The first step in forecasting is to understand where we are today and how we arrived at that point from the past. This is gain through analysis and reporting.
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By Andrew Codd, Founder and Lead Producer at The Strength In The Numbers Show
The author Andrew Codd is the producer of the Strength in the Numbers Podcast which interviews real finance practitioners to break down their hard-won lessons and deconstruct their practical methods that work on the job and which you won't typically find in textbooks or exams so that we create more influential finance professionals worldwide who solve meaningful problems for their organisations and in return have fun, rewarding and successful careers in finance. There’s been a steady move towards having more business partner roles in FP&A, similar to other support functions like IT and HR, but what does this all mean for FP&A?
According to research conducted by the Hackett Group, the market for robotic process automation (RPA) is real and growing. It has the potential to change the business process outsourcing (BPO) landscape, global business services (GBS) organizations, and broader business-specific processes.
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.
By Thorsteinn Siglaugsson, Consultant / Corporate Trainer / Manager
Increasingly, managers are now looking to change the corporate planning process and replace the traditional annual budget with rolling forecasts, 12, 13 or 15 months ahead. What is the reason for this development?
People are the most expensive asset but they are vital to running a successful business and delivering value. However, few organizations understand the why talent management and retention is important to their bottom line.
I had the pleasure of attending the 7th London FP&A circle. The Circle is the educational branch of the International FP&A Board which shares the latest professional trends and developments with the UK FP&A community. It is open to both senior and mid-level finance practitioners.
Recent trends in FP&A have been to focus on data analytics and driver-based planning to provide better information for business leaders to make decisions. An often-overlooked challenge in transforming financial planning and analysis is the FP&A team’s structure and resource alignment. This article examines how we are transforming the people part of FP&A.
In October, we held the fourth Brussels FP&A Board meeting devoted to FP&A Business Partnering. 32 senior finance practitioners joined the event. They represented international companies in different industries, such as
For the second time, we had meetings in three US cities — Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. The discussions were devoted to the subject of FP&A Analytical Transformation.
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