Companies large and small spend countless hours every month developing, amending and updating the spreadsheets that measure performance and drive strategic decision-making. So it’s critical the data contained and output generated by these spreadsheets is timely, simple and above all, accurate.  But is it?

  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. In response to many requests from the UK professional...  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. In response to many requests from the UK professional..

  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. It is a platform for the Sydney FP&A Board to share its practical insights on the latest trends and developments in financial planning and analytics with the FP&A community of Sydney city.

The Sydney FP&A Board was launched on the 25^th of July, 2017.

Senior FP&A leaders from Philips Lighting, Volvo Car Australia, Signify, Unilever, Universal Music Group, HP, Sanofi, and other companies attended the events to guide the development and promotion of better practices in global FP&A, identify, and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from Luxottica, Stryker South Pacific, Philips Lighting, and others presented their insights and case studies.

The London FP&A Board was established on the 19^th of September, 2013, as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), GSK, Financial Times, Siemens Energy, IQVIA, Shell, Amazon, Barclays, Vodafone, HSBC, Airbnb, PepsiCo, The Economist, the LEGO Group, and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21^st century. During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from AkzoNobel, Harsco Environmental Division, Anglian Water, IHS Towers, American Express Global Business Travel, State Street, Capita, Alkermes, and others presented their insights and case studies.
 

The Zurich FP&A Board was established on the 20^th of September, 2016, as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as Coca-Cola, ECOLAB, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Swarowski, Credit Suisse, Lonza, Hitachi Energy, Ecolab, Takeda, Mondelez International and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21^st century. During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from On AG, SBB Cargo AG, SWAROVSKI, Takeda, Oriflame, and others presented their insights and case studies.

The Stockholm FP&A Board was established on the 11^th of May 2016 as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, Scania, J&J, Barilla Sverige AB, Siemens, TUI, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Essity, Philips, Pirelli, Spotify, Tieto, and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21st century. During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from Richemont, SEB, Electronic Arts Europe, Deloitte and others presented their insights and case studies.
 

The Singapore FP&A Board was established on the 29^th of November 2016 as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as AON, CITI, Ecolab, JT, Schneider Electric, Medtronic, Mondelez, NBC Universal, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, Hilton, Starhub, Singtel, and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21^st century.

During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations. The speakers from Sintellisys, Arkadin, Johnson & Johnson, Adani Group, and others presented their insights and case studies.
 

The Perth FP&A Board was launched on the 18^th of July, 2017.

Senior FP&A leaders from BAM International Australia Pty Ltd, Compass Group, Lendlease, Navitas, IKEA, General Motors Holden, AGL Energy Ltd, and other companies attended the events to guide the development and promotion of better practices in global FP&A, identify, and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speaker from DOF Subsea presented their insights.

The New York FP&A Board was established on the 6^th of April 2017 as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as Unilever, Siemens Healthineers, LEGO Group, Spotify, IQVIA, Colgate-Palmolive, SeatGeek, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., and many others, have joined this think tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21st century.

During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations. The speakers from LEGO Group, Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions, Unilever North America, Diageo, Coty and others presented their insights and case studies.