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Zero Based Budgeting at the London FP&A Board

By Martin Winkler, Head of Business Development at Apliqo AG / Cubewise CH

The 19th London FP&A Board was debating about Zero Based Budgeting (“ZBB”). One of the key questions was if companies see a new Era for ZBB. The meeting was well attended and was a great success.

Key Performance Indicators - A CFO's Perspective

By Adam Jernigan, Founder - Financials OnTap

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are metrics that represent how various drivers of the business are performing. These drivers are often both financial and operational in nature. And while there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to choosing the "right" metrics for your business it is critical that the data used be consistent and accurate.

A Framework for FP&A

By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

FP&A establishes the foundation for thinking and learning about how processes affect outcomes.  These actions can be guided by broad and narrow framing.  In order for FP&A to add value toward these actions, it must take an active role in establishing a framework through the chart of accounts. 

The Zurich FP&A Board meeting on the 17th May 2018
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The Geneva FP&A Board meeting on the 15th May 2018
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The Essential Skill Set: What is the Role of FP&A?

By Dr. Amarendra Kumar, Global Account Finance Advisor at DXC Technology

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Dr. Amarendra Kumar is currently working in Pyramid IT Consulting Inc, as a General Manager (Finance) and heading profile of Financial Planning,   Analysis & Management Reporting.

There is evidence that FP&A interest is growing fast. Each and every day, CFOs feel the pressure building on the finance function to contribute more to business success. Within the CFO’s organization, the responsibility for tracking, assessing and reporting corporate performance normally falls to the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) group.

The Most Useful Graph Ever

By Randall Bolten, longtime Silicon Valley CFO, author of "Painting with Numbers: Presenting Financials and Other Numbers So People Will Understand You,” and adjunct professor at U.C. Berkeley Extension​

RANDALL BOLTEN grew up in Washington, D.C., the son of a CIA intelligence officer and a history professor. He is passionate about the importance of presenting financials and other numerical information in a cogent and effective way, and in his current life is the author of Painting with Numbers: Presenting Financials and Other Numbers So People Will Understand You (John Wiley & Sons, 2012).

He is a seasoned financial executive, with many years directing the financial and other operations of high-technology companies. His experience includes nearly twenty years as a chief financial officer of software companies.

He has held the CFO position at public companies BroadVision and Phoenix Technologies, and at private companies including Arcot Systems, BioCAD, and Teknekron. Before his CFO positions, he held senior financial management positions at Oracle and Tandem Computers.

He received his AB from Princeton University, headed west to earn an MBA at Stanford University, and ended up staying in Silicon Valley. 

In addition to writing Painting with Numbers, he currently operates Lucidity, a consulting and executive coaching practice focused on organizing and presenting complex financial information. He divides his work time between Glenbrook, NV and Washington, DC, and maintains an office in Menlo Park, CA.

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Frankfurt FP&A Board meeting on the 9th May 2018

The fourth meeting of the Frankfurt FP&A Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, 9th May 2018. The Board will interactively discuss Why Driver-Based Planning (DBP) Matters for Modern FP&A. 

Demand Forecasting is Mostly About Data Exploration

By Hans Levenbach, PhD, CPDF author of Change & Chance Embraced

As most forecasting methods require data, a forecaster analyzes the availability of data from both external and internal sources. The availability of external data is improving rapidly. With the explosion of Internet websites, potential sources of valuable data are becoming limitless. With unstructured data, the need for data mining tools has become a necessity for exploring potential sources of data for consumer analyses and predictive modelling purposes.

FP&A – Just for Budget Time?

By Simone da Silva Collins, Senior Financial Analyst at Sony

Simone da Silva Collins is an FP&A professional working in The Warranty Group, one of the world's premier global providers of warranty solutions and related benefits.

She provides business partnering and assists in development of MI to operations heads at TWG. Prior to joining TWG, she was the Finance Manager at Polycom (taken private by private equity firm Siris Capital Group) and provides business partner support to various departments in EMEA. She was previously the Group Finance Analyst supporting the Executive Team at Intec (now part of CSG), a provider of Business Support System (BSS) software and related services, primarily for the telecommunications industry. She also worked for Telewest (now part of Virgin Media) for over 7 years providing commercial and financial support to the Interconnect team.

Simone is originally from Macau in SE Asia. She gained her Masters at Manchester Business School. In addition to being ACCA qualified, Simon has also achieved FP&A accreditation.

FP&A does not work in the finance silo of providing backward looking analysis of what has happened. They arm themselves and their operational and departmental leaders with the “why” of the performances and develop insights on trends. In the leading state of the FP&A Business Partnering Maturity model, FP&A is a credible partner that the business leaders can rely on when developing a sound strategy.

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