Dear colleagues,

Over the last 5 years in 150 FP&A Trends Digests, we have tracked the evolution from budgeting cycles to predictive forecasting, from spreadsheet firefighting to integrated, AI-powered planning.

Yet the milestones remind us that progress is uneven. Too often, finance still values accuracy over influence and control over foresight. This edition isn’t just about celebrating the journey so far — it’s about raising the stakes for what comes next. If the past decade was about building modern FP&A, the next must be about reinvention: rethinking skills, redefining success, and reclaiming finance as a driver of strategic choice.

To everyone who has walked with us through these 150 issues — thank you for shaping a global dialogue on what FP&A can become. This issue brings together new research, tools, and insights to help FP&A move from reflection to reinvention.

Best regards,

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

Why do so many FP&A transformations stall between vision and implementation? Behind every system upgrade and forecasting promise lies a deeper issue — alignment between data, people, and purpose. The latest FP&A Trends Survey captures the profession in motion: high ambition, uneven progress, and a growing gap between digital maturity and decision-making influence.

Read the survey report to see what is driving and slowing FP&A transformation today — and where your own organisation sits on that curve. It’s the clearest pulse yet of what finance leaders believe will define success in 2025 and beyond.

AI has moved from hype to habit — yet its real power depends less on algorithms and more on mindset. The question has shifted from if finance will adopt AI to how we will trust, govern, and integrate it. For many teams, the greatest leap remains cultural rather than technical — a move from precision to prediction, from explaining the past to anticipating what comes next.

Read this research to explore how AI reshapes the logic of planning and discover what distinguishes early adopters who build strategic advantage from those still experimenting at the edges.

Modern FP&A evolves around capabilities — Architect, Analyst, Data Scientist, Storyteller, Influencer — rather than job titles. The main challenge for many teams lies not in a lack of talent but in unclear roles. When the balance among these capabilities falters, even the most advanced models fail to drive meaningful action.

Read this paper to re-examine how your FP&A team is structured for influence. The framework shows how to turn diverse skills into strategic clarity and transform functional strength into true business partnership.

Every finance team wants transformation, but few can pinpoint where they are and what is next. The FP&A Trends Maturity Model turns that ambiguity into a roadmap. It helps leaders assess current capabilities across data, process, analytics, and influence — and chart a path toward strategic impact.

Explore and try the tool to benchmark your FP&A function and translate reflection into reinvention. Because knowing your maturity level is the first step to shaping the next chapter of your organisation’s FP&A journey.

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22 October, 2025

When static forecasts fall short, FP&A teams need more than numbers — they need insights that guide smarter decisions. Predictive techniques help finance teams test assumptions, run scenarios, and deliver forward-looking insights that improve speed, accuracy, and alignment with business goals.

Join this session to see how leading teams are building predictive capabilities into everyday decision-making.

29 October, 2025

Every finance leader wants better analytics, but too often dashboards become noise instead of insight. The challenge is not collecting more data, but knowing how to structure, clean, and apply it in ways that guide decisions. Analytics is less about technology and more about discipline.

Register for this webinar to discover a practical playbook for turning data into strategic foresight.

12 November, 2025

According to the 2025 FP&A Trends Survey, only 14% of FP&A teams rate their data quality as ‘Best in Class’, while 26% say it is low or poor - gaps that can mean the difference between leading and lagging in today’s volatile market. How can finance leaders transform scattered data into a true competitive advantage?

Register for this webinar to unlock the full value of your data with insights from a panel of senior finance practitioners and thought leaders.

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