The FP&A Trends Webinar: Surfing Uncertainty with Continuous Planning
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Integrated FP&A
Continuous Planning

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FP&A and business leaders are currently managing uncertainty at the speed at which it comes. The traditional cadence of an annual plan and regular forecasts is no longer enough.

Achieving flexibility requires a fundamental rethinking of all traditional planning techniques, methods and processes. The ability to forecast and plan continuously and flexibly stands high on the corporate agenda.

How can we create an FP&A eco-system that supports that speed and flexibility? Watch the recording of the FP&A Trends Webinar to find out.

The Panel:

Ben Page

Ben Page is Solutions Consulting Director at Planful. He has been with the company for nearly 10 years, starting as a solution architect. His previous experience comes as an FP&A professional, with roles across planning and finance in the office products industry, food and beverage, and manufacturing. Ben holds a B.S. in Accounting and an MBA.

Hashim Ahmed

Hashim has been the CFO of Jaguar Mining, a listed gold mining company, since joining in 2014. He has around 20 years of experience, with the past 12 years focused on the mining industry, and expertise in financial management, strategy, corporate turnaround, and capital markets. He obtained his CA designation with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP and later worked with Ernst & Young LLP in their mining advisory practice. Prior to Jaguar, Hashim worked with Barrick Gold for over 7 years, where he held progressively senior positions in finance functions in Canada, and with site finance teams in Chile. At Jaguar, he oversees financial and non-financial aspects of the business, including economic strategy and business planning, treasury and tax management, human resources, supply chain and systems. Hashim is also a board member of Stratabound Minerals, a junior listed exploration company.

Pedro Ferreira

Pedro is Portuguese, currently based in Toronto with 20+ years of experience in multiple finance areas. First 10 years in FMCG and the remaining 10+ years in Pharmaceutical. Experience in large multinational companies in 5 different countries in-country, regional and global settings.

Gained substantial experience in FP&A at various levels up to being the Global Head of FP&A for the Pharmaceutical Division in Novartis. After this Pedro became the CFO for Pharmaceutical Division in Novartis for Central and Eastern Europe. Other prior experiences included Global Head of Management Information and Head of Business Planning Offshoring services in Novartis.

Currently Pedro is part of the Leadership Team of a large ERP transformation program in Novartis where he leads a Business Intelligence funtion.

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.

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