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The Zurich FP&A Board: FP&A Analytical Transformation

The second Zurich FP&A Board gathered on 25 January 2017 to discuss FP&A Analytical Transformation.

Building FP&A of the Future

By Mitan Patel, Solutions Consultant at Chargebee

Following on from the success of the 7th London FP&A Circle, I had the pleasure of attending the 21st London FP&A Board which shares the latest professional trends and developments with the UK FP&A community, open exclusively by invitation to senior finance practitioners.

Driver-Based Planning Maturity: Creating Value With More Effective Rolling Forecasts

By Dean Sorensen, Founder of IBP Collaborative

Mature driver-based planning models are an essential component of effective rolling forecast processes in complex, global organizations.  They provide the foundation for profitable growth by enabling strategy and cost structures to quickly self adjust to changing business objectives and market conditions.

Zurich Launch: Latest Trends in FP&A

he Zurich FP&A Board launched on 20 September 2016 and was devoted to the Latest Trends in FP&A.

Webinar recording: Artificial Intelligence for the 21st century FP&A

FP&A Trends Group is happy to announce the continuation of our global webinar project. We will finish the year with a very exciting subject — "Artificial Intelligence for FP&A". The 21st century FP&A is ready for complete analytical transformation.

The Geneva FP&A Board: FP&A Analytical Transformation

The third Geneva FP&A Board took place on 7 February 2017 to discuss FP&A Analytical Transformation.

Singapore FP&A Board: Team Building

By Maciej Goncerzewicz, Singapore FP&A Board member

On 29th November, FP&A Trends Group held the Singapore FP&A Board Meeting. Over forty senior finance practitioners discussed the challenges, trends and shared best practices in the FP&A field.

Preparing for Future in Finance in a Digitalized World

By Siva Raj Jeyarajah, Executive Vice President at Maybank

Siva Raj Jeyarajah is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is the Head of the Finance, Methods and Risk Management Department of Maybank’s Group Operations Division. Siva Raj is a qualified Accountant and holds the ACCA qualification and the CPA certification, including a BSc (Hons) from the National University of Malaysia. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).

Siva Raj joined Maybank in 1995, starting off his career as a Graduate Trainee in Maybank at the Branch, after which he went on assuming roles in Management Reporting, Business Planning, Financial Analysis, Data warehousing and Business Intelligence in various Divisions within Maybank Group. Siva Raj had also represented Maybank on the Supervisory Board of their associate company, Uzbek Leasing International in Uzbekistan, in 2013.

Siva Raj Jeyarajah's LinkedIn account: www.linkedin.com/in/siva-raj-jeyarajah-4a9443a4/

There’s a lot of buzz nowadays with regards to digitalization and how we all need to be ready for significant changes in our working environment and businesses.

London FP&A Circle: Driver-Based Planning for modern FP&A

The third London FP&A Circle gathered on 7 March 2016 to discuss Why Driver-Based Planning Matters for modern FP&A.

Who Are the Animals of FP&A?

By Gary Cokins,  Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management

Gary Cokins (Cornell University BS IE/OR, 1971; Northwestern University Kellogg MBA 1974) is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and enterprise performance and risk management systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com .

He began his career in industry with a Fortune 100 company in CFO and operations roles. He then worked 15 years in consulting with Deloitte, KPMG, and EDS. From 1997 until recently Gary was a Principal Consultant with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise performance management and business analytics and intelligence software.

His two most recent books Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .

LinkedIn account: www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-cokins/0/15a/949

 

Ever notice how the personalities and dispositions of animals often resemble humans'? An organisation’s pursuit of adopting FP&A involves personalities of all types. How are they like the creatures that populate our planet? Here is a zoology of analogous types of employees that you might recognise. 

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