What is Finance Business Partnering?

By Andrew Jepson

How can an accountant move from being a compliant ‘bean counter’ to a value-adding and influential finance business partner? This article suggests getting involved in greater depth in the business, utilising technology, and talking to other people as three key ways to make a strong start.

How to Become a Trusted FP&A Business Partner?

By Turgut Kapisiz

As an FP&A professional, one of the critical points is to build trust and respect with the business. Trust comes in many forms and is built over time. Respect depends on providing quality and timely outputs that the business can rely on as a trusted partner. So how can we get there? This article provides a snapshot of the author's journey and the steps involved.

4 Key Steps to Become a Trusted FP&A Business Partner

By Wai Yee Tsang

Every FP&A professional has an active role to play in business partnering, in supporting the leadership team to aid decision making. This requires an understanding of the company's strategy, where the company is heading, and how to get there. In this article, an experienced FP&A practitioner shares four steps on how to become a trusted strategic FP&A Business Partner.

Video: Philip Morris International Case Study: xP&A Business Partnering Model

In this 9-minute video, Adam Salem, Head of Planning Budgeting Forecasting & Reporting at Philip Morris International, presents a case study demonstrating the skills that an FP&A business partner can benefit from. He covers core challenges faced at Philip Morris, highlights transformational pillars which can facilitate partnering, and outlines new roles and responsibilities inherent in this process. Adam’s case study proves that xP&A Business Partnering is the latest trend that goes well beyond just Finance to involve entire organisations.

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The Path to Agile FP&A. Applied Materials Company Case Study

Dynamic and data-driven scenario planning is of utmost importance in this ever-changing environment. That requires building an agile finance process. How do we move from traditional methods to the data-driven and agile FP&A? Register for this webinar to find answers, and hear all about a leading case study of Applied Materials.

Digital FP&A: The Key Steps to Fostering a Data-Driven Culture

Data is the new currency for companies of all sizes and industries. An essential function of effective FP&A is to create a data-driven decision-making culture throughout the enterprise. Join this webinar to hear actionable insights on fostering a data-driven FP&A culture from senior finance professionals from eBay, Medtronic and Prophix Software.