The Seattle FP&A Board will meet on 14 March 2019 for the third time. The professional debate will be devoted to the subject of FP&A Business Partnering.
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The San Francisco FP&A Board will meet on the 12th of March 2019 for the third time. The professional debate will be devoted to the subject of FP&A Business Partnering.
At a high level, the best-performing organisations take a more rigorous approach to FP&A. They have tightly integrated all the components of FP&A, merged operational and financial planning, and have a deep understanding of how operational metrics drive their financial results.
The 22nd London FP&A Board will take place on the 7th of March 2019.
Over the last month, the Brexit weather becomes more overcast, with the House of Commons vote on Theresa May’s deal suspended due to evident lack of support from MPs. Almost every day has seen a storm, with the deal being attacked from all sides and the EU leadership maintaining a hard line.
By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer
Karl Kern has a BBA degree in Accounting from Temple University, and an MBA degree with a concentration in Finance from Babson College. After graduating from Temple University Karl started a career where he has established a reputation as a problem solver. Karl’s reputation as a problem solver is based on his ability to create as well as implement initiatives that have helped organizations increase revenues, decrease expenses, and improve cash flows.In 1992 a professor named Robert Kaplan and a consultant named David Norton created a measurement system called The Balanced Scorecard. A reason for creating The Balanced Scorecard was to go beyond financial statements in measuring what businesses do in order to improve performance.
The below article summarises an approach developed throughout the years of my work and explores ways to fully integrate FP&A with other divisions and remove barriers in cooperation.
We live in a Digital World today, with nearly everything interconnected with each other. Yet many individuals, companies and organisations seek their own ways and explore how to leverage data in the area of Financial Planning and Analysis.
The concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are not new. They are relatively new to Finance and FP&A leaders, and that means many may have an aversion to leaning more about and leveraging them in delivering value from FP&A.
By Thorsteinn Siglaugsson, Consultant / Corporate trainer / Manager
Spreadsheets are a great tool to build and maintain ad-hoc calculations, quickly draft a business plan and create good-looking reports. But when it comes to planning and budgeting in a complex business environment the flexibility of spreadsheets is often quick to become an obstacle instead of an asset in your planning process.