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.

The Second Digital Pan-Asian FP&A Board will be held online on the 6 October from 4-30 pm to 6-00 pm SGT. Join our experienced and international panel of experts to learn how to Build Winning FP&A Teams for the "New Normal".

The second FP&A Trends E-Book is devoted to FP&A business partnering and contains articles from 10 practitioners and thought leaders. 

This article focuses on how the Operational Budget’s advanced analytics supports seven of the Beyond Budgeting Institute’s twelve principles and management processes.