For anyone unfamiliar, a financial model is a tool used to reflect the economics of a business scenario that can be used to track, monitor, and predict a company's financial performance. Financial modelling is a critical skill for all finance professionals as it teaches them the business and the critical business cause-and-effect drivers.

At this webinar, we discussed how to maximise FP&A value through automation. We looked at the benefits of FP&A automation for both small and large organisations. 

Today, finance leaders must quickly synthesise information from across the enterprise including revenue drivers, supply chain issues, and workforce impacts. 

As per Accenture research, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies are facing major supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis. That is why agile and dynamic Supply Chain Planning has become critical for many organisations around the globe.  

This issue contains our recent white paper on FP&A Storytelling; a guide to fixing common Data Visualisation errors; an article about the increasing importance of storytelling to the finance role; a breakdown of the practical steps involved in good storytelling; and a video explaining how to optimise FP&A Dashboards.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organization's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face New York FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organisation's process, people and technology. Join the face-to-face Zurich FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

For the modern FP&A professional, Excel is an invaluable and versatile tool, but to provide best-in-class business partnering support, FP&A professionals must find ways to evolve Excel-based tools into more integrated solutions.

xP&A is more than moving the planning process outside of Finance. It completely transforms the organisation's process, people and technology. The face-to-face London FP&A Board and discuss the evolution of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to extended planning and analysis (xP&A). 

FP&A as a profession changed dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chicago FP&A Board met in person to discuss how FP&A practice evolved and optimised based on the opportunities and challenges the pandemic created.