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Simone da Silva Collins

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With 10+ years of industry experience in business partnering, Simone is currently Finance Business Partner in the UK for a financial services enterprise. She has been in both regional and corporate FP&A roles in telecoms, technology and insurance industries, supporting her partners in financial planning and analysis and business partnering. Together with other like-minded FP&A professionals around the world, Simone is engaged with Associated of Financial Professional (AFP) in job task analysis and item writing for the FP&A certification exams.

Simone is originally from Macau in SE Asia. She is a Fellow of ACCA, a certified FP&A and has an MBA from Manchester Business School.

 

Author's Articles

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Why Should We Care About Data Governance and Data Literacy?
October 25, 2022
FP&A Tags:
Data-Driven FP&A, Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A)

This article looks at the importance of data governance and data literacy. It also explores how, as finance professionals, we can help to improve these domains within our businesses and what the benefits are to be gained.

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planning
How to Achieve Agile and Continuous Planning
January 18, 2022
FP&A Tags:
Digital FP&A Events Insights

This article looks at the key concepts and definitions of both integrated and agile FP&A. Through the two case studies, we explore how to connect integrated FP&A from a finance view to deliver continuous and real-time planning through an operational and technology view.

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fp&a
The Winning Formula of Integrated FP&A
October 21, 2021
FP&A Tags:
Integrated FP&A, FP&A Technology, FP&A Skills, FP&A Strategic Planning

Integrated FP&A is not a new term. Most experienced FP&A professionals are probably already subconsciously doing it. Integrated FP&A promotes the idea of collaborative planning where finance professionals work with different parts of the organisation to create a holistic view and plan.

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strategy
The Role of FP&A in Closing the Strategy Execution Gap
April 22, 2021
FP&A Tags:
Digital FP&A Events Insights

Although there have been a large number of publications on the topic of strategy, only a small number of business leaders are confident that they can achieve 80% or more of their strategic goals. Why is this the case and how do we tackle this gap?

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