The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

It is simply impossible for companies of any size to keep up with the constantly growing amount of data that needs to be sorted and analyzed. Today, the average FP&A analyst , only spends 25% of their time analyzing data , while the other 75% of their valuable time is spent on activities such as collecting and cleaning the data.

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Planful

APRIL 29, 2021

Agile financial planning can help during times like these. Many finance leaders understand the importance of agile planning. And CFOs expect the “ability to rapidly model the implications of business decisions,” to be one of the biggest challenges to plan for in the future. JPMorgan Chase lost $3.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

28) said Adaptive Insights’ new chief financial officer (CFO) indicator report found CFOs agree that automation has lessened the importance of professionals’ need for Excel skills. Two years ago, 78 percent of CFOs said proficiency in Excel is the most important skill for their financial planning and analysis (FP&A) teams.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 6, 2019

The CFO has made FP&A a top priority as previously described , wanting significantly more value from the investments made in this function. In the past, what made you a successful FP&A professional was your technical skills like Excel modeling and ability to analyze data. A radically different skills model.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Among the different career phases that Teresa Chia credits with having helped to advance her down the CFO path, there is little question that Phase 2 was the most formative. Jack Sweeney The Three Phases of Teresa Chia’s Career: Teresa Chia’s journey to becoming a CFO is divided into three distinct phases.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

It is simply impossible for companies of any size to keep up with the constantly growing amount of data that needs to be sorted and analyzed. Today, the average FP&A analyst , only spends 25% of their time analyzing data , while the other 75% of their valuable time is spent on activities such as collecting and cleaning the data.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Startups Budgeting Analyzing Data 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

to tailor and execute a plan that maps to that strategy. This client was able to have an impact on a short time horizon by being laser-focused on hiring and measuring data to track progress toward the desired changes. Source link.

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Planful

MARCH 18, 2019

He or she must be able to work with all departments within the company on revenue or expense targets, while also providing guidance on how to stay on track with the overall plan. This also gives the FP&A team access to all the information they need to report the state of the business up to the CFO and other executives.

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Planful

JUNE 17, 2021

Over the years, the chief financial officer’s (CFO) role has evolved from gatekeeper to trusted advisor and business partner. But not every CFO thrives in the strategic planning side of their role. Many finance leaders confuse financial planning with strategic planning. Strategic Planning Component #1: Revenue.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

For example, a retailer might discover that, despite plans to build another location, many of its consumers choose to never shop in a store again. Many CFOs are hesitant to change business models because of the detrimental impact on short-term revenue. Know what you’re getting into. Make sure to simulate scenarios in each department.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A]llies have translated [Trump’s] often loosely defined philosophy into a 246-page policy plan released Thursday — the ‘America First Agenda’ — that they hope will codify what has already become the party’s dominant ideology and serve as blueprint for lawmakers at the state and federal level, whether or not Trump wins another term….

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