Spreadym

JUNE 27, 2023

What is Financial Planning and Analysis or FP&A? FP&A is a process used by organizations to develop and manage their financial plans and make informed decisions based on financial analysis. What is Financial Planning and Analysis? Why Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is important?

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Spreadym

JUNE 15, 2023

Driver-based planning is a strategic planning approach that focuses on identifying and prioritizing key drivers or factors that have a significant impact on the performance and success of a business. It involves analyzing and understanding these drivers to develop effective plans and make informed decisions.

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Why Is Budgeting Such a Challenge for Finance Today? The challenges with the budgeting process are both internal and external. According to Lee Feingold , Senior Associate at the Keystone Group, forecasting and budgeting has always been a challenge. What Are the Key Trends CFOs See in Budgeting?

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While that wouldn’t make much sense these days, think about revenue planning, data, and processes. Sales Performance Management (SPM) is a unified approach to analyze, plan, and optimize sales processes withing an organization. In this eBook about 360° Planning you can learn more about the shift to xP&A.

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Fpanda Club

MARCH 28, 2021

Recent technological advancements and constant changes in the business environment enable the finance function in general and FP&A teams in particular to adopt new ways of work, new practices, new tools to meet the needs of their internal and external customers.

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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. Strategic Thinking: FP&A candidates align financial goals with the company's strategic objectives, contributing to long-term planning and decision-making.

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Beacon CFO Plus

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No matter your industry, you must keep up with ever-changing market competition, regulatory requirements, talent acquisition needs, and new technology adoption. If you manage an SME—referring to a Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise—you may look to a fractional CFO to provide strategic financial expertise and guidance.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 7, 2024

By leveraging advanced analytics and cloud technology, CFOs can drive strategic insights, improve forecasting accuracy, and optimise cash management. The challenge is in integrating new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence in the organisation's business models and assessing the total cost of risk at multiple levels.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management. Financial managers are responsible for developing long-term financial plans, directing investment activities, and generating financial reports for their company.

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

They create and maintain financial records, prepare financial reports, and oversee the organization’s budget. This background helps them provide oversight for and manage all forecasts, budgets, and investments for the organization. Today, technology is at the center of most businesses—and nonprofits are no exception.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The growing variety and complexity of tasks within the finance function has resulted in the creation of a discipline that is supposed to become a bridge between the finance and business to support decision-making process by leveraging data and technology. This relates to FP&A which stands for financial planning and analysis.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 23, 2020

A new calendar year can be a great time to take a renewed, fresh look at your business planning and performance management. How does EPM fit within a business’s existing technology architecture? In a perfect world, we would like an EPM system that manages organization-wide planning, reporting and analysis. Where to begin?

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2024

Are you missing Strategic Planning? Let’s quickly get through the first three items in any strategic plan. Financial Planning: Develop a robust financial plan. That plan will include not just looking at the future, but also planning for the present. Here’s a quick review.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Investing in Data Technology Data technology, such as data management software, makes implementing and benefiting from a data strategy easier than ever. Consider working with knowledgeable data and financial teams, such as The Charity CFO, to help create your data plan. Contact us today to use data to drive decisions.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

His main job is to handle all money matters at SoFi, like planning, accounting, and dealing with investors. where he owns around 1,258,828 shares valued at over $68 million, and as the CEO of SoFi Technologies Inc., As Director at SoFi Technologies Inc., He cooks up strategies to help SoFi grow and score funds for its goals.

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Planful

JULY 9, 2020

Planning and decision-making expert Howard Dresner, Chief Research Officer at Dresner Advisory Services recently released its “ 2020 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance Management Market Study ” report. You can also tune into my recent episode of our Being Planful podcast where I dive deeper with Howard himself.

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Centage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Financial planning and analysis is at the heart of strategic decision-making for businesses, and as we step into 2024, it’s crucial to align your FP&A processes with the latest trends and best practices. Here are some areas within FP&A software & technology to focus on as you start the year.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

This transformation is driven by several factors, including rapid technological advancements, globalization, and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. They play a crucial role in strategic planning, risk management, and driving innovation, extending their influence far beyond the finance department.

