FP&A expert has to help management make the right decisions. The expert must be able to perform a rigorous logical analysis of the consequences of the decision. This is why an FP&A specialist trained and experienced in visual cause-effect analysis can stand out from the crowd.

This article highlights the case study discussed at the AI/ML FP&A Committee Meeting #18. We invited Scott Campbell, Head of Center of Excellence - Finance & FP&A, to be a speaker, and he shared a robust case study from Philips on Digital Finance.

The 200th landmark meeting organized by the FP&A Trends Group occurred on March 16th in New York. 25 FP&A leaders met to share their experiences and ideas about how to approach building the best-in-class FP&A teams.

At the FP&A Trends webinar on April 4th, an experienced and international panel of speakers explored the answer and discussed the winning formula for FP&A Storytelling.

At the FP&A Trends webinar on March 28th, we discovered at how predictive technology can be used to make planning a faster, more accurate and agile process, that spans the entire organisation. 

In this paper, we lay out the key elements of FP&A storytelling and provide practical guidance to help you improve your storytelling skills.

In this series of blogs, the author will be providing a comprehensive approach to the design, construction, roll-out and maintenance of a modern analytic driver-based model. He also outlines several necessary requirements for building this model successfully.

The link to strategic planning becomes evident when FP&A is placed within this bigger picture. By translating the strategic intent of the company into business drivers made visible through the ‘use-of-funds’, the execution of the strategy becomes fact-based, transparent and verifiable: ‘talks & figures’. Just think about it, and add value to your role and company. 

In this video, Arslan Hafiz, FP&A Director International at AstraZeneca Rare Disease, shares his insights on achieving FP&A Analytics Maturity.

Arslan shares key tips to achieve the transformation from "What" to "Why" and "How" culture to move beyond descriptive and diagnostic analytics, along with several collaboration lessons to get the most out of data analysis results.

We know that getting everyone to play together in perfect harmony can indeed be a challenge. While technology is a huge enabler and help, effective collaboration requires much more: a careful alignment of processes, people, and enhancing the business partnering and storytelling practicies. That’s why we’ve provided helpful insights in this digest issue to help you bring a more collaborative approach to FP&A in your business.