FP&A Insights

FP&A Insights is a collection of useful case studies from leading international companies and thought leadership insights from FP&A experts. We aim to help you keep track of the best practices in modern FP&A, recognise changes in the ever-evolving world of financial planning and analysis and be well equipped to deal with them.

Stay tuned for more blogs and articles from great authors.

Four Steps Towards Analytic Maturity
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, FP&A Analytics

By Michael Coveney, Analytics Thought Leader and Author

There is no point on aimlessly analysing data in the hope that something will jump out at you.  It won’t and all that you will do is waste vast quantities of time and effort.  Like any search, there must be an objective and a plan to reach that objective.  This is where a mature approach to analytics comes in. The author reveals a mature approach to data analysis that includes 4 stages.

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FP&A Strategy Execution Readiness
FP&A Tags:
FP&A Strategic Planning, FP&A People, Integrated FP&A

By Niels Van Hove, Supply Chain consultant, Mental Toughness coach and S&OP/IBP expert at Truebridges

The statistics reveal that 60%-90% of strategy implementations fail and only 14% of executives are satisfied with the execution of a strategy. This article introduces a framework to assess your company’s strategy execution readiness, in order to align leaders around how to bridge your strategy to execution gaps. It also provides a free strategy execution checklist to assess your readiness.

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Data-Driven FP&A: the Tip of the Iceberg
FP&A Tags:
Financial Planning and Analysis, Driver-Based Planning, Data-Driven FP&A

By Irina Steenbeek, Founder of 'Data Crossroads'

As an FP&A professional, you deal with data. Your data travels a long way from its source through applications to your reporting system.The data you deal with is the tip of the iceberg. The major part of data processing is the part that is hidden beneath the water. This article describes the four key actions that can help FP&A to become data-driven.

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Applied Corporate Financial Modeling
FP&A Tags:
Modelling and Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis

By Rob Trippe, MBA, Financial Modelling Veteran

Rob Trippe is a financial modelling veteran. With over fifteen years’ experience, Rob has developed corporate finance models for valuation, M&A, forecasting and performance monitoring. He is widely respected for his deep understanding of corporate finance theory, lectures at university and has worked with some of the world’s largest and most respected firms including the investment bank Houlihan Lokey, Hertz and GE Capital. He also was the managing director and operator of a coveted professional sports franchise at a young age. Rob was accredited in valuation in 2008 and holds an MBA, Finance from Boston College.

Publishing Accomplishments

  • Rob’s research while at the investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin was published in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
  • Rob’s cash flow model (his design) while at the Hertz Corp. was published in SEC and quarterly press release filings.
  • Rob has contributed to FP&A-Trends on numerous occasions.
  • Authored a state university finance exam.
  • Currently working on a commissioned case study for a major academic publishing house.

During the recent years, the level of detail and precision which financial modeling in the business world has pursued has been elevated. Learning Excel, a widely used and accepted computer application is one essential skill required of a strong financial modeler. But these days, the business world requires more. This article addresses those needs.

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