E78 Partners

JULY 19, 2023

As we approach the planning cycle for 2024, organizations are recognizing the immense value of harnessing the power of forecasting, planning, and analytics (FP&A). Effective FP&A allows organizations to anticipate market trends, optimize resource allocation, and align their strategies with dynamic market conditions.

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Spreadym

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) candidates are professionals who specialize in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis within an organization. They play a critical role in helping companies make informed financial decisions and allocate resources effectively.

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CFO Share

MARCH 23, 2021

A rolling 12-month forecast projects financial performance over a 12-month time horizon using the “add/drop” approach to forecasting. Unlike a budget or calendar year forecast, a rolling 12-month forecast adds one month to the forecast period each time a month is closed so that you are continuously forecasting for 12 months.

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Spreadym

JUNE 27, 2023

FP&A is a process used by organizations to develop and manage their financial plans and make informed decisions based on financial analysis. It involves forecasting, budgeting, analyzing, and reporting financial information to support strategic planning and operational decision-making.

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Boston Startup CFO

APRIL 12, 2024

13-week Cash Flow Forecasting We offer a comprehensive and forward-looking approach to cash planning. Financial Modeling & Analysis We can provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your business's financial performance and future prospects.

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Planning Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Benchmarking 40

Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This is true in all possible economic situations: in times of growth FP&A participates in setting business objectives, analyzing options of growth, assessing market opportunities and risks, while in times of recession FP&A can contribute to corrective action plans, cost-cutting and other initiatives to preserve company’s financial health.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 11, 2021

Whether in a startup or in a well-known corporation, it is hard for FP&A practitioners to avoid building financial models of these 3 basic financial statements. The FP&A function in turn should find the ways to say “yes”, help to improve the ideas and their potential financial outcomes.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In my first two posts on Facebook, I noted that its most recent earnings report, and the market reaction to it, offers an opportunity for us to talk about bigger issues. Not only will you find financial statements easier to disentangle, but you will also be able to develop a framework for converting these numbers to forecasts fairly easily.

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Advertising Numbers 130

E78 Partners

AUGUST 15, 2023

Unveiling the Role of FP&A Teams: A Holistic View FP&A teams are responsible for orchestrating financial strategies, facilitating planning, budgeting, forecasting, organizing & transforming data, and driving insightful analysis to improve decisions.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

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Beacon CFO Plus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These are just a few reasons to consider working with a seasoned part-time CFO as you launch your business: Financial Strategy and Planning: Startups often lack the financial expertise needed to develop sound strategies and plans for sustainable growth. Scalability: As startups grow, their financial needs become more complex.

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Startups Compliance CFO Financial Modeling 52

Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Reinventing for dynamic forecasting. Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting. It provides CFOs the line of sight to maximize top-line and limit discretionary spending, which is something an annual budget cannot achieve. However, these models were often hastily created with high-level assumptions.

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CFO Forecasting Budgeting Financial Modeling 69

Michigan CFO

JUNE 7, 2023

Virtual CFOs offer a range of financial services tailored to the specific needs of businesses. The key services provided by a virtual CFO include the following: Financial Planning and Analysis: Virtual CFOs work closely with businesses to develop financial strategies aligned with their goals. What Do Virtual CFOs Do?

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CFO Talks

MARCH 19, 2024

Identifying Strategic Priorities The process begins with a thorough analysis of the current financial landscape and an evaluation of emerging technologies, like AI, that can significantly enhance operational efficiencies. Measuring Progress Finally, establishing clear metrics to measure the success of the finance agenda is essential.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 28, 2022

Excel is the canvas used by anyone in finance to create ideas, innovation and financial models,” , Didi Gurfinkel , co-founder and CEO of Datarails said. “In As a company we are passionate about Excel and we have a great deal of interest in NFT as a market. In this experiment we took this concept a step further.”.

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The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

Help your startup clients stay cash flow positive with good budgeting and planning services. Using a rolling cash forecast is a value-add service you can provide to assist in cash forecasting. A rolling cash forecast will normally look forward 6 or 9 months, and each month the oldest month is removed and a new month added.

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Startups Accounting General Ledger Forecasting 81

Future CFO

AUGUST 6, 2020

Reinventing for dynamic forecasting. Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting. Dynamic forecasting gives CFOs the line of sight to maximize top-line and limit discretionary spending – something an annual budget cannot achieve. However, these models were often hastily created with high-level assumptions.

CFO 40

CFO Forecasting Budgeting Financial Modeling 40

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Moreover, the advent of big data and advanced analytics has armed CFOs with tools to forecast trends, optimize operations, and shape company strategies with unprecedented precision. This collaborative approach helps to align departmental goals with financial realities and strategic objectives.

