FP&A Trends Digest: Issue #41
Issue #41 - 3 July 2021

Dear colleagues,

While the world is slowly getting used to the post-pandemic life, the crisis revealed crucial learnings for how business and FP&A should interact. In this digest, we share tips on how to move towards an FP&A business advisor role, explain why systems thinking is a useful tool for finance business partners and describe how prescriptive analytics can level up the FP&A game.

If you would like to learn more about the latest trends and developments in FP&A, register for our webinar by following the link at the bottom of this digest. At this webinar, we will share with you the results of 2021’s global survey which has been based on the responses of more than 340 finance professionals.

Enjoy the issue and stay safe!

 

Kind regards,

Larysa Melnychuk

CEO and Founder

FP&A Trends Group &

International FP&A Board
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