Dear colleagues,

As the festive season approaches, I’d like to extend my warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. May this time of joy bring peace, happiness, and new opportunities, and may the coming year be filled with success.

2024 has been an extraordinary year for our FP&A Trends community. Together, we’ve:

• Expanded to our 19th country with the launch of the Milan International FP&A Board chapter.
• Hosted 49 events — 33 face-to-face across three regions and 16 digital—engaging over 7,000 participants.
• Published 6 impactful research papers and welcomed 250 contributing authors to share their expertise on fpa-trends.com, which reached an audience of over 550,000 globally.
• Fostered collaboration among over 52,000 LinkedIn group members, building a vibrant FP&A network.

Your contributions and engagement have been key to these achievements—thank you for being part of this journey!

Looking ahead, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our 9th annual FP&A Trends Survey, a global project uncovering the latest FP&A innovations. Participate today to help shape this important research and receive our popular report before anyone else! Participate in the survey here.

Let’s reach even greater heights together in 2025!

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year.

Warm regards,

Larysa Melnychuk, CEO and Founder
FP&A Trends Group & International FP&A Board

The 2025 FP&A Trends Survey is now open, and we need your voice. As Financial Planning and Analysis evolves into a strategic powerhouse, driving decision-making with data, technology and human expertise, your insights can help map the trends shaping our profession.

Be part of this global movement to define what’s next for FP&A in 2025. By participating, you’ll gain early access to exclusive findings and contribute to invaluable insights for the FP&A community. Let’s set the course for the future together — start the survey now!

Data-driven decision-making is on the rise, with nearly two-thirds of organisations relying on data to guide their strategies. Yet, challenges remain — over a third cite data quality and timeliness as persistent obstacles. This year’s FP&A Trends Survey delves into these issues and more, providing a comprehensive look at the trends and innovations shaping the future of FP&A.

Explore this report to benchmark your practices, gain actionable recommendations and uncover strategies to drive success.

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22 January 2025

AI has the potential to transform FP&A, yet only 6% of organizations have successfully adopted AI/ML in finance, according to the 2024 FP&A Trends Survey. The key to overcoming this gap is effective change management.

Register for this Digital North American FP&A Circle for a senior panel discussion on how to navigate complex challenges in AI adoption.

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