The London FP&A Board will meet for the 19th time on 15th March 2018 to debate on Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) method.

Have you thought of becoming an FP&A professional? When I was studying for my accounting qualification, I assumed I would become a traditional accountant. I did not know then how wrong this assumption would prove to be. This article gives an insight to my path in becoming an FP&A professional and short guide on how to become one.

The future is unpredictable, the current business environment is harsh, competition is fierce. In these times of change, modern FP&A is both exciting and challenging. It is exciting because it utilises better and more sophisticated tools than previously, can embrace automation and the incredible power of online collaboration. However, it is difficult because old finance management practices are still alive: they are inadequate for the modern world.

Let’s take a look at some of the most messed-up, incomprehensible recent examples of quantation. Not surprisingly, all are graphs. But some come from sources that definitely should know better.

FP&A is a process of thinking and learning about how companies earn income and generate cash flows.  In order for this process to be effective a bridge between planning and analysis is necessary.  I learned about the importance of this bridge early in my professional life.

By FP&A suite, we shall understand here the different elements that are needed to manage a given business. Obviously, industry is a keep differentiator but how does this reflect in practice? What are the key elements that needs to be in the suite and on what basis shall it be customised?

Zurich FP&A Board will gather on 8 February 2018 for the fifth time to dispute on the Beyond Budgeting Philosophy. The International FP&A Board was created on 19 September 2013 in London to guide the development and promotion of the best practices in FP&A. Since then, the Board chapters were successfully established in 15 cities of 11 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the USA to identify and support new global trends, skill sets and thought leadership in corporate financial planning and analysis.

The Amsterdam FP&A Board gathered on the 9th of November, 2017, to discuss the essential of FP&A Business Partnering.