31 experienced finance professionals gathered for the 14^th in-person edition of the Geneva FP&A Board. It was held on 7^th February 2023 in the beautiful co-working office of SPACES in the city centre of Geneva. This time the finance practitioners focused on the Five Critical Roles for Building a World Class FP&A Team.

The London FP&A Board met on 26 January 2023, attended by senior FP&A practitioners from diverse sectors, to discuss the five critical roles for building a world-class FP&A team.  In this article, you can find the most important takeaways from this think-tank.

FP&A transformation can make the overall finance function more efficient whilst adding more value through analytical insights. The time for transformation is now!

On February 9th, 2023, Paris FP&A Board members gathered to explore the critical elements required for an efficient journey towards Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A). 

The findings from this research provide insights in explaining the Strategy-Execution Gap and, more importantly, how to close the gap using modern FP&A techniques, processes, and technology.

Today, FP&A professionals have emerged more experienced and stronger due to the changes caused by recent events, recognising the need to learn lessons and to continue to expect the unexpected.

Join the face-to-face London FP&A Board on April 20th to discuss and learn the FP&A Storytelling best practices.

The International FP&A Board now restarts face-to-face events, continuing our mission of learning the latest trends in FP&A through discussion and collaboration. The meeting of the Stockholm FP&A Board will discuss what lessons the pandemic has taught us. 

In this digest issue, we share with you the selection of articles on different perspectives and approaches to forecasting for you.

Senior Finance professionals had an invigorating discussion on xP&A at the Dubai FP&A Board on 15 February 2023.