The Restart of the face-to-face Toronto FP&A Board: Key Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
Figure 1: The Toronto FP&A Board Members (June 2022)
In June 2022, the International FP&A Board restarted its face-to-face post-pandemic meeting in Toronto.
The main subject of the discussion was Reinventing FP&A: Key Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.
The main lessons learned from the Toronto FP&A Board are:
- The next level of FP&A Business Partnering requires new skills and knowledge, including face-to-face and remote interaction.
- People, teams and multifunctional collaboration are essential
- Pandemic accelerated transformation
Figure 2: The Participants Enjoyed Working in Small Groups
Agenda:
- FP&A for the “Next Normal”
- Top lessons learned from the Pandemic
- Practical examples and case studies
- Small groups work
- Conclusions and recommendations
Wendy Braithwaite, Chief Financial Planning & Orchestration Officer at Microsoft, deep-dived into practical experience on lessons learned from the pandemic.
We had strong representation from leading organizations at the meetings, such as
- CDW
- Home Depot
- Government of Ontario
- Jaguar Mining
- Novartis
- Nestle
- Sanofi
- University Health Network
- Walmart
Figure 3: Group Work During the Toronto FP&A Board Meeting in June 2022
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