In this digest, we will also look at financial modelling in more details. We will cover several questions. What is the difference between sensitivity, scenario and what-if analysis? How can you use a cost volume profit analysis? We will also discuss strategic cost control and the common pitfalls found during robotic process automation within FP&A.

I have previously written about 8 qualities which I believe characterize good FP&A performers. The article will explore what 2 of these – Curiosity and Creativity - can mean for Business Finance and FP&A in particular.

At the third FP&A Board Connect, Lukas Herbert shared a business case study on Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB).

Developing predictive models, forecasts and scenarios to assess risk and assist decision making is one of a finance department’s most important activities. If finance managers neglect this activity, the company may encounter serious problems.

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Taking into account the current pandemic situation, what can FP&A do to establish the organization’s long-term financial and operational resilience? In this article, you will find a framework that could help you transform challenges into opportunities.

What can FP&A do to help business outlive the crisis? Intelligent FP&A can be a solution. It is one of the ways to leverage technology and bring value to the organisation. 

At the second FP&A Boar Connect, Paul Harris, Experienced Commercial Finance Director and a member of the London FP&A Board, shared his extensive Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) experience with us.

As FP&A Professionals we spend a lot of time in meetings. A quick review of your Outlook - and you will barely find a day that is not filled with at least one meeting. In this article, you will find 3 rules that can help to ensure an effective meeting and allow the relevant decisions to be made and actions to be taken.

A company exists in order to improve the well-being of its stakeholders. Achieving this task is based on the ability of a company to connect with its customers. How a company connects with its customers is through a value proposition.