According to a McKinsey study, during the pandemic, about 50 percent of the companies in their research, "the outperformers", took advantage of the crisis, significantly increasing performance. At the same time, 50 percent saw no meaningful change. This article discusses what factors lead companies to outperformance and how Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) can help.
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.
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