Defining what Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) does has always been challenging. Most people place FP&A in the Office of the CFO, which makes sense, for many of us have certainly played the role of CFO a time or two. Still, as business partners, strategists and advisors, that is also not necessarily a perfect fit. This categorisation may change as our roles continue to expand to become the central hub of corporate analytics and reporting.

The crux of the analytics movement is making better decisions and more organizations are moving towards a data-driven culture, but only about a third of organizations surveyed said they would describe their current culture as data-driven. So, where is the disconnect?

The Shanghai FP&A Board was launched on the 2^nd of July 2019.

Senior FP&A leaders from AstraZeneca, Costa Cruise, General Motors, ISS, Kuka Systems, L’Oreal, Medtronic, Nestle Waters, Richemont and other companies attended the events to guide the development and promotion of better practices in global FP&A, identify, and support new trends, skillsets and innovations.

The speakers from Ralph Lauren, Bunzl, AT&S, and others presented their insights and case studies.

Connected Planning is an effective way to unify data, people, and plans on a single platform. Implemented correctly, it can help accelerate better business performance in the modern dynamic market conditions. The question is then, how to use it to achieve desired results? Watch this interactive webinar to find out.

A financial plan is a product used for guiding people’s actions toward the accumulation of wealth.  As a product a financial plan is created from a variety of sources.  One source used for creating a financial plan is economics.

The Melbourne FP&A Board will meet on Tuesday, 23rd of July 2019 for the third time to debate on the popular subject of FP&A Business Partnering.

The Sydney FP&A Board will meet on the 18th of July 2019 for the third time to debate on the popular subject of the FP&A Business Partnering.

The first  Brisbane FP&A Board will take place on the 16th of July 2019 to debate the popular subject of global trends in modern Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). 

The Singapore FP&A Board will meet on Tuesday, 9th July 2019 for the sixth time. The Board will interactively discuss Rolling Forecast: 7 Factors for Success.

The fifth meeting of the Kuala Lumpur FP&A Board will take place on Thursday, 4th July 2019 to debate the popular subject of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Team Building.