Do you believe cross-functional projects help in improving FP&A Business Partners’ interpersonal skills, strengthening their relationships with stakeholders and increasing their business acumen? To answer these questions, I would like to share the below business case from my experience in working at a global FMCG company.
Mohamed El-Rouby
Mohamed ELRouby is a Finance Business Partner/ FP&A expert with more than 18 years of experience in global multinational companies such as J&J, Novartis, Allergan, Takeda, and Energizer.
Mohamed handled multiple international senior finance roles across Middle East, Africa, India, Turkey and South west Asia. He is also an international finance speaker and has several qualifications:
- CGMA Chartered Global Management Accountant from CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountant, UK
- FP&A Certified Corporate FP&A professional, from AFP Association for Financial Professional, USA
- MBA in Finance & Investment.
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Does your finance department add true value to the business? Do you see finance influence decision making in your organisation? Is finance always invited to attend strategic business meetings? If the answer to any of the above questions is “no”, it means a transformation from controlling to finance business partnering function is needed.