The top 7 trends shaping FP&A today can be grouped into 3 key building blocks: Process, Technology, and People.
The building blocks are a 3-part recipe to create the perfect cake. Each part will help to curate a strong finance professional and a successful cross-functional FP&A team.
Strong programming skills (R, SQL, Python, VBA) are coming up frequently as requirements to be successful in FP&A. Those who have not caught up with this yet need to do so.
What about strong people skills?
By Mohammed Hussain, Finance Analyst at Amazon
Disclaimer: Financial Modelling has no strict “right” or “wrong” method of application. It does, however, have forms of best practice and this what this article attempts to highlight
Mohammed is an advocate for process automation. The key tools that enable him to automate Excel flows are: power query, power BI, and VBA. His notable contributions involve a unique blend of traditional Excel financial modelling and BI. Mohammed is a key Excel SME in the context of design simplicity. He strives to empower folks to produce models that are transparent and understood by the reader.
One key goal in life is to empower folks to curate the right mindset when creating financial models. This mindset will also help to grow into a convincing business partner, and grow your career.
Mohammed has 7+ years of extensive experience working with senior leadership as a business partner and technical specialist. His tech stack includes: Excel (advanced), VBA, Power Query, Power BI, MySQL, COGNOS/TM1, R, Python
Please see Mohammed online portfolio at mohammedh.co
The top 7 trends shaping FP&A today can be grouped into 3 key building blocks: Process, Technology, and People.
The building blocks are a 3-part recipe to create the perfect cake. Each part will help to curate a strong finance professional and a successful cross-functional FP&A team.
Strong programming skills (R, SQL, Python, VBA) are coming up frequently as requirements to be successful in FP&A. Those who have not caught up with this yet need to do so.
What about strong people skills?
Disclaimer: Financial Modelling has no strict “right” or “wrong” method of application. It does, however, have forms of best practice and this what this article attempts to highlight
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