Thirty-four senior finance leaders gathered at the Geneva FP&A Board on November 5, 2024, to discuss Predictive and Planning Forecasting.

This article summarises the key insights from the Zurich FP&A Board meeting on the 7th of November, 2024. 28 senior finance practitioners from top-tier global and local companies met to discuss mastering Predictive Planning and Forecasting.

This article summarises the FP&A Trends webinar “Leveraging Data Visualisation: Empowering Strategic FP&A Decisions” and explores how industry experts use data storytelling to bridge the gap between visualising data and supporting strategic decisions.

The 24th meeting of the Global AI/ML FP&A Committee, which took place on September 10th, 2024, featured a presentation titled "CFOs / Finance Professionals in the Age of AI - Microsoft Case Study", by Takeshi Murakami, Country CFO - Thailand / Vietnam at Microsoft.

Watch the recording of the Digital EMEA FP&A Circle to explore how to harness the power of AI and elevate FP&A to a more influential role within your organisation.

In this article, the author outlines how customer returns can profoundly impact financial forecasting and reveals nine factors that influence these returns.

In this article, the author describes how to better understand the increasing importance of relationships with non-financial stakeholders and use this knowledge to create value. He also discusses broader stakeholder management, referring to all parties that can be affected, including clients, suppliers, employees, communities, and the planet.

In this issue, we’ve gathered insights to strengthen your FP&A processes — from mastering top-down and bottom-up planning to aligning budgeting with strategy, evaluating your forecasting system, and exploring zero-based budgeting.

Watch the recording to hear about the cutting-edge data visualization strategies that enhance FP&A effectiveness from senior finance practitioners from Grainger, IBCS Institute and Lumel.

In this article, the author provides a simple and concise starter guide for developing a foundation of leadership skills.