How many of us, when we are asked to a meeting with someone from FP&A, have rolled our eyes, thrown the head back and done a neck roll to relax the shoulders? Why do we have this over whelming feeling of dread when it comes to meeting with that team?

Finance and FP&A communities are regularly traversed by theoretical and generally hot discussions concerning few topics that are at the heart of FP&A processes. Analytics systems, business partnering and budget are currently among of the main one.

Q: What do motorists, composers, musicians, architects, engineers, and builders have, that FP&A professionals don't?

A: Read on...

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function has become more prominent in the decision making process in most large organizations because of the emergence of BIG DATA (large volumes of unstructured and structured data). Today, most companies have access to vast amounts of data (financial and operational) and must figure out how to use it to drive growth and profitability.

Companies large and small spend countless hours every month developing, amending and updating the spreadsheets that measure performance and drive strategic decision-making. So it’s critical the data contained and output generated by these spreadsheets is timely, simple and above all, accurate.  But is it?

  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. In response to many requests from the UK professional...  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. In response to many requests from the UK professional..

  Demand for Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) thought leadership and best practice establishment is very high. It is a platform for the Sydney FP&A Board to share its practical insights on the latest trends and developments in financial planning and analytics with the FP&A community of Sydney city.

The Sydney FP&A Board was launched on the 25th of July, 2017.

Senior FP&A leaders from Philips Lighting, Volvo Car Australia, Signify, Unilever, Universal Music Group, HP, Sanofi, and other companies attended the events to guide the development and promotion of better practices in global FP&A, identify, and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from Luxottica, Stryker South Pacific, Philips Lighting, and others presented their insights and case studies.

The London FP&A Board was established on the 19th of September, 2013, as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), GSK, Financial Times, Siemens Energy, IQVIA, Shell, Amazon, Barclays, Vodafone, HSBC, Airbnb, PepsiCo, The Economist, the LEGO Group, and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21st century. During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from AkzoNobel, Harsco Environmental Division, Anglian Water, IHS Towers, American Express Global Business Travel, State Street, Capita, Alkermes, and others presented their insights and case studies.
 

The Zurich FP&A Board was established on the 20th of September, 2016, as an educational and networking platform for the local FP&A community.

Since then, a diverse group of members, representing leading global and local companies such as Coca-Cola, ECOLAB, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Swarowski, Credit Suisse, Lonza, Hitachi Energy, Ecolab, Takeda, Mondelez International and many others joined this think-tank. Together, we explore the best way to address the challenges in the FP&A community in the 21st century. During the meetings, we guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from On AG, SBB Cargo AG, SWAROVSKI, Takeda, Oriflame, and others presented their insights and case studies.