In this article, the author reveals how FP&A teams can help businesses with forecasts. He reflects on Nate Silver's book "The Signal and The Noise" and tells us a few takeaways on becoming a better forecaster.
Matt Poleski
Matt Poleski has worked for numerous international companies in his career including Gallagher, Sara Lee, and KPMG. Matt specializes in coupling financial planning and analysis with mergers integration and organization structure.
Matt has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a B.S. in Accountancy and Psychology from the University of Illinois. Matt also is a Certified Public Accountant.
Author's Articles
In this article, the author explains how FP&A teams can help us support organisational health. The author outlines how this can be achieved through a deep-dive into the four disciplines stated in Patrick Lencioni's book "The Advantage".
This article discusses how FP&A teams can help our organisations measure information that balances the trade-offs between profitability and innovation. The author tells us how to achieve the Bush-Vail balance when building an FP&A department.
In this article, the author examines the FP&A's role in helping businesses win by measuring financial data and explores what should be measured. He also suggests how FP&A can help management balance the tug-of-war between profitability and innovation.