Interview with Gemma Davie, Senior FP&A Director at CA Technologies, a member of London FP&A Board.  We only need to look at the evolution of the mobile phone to understand why the role of the FP&A business partner has changed. As technology has continued to evolve at an increasing speed and the business environment has become so complex and volatile, decisions have to be made quickly and the demand for timely, flexible, forward-looking analysis has transformed the role of the FP&A business partner.

We are happy to share that the International FP&A Board has successfully expanded into the United States. It was launched in New York on 6th April 2017. 

In this episode of the FP&A Trends Video Series, Randall Bolten, author of "Painting with Numbers" talks about how to effectively present numbers for FP&A professionals. Presenting numbers is communicating, and therefore there are certain tips to make sure it is done correctly.

In this episode of the FP&A Trends Series, Maria Olsson, Group Head of FP&A at Coats Plc and a member of London FP&A Board, shares her thoughts on the latest developments of modern FP&A. FP&A continues to evolve out of the Finance function and into the business, as custodians of core management processes such as business forecasting, working alongside business leaders, and will ultimately come to nest under the office of the COO. 

In this episode of the FP&A Trends Series, Timo Wienefoet, MD at IMPLEXA GmbH, shares his view of the latest FP&A Trends in Germany.  How does financial planning and analysis work in Europe's leading economy, Germany? What needs to be done for a good FP&A practitioner in the digital age? 

In this episode of the FP&A Trends Video Series, Fredrik Hedlund, Europe CFO  at Nielsen, shares his insights on FP&A organisational transformation.  Nielsen Europe completely transformed FP&A in 42 countries of Europe through implementing effective FP&A organisational structure.

The mission of the International FP&A Board is to guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

On 16th March 2017 the second meeting of the Brussels FP&A Board, launched in November 2016, took place at the exclusive Business Club van Lotharingen in Brussels. It gathered 25 financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals from such companies as ING, J&J, Mastercard, to name but a few. As the mission of the International FP&A Board is to guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations, FP&A Analytical Transformation became the primary focus of the discussion in Brussels.
 

On 14^th March 2017, the second meeting of the Amsterdam FP&A Board, launched in October 2016, took place in the Michael Page Office in World Trade Centre, Amsterdam. It gathered over 30 financial planning and analysis (FP&A) practitioners from such companies as ABN AMRO N.V., AkzoNobel, Cargill, Danone, Genpact, Microsoft Netherlands, and T-Mobile, to name a few. As the mission of the International FP&A Board is to guide the development and promotion of best practices in global FP&A, identify and support new trends, skillsets and innovations, FP&A Analytical Transformation became the primary focus of the discussion in Amsterdam.

We live in a modern, technological world where data, or more accurately insights from data, can drive competitive advantage. From identifying opportunities for optimisation and efficiency to generating a greater understanding of customers and prospects, it should be every company's aim to use their data to influence their decisions and future strategies to gain the advantage in their competitive market.