount of data being created, processed, and hence available is exploding. More data was created in the last 2 years than was created since the beginning of humankind. 

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Do Annual Budgets Make Sense Anymore?
November 5, 2019

By Kedar Kale, FP&A Manager at Hala

FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Planning and Budgeting

The idea of a budget is so core to financial wisdom that it’s one of the first lessons we learnt from our parents for keeping our finances (and lives) on track. Annual Budgeting exercises have been the norm in almost all companies, big and small, across the world for decades. However, in recent years, there has been a lot of news about companies, some very prominent headline-grabbing ones, doing away with their annual budgets and moving to a monthly rolling forecast-based system.

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Kedar Kale

kedar_kale.jpgKedar works as Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis at Godrej Consumer Products Limited, India's largest homegrown consumer products company. He has previously worked in various finance roles at Colgate-Palmolive and EY. He is an Indian Chartered Accountant, has cleared all levels of the CFA course and has an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from the CIMA. He has a keen interest in the future of finance as a function and analytics and loves to write. 

 

Author's Articles

Cross-functional
Why FP&A Professionals are Best Suited to Make Cross-Functional Movements
December 22, 2020
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Business Partnering, FP&A Skills, FP&A Team Building

The increasing levels of business partnering and integration, new opportunities in functions outside finance are becoming possible. Having personally witnessed some successful cross-functional movements by FP&A professionals, I am a strong believer in the capability as well as the value of such movements. 

Read more
Educational Qualification
The Right Educational Qualification For an FP&A Career
November 10, 2020
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Skills, FP&A Team Building

Most FP&A professionals have excellent educational qualifications beyond their undergrad degrees. I have often been asked what the right education for FP&A is. This article tries to bring some clarity. 

Read more
fp&a
The Importance of External Awareness in FP&A
October 13, 2020
FP&A Tags:
FP&A Skills, FP&A Business Partnering, FP&A Team Building

Today’s finance department is a weaved together mix of shared service centres, centres of excellence, outsourcing arrangements and the retained business partnering functions such as FP&A.

Read more
FP&A Team Building in Dubai
February 19, 2020
FP&A Tags:
FP&A Team Building, FP&A Skills

In February 2020, the Dubai FP&A Board gathered for the 7th time to discuss the subject of "Building Winning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Teams". Lukas Herbert, FP&A Director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, facilitated the meeting.

 
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