The Millennial generation, which continues to make up a larger and larger percentage of the workforce, will change the way FP&A hiring takes place and the way we manage our finance talent.  The article will demystify Millennials and explain how the FP&A profession must change to attract top talent.

Most entrepreneurs are a financial black hole because they’ve never started a company before or run one. So, you don’t have any history on them to analyze. Even when you do it will be so current you can’t even trust the figures because they are totally new. This situation is pretty similar to where investors in WeWork just found themselves. 

During 2019 I have contributed articles to FP&A Trends that have addressed financial planning.  The articles have addressed financial planning from the perspectives of financial statements, fields of study, and business functions.  The purpose of addressing financial planning from these perspectives is to provide insights into usage. Usage of financial planning is important because it begins a process of improving financial health.  Improving financial health can be achieved when finance professionals use financial planning.

For all planners, forecasters, analysts and political junkies, here is an unbiased assessment of the two main parties’ plans as we undergo a frenetic and emotionally charged General Election campaign.