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Finance Fails to Deliver on Its Business Partnership Promise

By Nilly Essaides, Senior Research Director Finance/EPM at The Hackett Group 

Business partnering is something everyone is talking about right now. The premise is that the more low-value finance tasks are automated, the more time finance practitioners have to work with their “customers” in the business. The only problem is that many business leaders are far from satisfied with finance’s performance to date as a valued business partner.

The London FP&A Circle meeting: New Age of Zero Based Budgeting

The ever-increasing pace of change in the Financial  Planning & Analytics (FP&A) industry can, at times, seem overwhelming to practitioners. This has fuelled a growing demand for thought-leadership and the establishment and discussion of best practices. In response to many requests from the UK professional community, the London FP&A Circle was established in July 2016.

3 Key Insights to Be a Successful Small Business FP&A Practitioner

By Mason Brady, Director of Finance at Homegrown Organic Farms

FP&A in a small sized business is different than in a large, corporate firm. While one can argue that we all face a lack of time and resources, there often is no dedicated FP&A function in a smaller enterprise. FP&A team members in a smaller firm are wearing many more hats than FP&A. Again, we don’t have too many people that report to us (if any) that are analysts. 

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Integrated FP&A in Boston

By Karl Kern, Accountant / Lecturer / Writer

The fourth meeting of the Boston FP&A Board was held on March 26, 2019.  The meeting was held at the offices of Robert Half and was sponsored by not only Robert Half but also SAP. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Integrated FP&A.

Zero-Based Budgeting in Frankfurt

In April 2019, the International FP&A Board held the 6th Frankfurt meeting where more than 30 senior finance practitioners shared their ideas about what is a new age of Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB).

Webinar: FP&A Scenario Planning — Key Factors for Success

Scenario planning is an important technique for a flexible and dynamic FP&A that enhances the decision-making process. In the analytically mature organisation, the standard approach of “three scenarios” (best, average and worst) is replaced with multiple on-demand scenarios that could be played in real time.

The Many FP&A Rooms of the Organization Mansion

By Gary Cokins,  Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management

Gary Cokins (Cornell University BS IE/OR, 1971; Northwestern University Kellogg MBA 1974) is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and enterprise performance and risk management systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com .

He began his career in industry with a Fortune 100 company in CFO and operations roles. He then worked 15 years in consulting with Deloitte, KPMG, and EDS. From 1997 until recently Gary was a Principal Consultant with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise performance management and business analytics and intelligence software.

His two most recent books Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap (ISBN 0-471-57690-5) and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics (ISBN 978-0-470-44998-1). Mr. Cokins can be contacted at gcokins@garycokins.com .

LinkedIn account: www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-cokins/0/15a/949

 

Business schools tend to divide their curriculum between hard quantitative-oriented courses, such as operations management and finance; and soft behavioral courses, such as change management, ethics and leadership. This separation of the curriculum is like chambers in a mansion.

FP&A Business Partnering in San Francisco

The San Francisco FP&A Board met for the third time. In March 2019, the professional debate was devoted to the subject of FP&A Business Partnering. More than 30 senior finance professionals, representing companies such as Autodesk, BioMarin, Gensler, Google, HP, etc., shared their experience with each other. 

Integrated FP&A in New York

By Ankur Kamkhalia, Director Planning, Analysis and Business Finance at Prudential Financial

On March 28th 2019, the New York FP&A Board hosted its 5th meeting at the Michael Page offices in midtown Manhattan. Over 34 high profile finance professionals attended the event sponsored by SAP and Michael Page where the topic of discussion was Integrated FP&A.

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