How to make sure your top-down and bottom-up planning processes are harmonized beyond the finance function? Extended planning and analysis (xP&A) can be a solution but it requires:
— the right corporate culture
— adequate tools
— suitable techniques
In this FP&A Trends webinar, we looked into how Microsoft and Deutsche Bahn are utilizing xP&A.
Larysa Melnychuk, MD of FP&A Trends Group and Founder of the International FP&A Board (Discussion Facilitator)
Larysa Melnychuk
Larysa Melnychuk is a passionate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) professional and influencer who has held senior FP&A roles at leading organisations before setting up the International FP&A Board in 2013. The Board is a global and well-recognised professional think-tank that aims to bring together the knowledge and experience of senior FP&A professionals and aid the development of best practice in the profession.
In the last three years, she successfully expanded the Board into 27 chapters in 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and North America.
Larysa is also the founder and CEO at the FP&A Trends Group (fpa-trends.com), the leading online resource for FP&A professionals. She chairs the Global AI FP&A Committee and runs a number of high-profile initiatives in the area of modern financial analytics.
Larysa holds a Master of Science degree in physics of materials and is a qualified chartered management accountant (CIMA), chartered global management accountant (CGMA) and is a holder of an FP&A certification. She is also a member of the exam content writing team for the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) FP&A certification.
Larysa is also a passionate conference speaker and writes articles on various FP&A-related subjects.
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.
Emre Gungoren
Emre Gungoren is Group Finance Manager at Microsoft leading FP&A team for Surface Finance Group. He joined Microsoft in 2011 as a Business Analyst supporting field sales and marketing teams for company’s Middle East and Africa Headquarters based out of Istanbul, Turkey. He held several positions within Microsoft Finance including, Finance Manager for Emerging Markets supporting Advertising group as well as Group Finance Manager in Corporate FP&A team where he helped streamlining planning process for commercial business.
Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked as an Auditor in Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He earned BA degree in Business from Yeditepe University in Istanbul and is currently based out of Redmond, WA.
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