Staying ahead of the competition requires FP&A to become a strategic business partner. Strategic finance business partnership primarily focuses on making the whole company stronger.

Drivers are the catalysts to initiatives. But which ones are the most important? And how to deal with challenges that come with driver based planning?

After spending 15 years in the corporate life holding various finance leadership roles within diversified range of industries and in organizations of different sizes and nature, I have realized that leadership is not about position, it’s all about perspective and our ability to create positive and strong influence within the organization.

In order for a company to exist, it must organize itself in a way that fulfills its value proposition because a value proposition has enormous power.  So, how can a company organize itself?  The answer is with a budget.

This article zooms in on two qualities of a successful FP&A professional – Candidness and Courage. Why are they important for a career in FP&A?

As usual, the Digest will also look into the latest trends and developments in FP&A. We have several interesting articles to share with you.

How can you successfully implement a Zero-Based FP&A design? There are 10 practical steps to be taken into consideration.

Synergistic teams are built by understanding where people best fit into the team. The biggest drivers of productivity have always come when people have purpose and are allowed to be creative.

In this article, I share my thoughts on what is important to keep in mind when building effective FP&A teams in times of great challenges. 

At the first Digital London FP&A Circle, the members discussed the latest FP&A team roles that are not typical for traditional management accounting.