The Digital German-Benelux FP&A Circle: The Power of Driver-Based Planning and Forecasting for Modern FP&A
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Driver Based Planning
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Enhanced Driver-Based Planning and Forecasting within the organisation is an essential part of the roadmap toward modern Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). 

  • But what is Driver-Based Planning and forecasting at its core? 
  • Why does it matter for FP&A? 
  • How can we successfully implement it? 

Driver-based modelling is an important component for achieving agility and adaptability. It helps us to bring key business drivers that impact business evolution the most and allows on-demand planning and forecasting.

Watch the recording of the Digital German-Benelux FP&A Circle to hear answers to the above questions from senior finance practitioners and thought leaders.

The Panel:

Olga Rudakova

Olga is a finance professional and data skills trainer. Olga is passionate about data insights and data visualization. With over a decade of corporate career in FMCG and Retail she was supporting various business units towards data-driven decision making.

At the Business Intelligence startup Olga has learned, what the biggest obstacles on the way to the insights-driven organization are.

Currently, as a full-time trainer and consultant she helps her clients bridge the gap between data and actionable insights.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olgarudakova/

Andrew Turner

Andrew Turner is a finance and transformation professional of 15+ years, having worked in planning with many G2K and mid-market businesses. Currently, he leads Board’s Finance Solutions.

Skilled in Cash Flow, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Budgeting, Business Planning and Internal Audit.

Tanja Schlesinger

For the last 6 years I Tanja Schlesinger currently holds the position of VP OneSource Business Intelligence at Deutsche Bahn Regio AG. She drives the digitalization of DB Regio FP&A processes by developing a Business Intelligence platform with the aim for a true value driver-based planning and analysis.

Striving for transformation by implementing a true digital culture. Tanja is currently successfully setting-up Data Management and Business Intelligence tools supporting her organization for faster and better decisions with Standard Reporting, Machine Learning and AI Use cases in a cloud environment. Tanja aims at a high level of transparency to better predict the effects of change in value drivers.

Tanja’s drive for growth from scratch to implementation, her entrepreneurial thinking and acting also in political settings as well as her wide knowhow in the financial management of private and public companies make her proud to meet FP&A challenges concerning digitalizing its processes.

Remko Boer

Seasoned finance leader with 28 years of experience across Shell and Ernst & Young. Worked in roles varying from auditing/accounting to business partnering, performance management, commercial finance and value/risk management. In his current role, Remko is accountable for Integrated Performance Management including the Strategic and Operational plan for Shell’s Upstream business.

Remko is Certified Public Accountant/ Internal Auditor and holds a master’s degree in Executive Master Finance Control.

He is a Board Member in Amsterdam for the FP&A Trends Group.

Massimo Garau

Massino has 30+ years of international experience in the engineering, chemical and FMCG industries. Since 2014 he is the Director of Finance and Administration of Storck Deutschland KG. Before, he was responsible for full P&L in the Baltic States and Iceland and CFO at Storck Danmark A/S and Storck Sverige AB.

Specialties: Turnaround and performance improvement processes (analysis, financial modelling, execution) - Costs reduction - M&A and business development.

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