The key to developing a best-in-class FP&A organisation is reaching level 5 maturity is getting the basics right. In addition to having the right people on your team, you'll want to ensure they understand the basics properly and have prepared the environment for growth.

In this issue, you will find: our research on emerging FP&A skills; a crash course in one of the most important capabilities, data storytelling; an article on the new role of the FP&A Architect; a compelling analogy between gardening and FP&A; and a video on the changing FP&A skillset.

One of the largest privately owned companies in the world, Cargill’s FP&A journey started around 6 years ago. But, as the company’s Global Finance Director – Cocoa and Chocolate emphasises in a short video, this journey never really ends.

Join us for the webinar on October 19 to learn more about FP&A Integration: Harmonising Strategic and Operational Planning Processes. We promise actionable insights from our senior panel of experienced professionals.

The inaugural Miami FP&A Board will gather in person on the 25th of October 2022 to debate the popular subject of global trends in modern Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). 

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? The Digital UK & Ireland FP&A Circle met on the 25th of May to explore how FP&A can “Create Value through better Business Partnering”.

In this uncertain environment, FP&A professionals need to reconsider their approaches to forecasting and revenue management. It is very important to incorporate Machine Learning into these finance processes.

When COVID struck, we paused our face-to-face meetings in 27 cities of 16 countries worldwide. However, we did not stop researching, debating, analyzing, and examining best practices during the two years of the pandemic; instead, we moved our meetings online.

The promise of global dashboards is simplicity — one version of the truth. But truth without context can quickly become noise. Local teams operate in different realities, with different pressures, and one rigid view often fails to serve them.

The inaugural in-person Milan FP&A Board will take place on the 3rd of November 2022 to debate the popular subject of global trends in modern Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).