Join the face-to-face Amsterdam FP&A Board on May 15th to explore practical approaches to achieve the powerful AI and Human Intelligence synergy, which will empower your organisation with the best of both worlds.

CFOs play a crucial role in driving xP&A transformation, enabling cross-functional collaboration, integrating planning beyond finance, and fostering a business-partnering mindset.

In the latest newsletter issue, we take a closer look at what it takes to be an effective FP&A Business Partner.

Frédéric Labey, Group CFO – France at dentsu International, shares how to turn FP&A into a strategic business partner and highlights the skills and mindset shifts needed.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming FP&A by improving forecast accuracy, automating repetitive tasks and enabling finance teams to focus on strategic business partnering.

Integrated FP&A thrives on effective data management — ensuring accuracy, consistency and automation to drive better financial insights and strategic decision-making.

Join the Digital North American FP&A Circle on April 24 at 11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT to explore how finance teams can integrate key elements — people, processes, data, technology, and analytics — to build a cohesive FP&A ecosystem.

This article provides a short summary of the 9th Paris FP&A Board, which was dedicated to FP&A Business Partnering in Action and took place on 4 February 2025.

FP&A teams that integrate therapist-like skills — active listening, trust-building and behavioural psychology — can significantly enhance their impact on decision-making and business performance

Peter Galik, Global Head of Innovation, Analytics and Automation at Takeda, shared an insightful case study about AI Agents in FP&A.