The 24th meeting of the Global AI/ML FP&A Committee, which took place on September 10th, 2024, featured a presentation titled "CFOs / Finance Professionals in the Age of AI - Microsoft Case Study", by Takeshi Murakami, Country CFO - Thailand / Vietnam at Microsoft.

Watch the recording of the Digital EMEA FP&A Circle to explore how to harness the power of AI and elevate FP&A to a more influential role within your organisation.

In this article, the author outlines how customer returns can profoundly impact financial forecasting and reveals nine factors that influence these returns.

In this article, the author describes how to better understand the increasing importance of relationships with non-financial stakeholders and use this knowledge to create value. He also discusses broader stakeholder management, referring to all parties that can be affected, including clients, suppliers, employees, communities, and the planet.

In this issue, we’ve gathered insights to strengthen your FP&A processes — from mastering top-down and bottom-up planning to aligning budgeting with strategy, evaluating your forecasting system, and exploring zero-based budgeting.

Watch the recording to hear about the cutting-edge data visualization strategies that enhance FP&A effectiveness from senior finance practitioners from Grainger, IBCS Institute and Lumel.

In this article, the author provides a simple and concise starter guide for developing a foundation of leadership skills.

In this video, Anfissa Hayes, EMEA CFO at Honeywell Process Management & Controls, covers everything you need to know about Rolling Forecasts - from the differences between static and dynamic forecasts to the building blocks of a truly successful one.

In this article, the author discusses how we can elevate the impact of FP&A within our organisations and outlines his practical learnings from a successful FP&A Transformation.

This article dives into Vitality Insurance’s two-decade journey to refine their Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) processes, highlighting how they tackled key challenges in data quality, technology integration, and talent development to enhance their FP&A Storytelling.