The Second Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Board: Building Winning FP&A Teams for the "New Normal"

The Second Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Board is proudly sponsored by:

         Michael Page

Australia FP&A Board

 

The Second Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Board will be held online on November 25 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM GST. 

Join our experienced and international panel of experts to learn how to Build Winning FP&A Teams for the "New Normal". 

The current business and economic environment are fundamentally different from before. As organisations continue to adapt to the world of "Unknown Unknowns", the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) role has become increasingly more important with FP&A teams adapting quickly and developing their new "playbooks" to prepare for the future.

At this meeting, we will review the latest FP&A team roles that are not typical for traditional management accounting. Our experienced panel of experts will also share their practical knowledge on

  • how to build FP&A Teams from scratch,
  • how modern technology can enhance team collaboration,
  • what are the latest trends and developments in FP&A employment.

With the help of modern technology, this event will feature presentations on the latest trends in FP&A team building, case studies, a panel discussion from senior finance leaders, polling questions and a Q&A session.

More details on the subject matter and speakers are available below.

What is International FP&A Board?

The International FP&A Board was created in London (UK) in 2013 to guide the development and promotion of the best practices in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Since then, the Board chapters have been successfully established in 27 cities and 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and North America. They aim to identify and support new global trends, valued skill sets and leadership practices in modern corporate Financial Planning & Analysis. 

In the Middle East, we have a chapter in Dubai. We are also looking forward to inviting guests from other parts of the Middle East where FP&A Board is not geographically established yet.

Participation Information

The FP&A Board is exclusive to finance practitioners only. 

The meeting is complimentary, vendor-agnostic and by-invitation-only. 

All participants should register online to secure their place. The meeting recording and the presentation will be available for the registered participants only. If you are not able to join the live meeting, you can review the recording later.

Please note that participation at the digital meeting is subject to the FP&A Trends Group Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Subject:

Building Winning FP&A Teams for the "New Normal" 

Date:
Time:

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GST

(1:00 PM - 2:30 PM GMT)

Agenda:
  • FP&A Teams Roles and Skills in the New Normal
  • Building Synergistic & Cross Cultural FP&A Teams (New Normal)
  • Adapting FP&A Teams to the New Normal 
  • Technology to Build Winning FP&A Teams (New Normal) 
  • FP&A Recruitment in the New Normal
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
Meeting Venue:

Digital. Webinar format.

The Panel of Experts:

Discussion Facilitator:

Hans Gobin, FCCA, MBA

Finance Director with over 20 years of experience in Financial reporting (Internal, External, PLC, Board), FP&A, Performance Management, Systems Implementation, Multinational Project managements, Transformation & Change Management, M&A, BPO & SSC.

Experience working in different company sizes ranging from Start-ups to large PLC and PE backed and experience working in various different sectors including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, FMCG & Practice.

Founder member of the London International FP&A board regularly delivering talks on FP&A related subject matters.

Hans Gobin's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-gobin-020118b/

 

Participation in the Digital FP&A Board events is complimentary and by invitation only.
The forum is vendor-agnostic and exclusive to finance practitioners only.
We will not be able to confirm places for vendors, salespeople, and consultants.

Matt Poleski

Matt Poleski is the Gallagher Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Chief Financial officer, part of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (Gallagher). In his current role, Matt oversees financial planning and analysis as well as financial acquisition due diligence and integration. Matt helps business leaders grow their business by simplifying financial information to support business strategy. He helps put the right organizational structure in place, with the right people in the right positions, with the right incentives. Matt joined Gallagher in 2006 and has worked in various roles in his 14 years at Gallagher including Internal Audit Director and Canadian CFO. Prior to joining Gallagher, Matt worked with for KPMG, Sara Lee, and Pizza Capri.

Irena Pavunkovic

Throughout her 23-year long career at Bayer, Irena has held various commercial and corporate finance roles and has been a trusted advisor in the areas of financial performance, business strategy, governance and compliance. As a member of the senior management team at Bayer Canada, she is responsible for steering local execution of global Controlling strategies, as well as advancing digitalization in planning and reporting.

Her strong focus on continued process optimization and pragmatic approach to finding solutions yielded value-adds such as streamlined planning processes and cost allocations, as well as management reporting automation. Irena has led project and change management initiatives with scope in acquisitions, divestitures, process and system implementations such as SAP, Concur, Financial Dashboards, as well as steered multiple organizational transformation programs impacting employees at all levels of the organization.

Passionate about fostering collaboration and value-creation mindset within Finance community, Irena continuously builds platforms and opportunities for exchange, learning and best practice sharing. She is a mentor, a coach and a champion of talent development, recognized for her commitment to driving high performance, as well as promoting individual and team growth.

Andreas Simon

Andreas has over 25 years’ international business development, sales and technical experience, helping companies in their digitalization and automation process. For the past 6 years he has held the position of Sales Director, EMEA at Jedox. Andreas is an expert in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), as well as other technology areas, and is based in Dubai. Prior to joining Jedox, Andreas held exec positions in companies including Infor, TONBELLER AG, Systems Union and MIS AG.

Joao Almeida

Joao Almeida is the Chief Financial Officer for the Hub Terminals Portfolio at AP Moller Maersk. Joao has expertise in blue-chip multinationals in senior finance and transformation leadership roles operating in supply chain and logistics, consumer, healthcare, telecommunications, building materials and private equity industries. Joao has operated in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.

Joao served CRH plc as Transformation Director for Europe and Executive Board member at Secil S.A., a CRH held Joint Venture. Joao has also served as the Managing Director at National Business M&A Advisors, CFO at Cabovisao S.A. (part of Altice Group) and Divisional Finance Director at Royal Numico N.V (part of Danone Group). He is KPMG trained and qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters in Management from the London Business School.Joao currently serves on the Boards of various companies in non-Executive roles.

Joe Robinson

Joe is a Manager within the Michael Page team, specialising in recruiting senior finance positions across the Middle East.

Originally from the UK, where he began his career in the Retail & Travel industries, Joe gained a Postgraduate in Management from the University of Liverpool, before joining PageGroup in 2016.

Since relocating to Dubai in 2019, Joe has taken an active role in the finance community within the UAE and across the Northern Gulf and has recruited FP&A roles at both the mid and senior levels, within SME, local and multinational companies.

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