There is a lot of hype these days about the concept of FP&A Business Partnering. At FP&A Trends Group, we introduced the concept of xP&A Business Partner. Who is it and why is this role important?

In today’s dynamic world, the traditional budgeting process is increasingly outdated. But what if your organisation is still not ready to abandon it completely?

Why is so much time being spent on non-value add activities? How can we overcome this problem? What is the role of the modern FP&A Business Partner in Creating Value for the organisation?

Unstable times are putting pressure on our planning process: we need to re-forecast more often to make timely and informed decisions, while at the same time we need to expand our forecasting horizons and look ahead. How can we achieve this?

This article provides an overview of the topics and cases presented and discussed by the experts at the webinar “Cash Flow Planning - Why the Traditional Profit-Driven Mindset Needs to Be Rethought”, as well as the results of our polling questions. 

Integrated FP&A involves harmonising the three levels of planning - Strategic, Financial and Operational levels. This is done both horizontally (cross-functional) and vertically (top-down and bottom-up), using integrated processes, people and platforms that connect all parts of the business. The case studies presented some real-world examples of implementing and applying integrated FP&A.

The International FP&A Board has developed the FP&A Maturity Model, which helps companies to assess their current state, identify areas of improvement and embark on the journey of intelligent transformation. Join the face-to-face Boston FP&A Board to delve into the depths of the FP&A Board Maturity Model and explore the transformative power it holds for finance professionals.

Senior finance leaders met at the 4th face-to-face Copenhagen FP&A Board on April 27th 2023. This meeting signified the restart of the International FP&A Board in the capital of Denmark after the Pandemic.

The first offline meeting during the pandemic was held in Copenhagen on the 22nd of September, 2020. The Copenhagen FP&A Board debated how FP&A leaders can build winning FP&A teams.

We held the 6th Chicago FP&A Face-to-Face Board on the 11th of October, 2022, and this meeting was dedicated to the emerging and developing concept of Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A).