Traditional FP&A activities are becoming increasingly standardised and automated. To cope with these trends, finance managers should take over the role of sparring partner in their organisation.

There is no doubt that 2020 has been one of the most disruptive years for all of us in many aspects of our professional and personal lives. In this article, I would like to discuss the new challenges in FP&A and how we need to face the new circumstances in the short and long term.

What does winning as an FP&A Team mean? A common problem for the FP&A team occurs when the information provided is not used or valued in the decision-making process. Setting up the FP&A team correctly will help alleviate this problem and optimise your FP&A team’s influence. This article will examine how Gallagher has set up its FP&A team to win. 

The FP&A Trends Webinar will be held on 6 July at 3:00 PM BST to discuss the Latest Trends and Developments in Financial Planning & Analysis: 2021 Global Survey Results.

 At a time when the FP&A framework is being extended to the entire organisation (into Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A)), FP&A Business Partnering need to keep up with this new model to stay relevant and cutting edge. xP&A Business Partnering is now the latest trend that is going well beyond just Finance involving the entire organisation to move FP&A and planning to the next level.

On March 25, 2021, about 550 FP&A practitioners from 70 countries around the globe gathered to discuss FP&A Role in Capital Planning: Getting Beyond the Traditional.

In any technological transformation adventure, start with the data and start small.  Good clean data, standardised across your organisation always leads to better outcomes.  Start small but ensure you can scale up quickly. This ensures you learn and fail early before you go big. 

FP&A Storytelling has already become both an art and science. Watch the recording of the Digital Benelux FP&A Board to learn more about the challenges & best practices of FP&A Storytelling and the power of FP&A visualisation. 

The FP&A transformation journey should start right now. In this video, you will learn about three important things about leveraging modern technology for FP&A.

In this digest, we will look into the qualities needed in a good FP&A professional and share 5 tips on how FP&A can become trusted business partners. We will also dive into the topic of digital FP&A, the role of technology and the methods to manage uncertainty using FP&A predictive analytics.