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FP&A Board Connect N7: Relevance of Driver Based Planning during Uncertain Times
This FP& Board Connect is proudly sponsored by
At these difficult and uncertain times of global Black Swans and Perfect Storms, the demand for modern FP&A will be higher than ever before. Keeping this in mind the International FP&A Board has decided to start sharing its insights and case studies. We have gathered these over the last 4 years, from more than 200 Boards in 27 cities and 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and North America.
We are launching a new series of online events called "FP&A Board Connect" where members of the International FP&A Board will share their case studies and practical insights with our global professional community.
The seventh FP&A Board Connect will be dedicated to the subject "Relevance of Driver Based Planning during Uncertain Times". Saurabh Jain, VP Business Performance Controlling at Siemens Healthineers, a member of the New York FP&A Board, and Gordon Stuart, CFO at Unit4 will share their insights on the subject.
Drivers are the catalysts to initiatives. Which ones are the most important? Challenges in Driver Based Planning. What actions should be taken? Find out by joining this FP&A Board Connect.
The online event will last for about 50 minutes, it is complimentary and vendor-agnostic.
Please registerto attend the webinar online or at any convenient time through the recording.
Subject:
Relevance of Driver Based Planning during Uncertain Times
Date:
Time:
3 pm BST - 3-50 pm BST
(the registration link will translate into your time zone)
If you are not able to join the live session, please register to receive the webinar recording.
Agenda:
1. Introduction to the topic: what have we learnt so far?
2. "Relevance of Driver Based Planning during Uncertain Times", presented by Saurabh Jain, VP Business Performance Controlling at Siemens Healthcare
3. Sharing the practical experience on Driver Based Planning, Gordon Stuart, CFO at Unit4
4. Looking into the future of Driver Based Planning
5. Q&A session
Larysa Melnychuk, MD of FP&A Trends Group and Founder of the International FP&A Board.
Larysa Melnychuk
Larysa Melnychuk is a passionate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) professional and influencer who has held senior FP&A roles at leading organisations before setting up the International FP&A Board in 2013. The Board is a global and well-recognised professional think-tank that aims to bring together the knowledge and experience of senior FP&A professionals and aid the development of best practice in the profession.
In the last three years, she successfully expanded the Board into 27 chapters in 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and North America.
Larysa is also the founder and CEO at the FP&A Trends Group (fpa-trends.com), the leading online resource for FP&A professionals. She chairs the Global AI FP&A Committee and runs a number of high-profile initiatives in the area of modern financial analytics.
Larysa holds a Master of Science degree in physics of materials and is a qualified chartered management accountant (CIMA), chartered global management accountant (CGMA) and is a holder of an FP&A certification. She is also a member of the exam content writing team for the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) FP&A certification.
Larysa is also a passionate conference speaker and writes articles on various FP&A-related subjects.
Saurabh Jain
VP Business Performance Controlling at Siemens Healthcare
Seasoned FP&A professional at Siemens Healthineers, leading the company’s drive towards analytic excellence, digitalization and operational transformation.
Gordon Stuart
Chief Financial Officer, Unit4 London, United Kingdom
As the Chief Financial Officer at Unit4, Mr. Stuart is responsible for leading the company’s global finance organization and is a member of the company’s executive leadership and group board reporting directly to CEO, Mike Ettling. In this role, he oversees all financial functions, corporate development, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, legal and investor relations for the company.
He has over 25 years of experience leading financial organizations at global software and technology companies including Dell, London Bridge Software, Xansa, Alexander Mann Solutions, and TMF Group. He began his career at McKinsey & Co. As a global leader, Mr. Stuart has worked across many geographies in both publicly and privately owned companies and has extensive experience in leading transformation programmes, international expansion, development and implementation of corporate strategy, and M&A.
Mr. Stuart serves on the board of directors for SDL plc, the global leader in content management and language translation software and services.
Mr. Stuart holds a B.Sc from Strathclyde University and is a fellow of the ICAEW.
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