Renew Your Six Human Skills for the New Normal FP&A

By Ronald Huamán

Adapting to the New Normal is not only about using advanced technology. To succeed in the digital era, FP&A and accounting professionals need to work on their soft skills. What are the six important skills that you should start working on right now? Why are they important and where to start? Find out the answers in this article.

FP&A Business Partnering – What It Is and What It Is Not

By Bartosz Obojski

There is a lot of hype these days about the concept of business partnering. The true business partnering starts when the FP&A community fully owns the numbers, completely agrees with them, and publicly endorses them. What does this mean and what should not be confused with FP&A business partnering? Read this article to learn more about FP&A business partnering.

How Artificial Intelligence will Impact the Role of the FP&A

By Matthias Thurner

FP&A needs to learn how to operate in a new environment. What are the main characteristics of this environment? A higher number and an increasing frequency of requests that the FP&A department has to deal with; big external and internal data pools; complex questions and requirements. To learn more about how artificial intelligence can help you deal with these challenges, listen to this 26-minute video on the role of technology in FP&A.

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Moving from Traditional Management Accounting to Extended FP&A (xP&A)

Extended planning and analysis (xP&A), a term coined by Gartner, is gaining momentum in the FP&A field. It is able to provide greater performance improvements in comparison to traditional processes. What will happen to our traditional management accounting? How xP&A is enhancing the corporate performance management? Register for the Digital UK & Ireland FP&A Board to hear first-hand from Finance Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Divisional Finance Director at Oxford University Press, Senior Research Director at The Hackett Group and Vice President at SAP.

Moving from Zero-Based Budgeting to Zero-Based FP&A

Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) is transforming into a wider framework of Zero-Based FP&A. This is a concept in which ZBB principles are applied to different FP&A areas. It encourages a culture of business partnering and value creation as well as rigorous evaluation of key business drivers. Register for this webinar to learn more about how to improve your analytical transformation journey.