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How forecast error analysis improves your FP&A process

Centage

The goal is not perfection, but a continuous improvement that aligns your financial planning with the always-changing realities of your business environment. Such errors are an inherent aspect of any FP&A forecasting process: your actuals will almost never precisely match your projections. More on this below.)

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4 Types of Financial Reports Every FP&A Team Should Be Using

Planful

The FP&A team is numbers-oriented, but also requires a great deal of communication skills. The financial reporting manager must be able to clearly explain specific financial concepts at a high level for busy executives. FP&A teams can do so by leveraging these four essential types of financial reports techniques.

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Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A) is the Future of FP&A

The Finance Weekly

Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A) is a form of financial planning that takes the best financial planning and analysis capabilities and extends them into other fields across the organization. Single version of the truth where data is consistent and approved for who it needs to be.

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People, Processes & Technologies: Defining the Tools for Best-in-Class FP&A

Centage

Modern FP&A professionals are charged with providing strategic, data-driven advice that helps leadership make sound decisions in the near and long-term future. We surveyed FP&A leaders about their top FP&A priorities and the challenges in achieving them. Data-Driven Planning Process.

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Strategic Planning Components for CFOs to Keep Top-of-Mind

Planful

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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Reaching the Full Potential of IFP&A

The Finance Weekly

A powerful trend in corporate finance in recent years has been a more dynamic approach to FP&A referred to as “Intelligent FP&A” (IFP&A). Given our unique context of IFP&A, we can replace “military or political” with “financial” or “business”. Financial Planning & Analysis is more difficult to define.

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How 6 organizations have achieved Superplännen

Jedox Finance

Take a look at how real teams and organizations around the globe have experienced an elevated state of planning and achieved the adaptability, integration, and simplicity they need to shape the future. Chemical manufacturer plans for any scenario Integrating cross-organizational data 3.