The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies of all sizes to scrap their business plans for 2020 and attempt to come up with new ones even though so much is unknown and changing so fast. This article covers top challenges currently facing companies during pandemic.
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As a finance professional implementing an FP&A / CPM / EPM platform, you might face several challenges including end-user resistance. If your end-users are not adopting the software, you’re not getting full value from your investment.
FP&A, technology and best practices are in constant motion. One key item in your FP&A survival toolkit is having professional development and continuing education opportunities. This article will explore the tools, processes and other areas you need.
By Steve Benham, Co-Founder and Director at Profit& Ltd
Anyone working in the FP&A space knows intermittent disruptions such as the COVID-19 epidemic are the just tip of the iceberg because, at some level or another, every business day is a ‘VUCA’ day and if you invest in building FP&A processes that prove their worth every working day then you’ll be better able to weather a crisis.
The Digital UK & France FP&A Board will be held online on the 14 October 2020 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM BST. Join our experienced and international panel of experts to learn how to adapt FP&A to the "New Normal".
Just to have some fun I will take the position that some accountants and FP&A specialists are primitive Homo Accounticus. In the evolutionary ladder they can become bean growers. They can add value beyond just reporting to assisting their organization to gain insights and make better decisions.
True Business Partnering starts when the FP&A community fully owns the numbers, completely agrees with them, and publicly endorses them.
Change is inevitable. And a process of change – a story – starts always with a question. Why do FP&A professionals need to ask more effective questions? Where should you start?
In this video, we dive deeper into a case study featured by Alex Beired, Global Director of FP&A at Guardian Industries, where Alex covers several questions about driver-based planning and FP&A transformation.
To make it easier for you to find relevant FP&A insights, we launched the FP&A Trends E-Book series last year. And now I am happy to share with you our second e-book, which considers the concept of FP&A business partnering and consolidates advice on becoming a great FP&A business partner.