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Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2021

The pandemic gave new meaning to financial agility. It became vital as companies pivoted, recalibrated their financial models, and looked to withstand market shocks. For financial leaders, this shift in meaning created challenges. When COVID-19 hit the Asia Pacific region, market outlooks became clouded.

Finance 52

Finance Forecasting Financial Modeling Accounts Payable 52

BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

While at PWC I started writing business plans and creating financial models for startups. For the first few years, I was building financial models for founders that were fundraising. Our model provides you with a CFO and analyst pair to bring a finance presence. Financial planning is our most valuable service.

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BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

Medium size company: CFO has a Controller as a direct report to handle the day-to-day financial operations and reporting. Early-stage startup: Focused on finding product market fit, limited financial information to work with. FP&A is responsible for strategic planning, decision support, and financial modeling.

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Adam Kae

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A CFO can take those numbers and provide solutions to issues and forecast better financial scenarios. Are you spending too much time marketing for one service that isn't bringing the results you need? Forecasting. We build custom financial models to find the best strategies for your current situation.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare CFO Profit and Loss Forecasting 52

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

With FP&A software, companies can automate their data collections and create valuable dashboards and insights that will help them understand trends and make more accurate budgets, forecasts, and business decisions. Datarails is one of the best priced platforms on the market, and the best on this list. Jedox Fun Fact.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

A financial analyst uses not only the financial numbers but also market trends, economic indicators as well as works closely with the business to understand the assumptions to provide insights on the impacts of decisions. Also, a crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 23, 2019

These are often not “out of the box” solutions and will require us to spend time learning new skills in process automation, analytics and financial modeling. This enriched data can then inform the marketing team more specifically the personas and buying habits for their products and in order to achieve higher ROI from marketing spend.

Technology 52

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

With FP&A software, companies can automate their data collections and create valuable dashboards and insights that will help them understand trends and make more accurate budgets, forecasts, and business decisions. Datarails is one of the best priced platforms on the market, and the best on this list. Jedox Fun Fact.

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

Planful

AUGUST 30, 2016

To gain a better sense of the pulse of the market, earlier this year Planful sponsored a survey that was executed by Radius Global Research. Here, I was expecting Finance Transformation to be the top response, but was pleased to see Financial Modeling coming in as the top initiative at 49% of responses.

Finance 40

Finance Budgeting Forecasting Planning 40

Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

These financial modeling tools are one of the most important to help a company prepare for any kind of scenario imaginable and map out a future trajectory. Pro forma statements are financial projections that ask and attempt to answer "what if" questions. Other use cases include budgeting and analyzing mergers and acquisitions.

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GAAP Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Accounting Principles 40

Spreadym

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The best Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) software typically offers a range of features designed to help organizations effectively manage their financial performance. Users can input data, make adjustments, and project future financial scenarios. This helps organizations refine their forecasting processes over time.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When it comes to business budgeting and planning, traditional spreadsheets are labor-intensive, prone to errors, and static, so it can be difficult to get a clear view on your current and future financial position. With the fast pace of business change, CFOs need accurate financial information to make informed decisions on the fly.

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Budgeting General Ledger Data Analysis Financial Data 96

Spreadym

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Spreadym offers a wide range of analysis tools, like plan vs. actual analysis, financial consolidation, budgeting, forecasting and a variety of stored versions of a document. Oracle Hyperion Planning: Oracle's CPM software is known for its robust financial planning and budgeting capabilities.

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SAP Budgeting Forecasting Auditing 59

Centage

AUGUST 24, 2022

For example, Price Family Vineyards & Estates was managing budgets across four entities with Excel. Each of the wineries had its own LLC and individual budget. As the businesses grew, it became more challenging to consolidate financial statements and manually prepare budgets promptly.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Analyzing Data 98

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In my first two posts on Facebook, I noted that its most recent earnings report, and the market reaction to it, offers an opportunity for us to talk about bigger issues. Not only will you find financial statements easier to disentangle, but you will also be able to develop a framework for converting these numbers to forecasts fairly easily.

Valuation 90

Valuation Advertising Numbers Investments 90

Jedox Finance

AUGUST 22, 2019

Crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options. We can deliver more when we have mastered the new tools available in the market. Here’s the new mindset we propose for FP&A: Curiosity to develop, challenge, and influence the strategic thoughts of key decision makers. Why are we doing what we do?

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 13, 2024

This includes tracking past financial activities, ensuring compliance and reporting, as well as forecasting future financial scenarios for better budgeting. These tools offer capabilities ranging from spending tracking and improved budgeting to making informed investment choices.

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. FP&A stands for "financial planning and analysis," and is the backbone of the modern finance department. What is FP&A?

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Spreadym

MAY 15, 2023

FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) software is typically designed to meet the specific needs of finance professionals, CFOs, financial analysts, and other stakeholders involved in financial planning and analysis. Also, this process includes such activity as budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling.

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