Working in FP&A during a crisis is extremely challenging but it is also an opportunity to mature processes, reach a stage where FP&A can conduct organizational changes and become a real Business Partner. This article highlights three main areas for FP&A improvement.
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Digital Nordic-Benelux FP&A Board will be held online on the 17 November from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CET. Join our experienced and international panel of experts to learn how to adapt FP&A to the "New Normal".
The Second Digital North American FP&A Board will be held online on October 27 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PST. Join our experienced and international panel of experts to learn how to Build Winning FP&A Teams for the "New Normal".
Knowing your numbers is a good starting point for an FP&A professional. But it is also required to know how to present the findings to others.
Today’s finance and accounting professionals face ever-growing challenges when it comes to data. The simplest analyses can be complicated by the wrong data or bad data and too much data can even be a problem. Effectively sourcing, managing, and using data are key skills.
The improved budgeting process based on double-loop learning can transform the way companies operate. How do you upgrade the fixed budgeting approach and why using the Evolution Index (EI) can help you on this journey?
This articles looks into the activities that took place during 10 months during one of my assignments and include several recommendations for anyone who is about to set up a brand-new FP&A department in a company in transition.
FP&A challenges around leveraging better technology have been well documented but relatively little has been written about the environment that FP&A works within. How that can help FP&A have more impact?
The crisis has helped us adapt our strategies, confront our weaknesses and accept the inevitable truth. Finance and FP&A in particular need to be transformed. In this FP&A Trends Digest issue, we will look further into transforming a department into a value-adding function.
By Kerman Lau, Director of Finance, Workday
The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies of all sizes to scrap their business plans for 2020 and attempt to come up with new ones even though so much is unknown and changing so fast. This article covers top challenges currently facing companies during pandemic.