The International FP&A Board met in London on 28th September 2022 for an insightful and forward-thinking discussion. They explored the challenges faced in the journey from FP&A to xP&A and examined the impact of xP&A on the various aspects of business today. Here you will find some of the case studies and observations shared during this event, including the insights by Saad Siddiqi, Global FP&A Director at Harsco's Environmental Division.

We decided to devote our next digital circle to the subject of the Power of Driver-Based Planning and Forecasting and how organisations should implement it. 

Join the Digital German-Benelux FP&A Circle on December 13 at 1:00 PM CEST to hear insights from senior practitioners and thought leaders about Driver-Based Planning and Forecasting in FP&A.

In this series of blogs, the author is looking at several areas that FP&A departments must address if they are to add value to the organisations they serve in this technology-driven age. In this blog, he looks at management processes.

In this short video Michael Huthwaite, Corporate Finance Director at Walmart, shows how you can overcome uncertainty through FP&A agility, breaking down barriers and optimising your financial algorithms.

We invited Natalie Harden, Chuy’s VP of Finance & Investor relations, to share her formula of success of analytical transformation from A to Z in their journey. It includes not only the right approach to the technology implementation, but also how they managed to improve their work processes, cash flow, profitability, and even planning for future locations.

This article looks at the importance of data governance and data literacy. It also explores how, as finance professionals, we can help to improve these domains within our businesses and what the benefits are to be gained.

In this issue, we are sharing an insightful CPM trend report to explore the state of people, processes, and tech priorities in FP&A. Also, you can check the article on adjusting targets for budgeting, the pros and cons of ageing rolling forecasts, my article about the ten steps for achieving ZB FP&A, and a popular topic of Beyond Budget implementation. You are welcome to explore the ETEX company's case study on how they abandon traditional budget in favour of Beyond Budgeting.

Watch the recording of the FP&A Trends webinar to learn more about FP&A Integration: the winning formula of harmonising top-down and bottom-up planning processes from senior practitioners and thought leaders.

In this video, you can learn more about their Beyond Budgeting journey from Guillaume Verbiest, Head of Finance Transformation and Performance Management.

In this short video Ron Monteiro, Corporate Director of Finance at Kruger Products L.P., outlines a few fundamental principles you should follow before preparing a business visualisation.