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Jedox Finance

JUNE 26, 2019

We are pleased to welcome an expert in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Mr. Anders Liu-Lindberg, as a guest to the Jedox blog. In a large scale survey by a global firm, CFOs named Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) a top priority to transform and derive more value. FP&A needs a new mindset.

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VCFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

She is highly effective at executing finance function strategically, establishing financial and risk controls, and overseeing capital structure. Lee Ann’s depth and breadth of expertise includes board reporting, audit preparation, business plan development, market research and analysis, risk management, and capital requirements.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 19, 2024

Regularly updating this list keeps the agenda relevant and front of mind across the organization. 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.

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BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

This function is called financial planning and analysis (FP&A). The CFO is focused on company-level strategic planning and building a relationship with investors. FP&A is responsible for strategic planning, decision support, and financial modeling. Source: Vena Solutions What is FP&A?

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Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Preparing for fundraising If you are planning to raise funds for your startup, there are many pitfalls and unknowns. A fractional CFO can provide significant value to the process by: Developing a financial plan : A financial plan is a key component of any fundraising effort.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The Southeast Asian country’s national tax office announced it will impose a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign global technology companies as the nation looks for ways to defray the costs of battling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. The country’s total budget for 2020 is $177.6

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A solid picture of finances helps with strategic planning, identifying new fundraising opportunities, and evaluating program effectiveness. This requires deliberate financial planning, budgeting, and bookkeeping that may be impossible for someone without experience in the nonprofit sector to understand.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These offices, sometimes called the Office of Strategy Management (OSM) or Project Management Offices (PMO), handle measures, reporting, strategic projects, alignment, communications, and strategic planning, which are all under the guise of CPM. A collaborative approach can also vastly improve risk management.

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Centage

JULY 12, 2022

Kate Drenckhahn is Centage’s Senior Product Manager focused on the strategic planning and execution of new and existing Planning Maestro functionality. Most recently Kate wore many hats at CABEM Technologies, where she managed a competency and compliance management system.

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BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

The findings are heavily geared towards software-as-a-service technology startups. System for a high functioning finance office Integrating disparate finance tools Getting full visibility to subscription revenue Financial planning of the CFO suite How do you view the responsibility of the CFO suite? Edited for readability.

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Boston Startup CFO

APRIL 3, 2023

Here, you’ll want to consider the implementation of efficient, scalable technology and processes to drive growth and maintain a competitive edge. Robust contingency plans and proactive risk management strategies help organizations navigate unforeseen disruptions and maintain operational resilience.

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VCFO

JUNE 29, 2023

Supporting strategic planning, budget development, cash flow projections, analysis, and related activities. Assessing and advising nonprofit’s current financial technology and assisting with selection and implementation of new programs and platforms.

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2022

Even though the machines are readily available, this is still bleeding edge technology for most companies. The company has never created a budget for planning purposes. Prepare a budget for the coming year for each company. Ever expanding technology will make things more available to the greater business market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

Grant Thornton released its 2017 CFO Survey this week to find that most of these executives said strategic planning is their top priority within the enterprise, surpassing other priorities like performance management or even increased cash flow. One of the largest ways it can do so is for risk management.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The work a great CFO does to tie this all together is financial planning and analysis. Developing long-range strategic plans that align with annual financial objectives Variance reporting and analysis Guiding strategic long-term planning Working with internal departments to understand their goals and objectives Board reporting.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The work a great CFO does to tie this all together is financial planning and analysis. Developing long-range strategic plans that align with annual financial objectives Variance reporting and analysis Guiding strategic long-term planning Working with internal departments to understand their goals and objectives Board reporting.

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VCFO

JUNE 11, 2023

Ken is often called on to apply his experience in sports, media, digital advertising, and technology to reach new markets. He formed a team that developed critical planning, budgeting, and analysis to support revenue growth from $175M to $300M.

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Centage

JANUARY 18, 2022

While spreadsheets have long reigned supreme as the foundation of budgeting and forecasting for many organizations, the shortcomings of this legacy, siloed tool have become too hard to ignore. Accuracy is the critical to the budgeting and forecasting process. How valuable is my budget for managing the business next year?

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Spreadym

JUNE 19, 2023

This forecast serves as a baseline for monitoring and planning your cash flow. The combination of spreadsheets technology and in-memory database helps to organize multiuser work on documents, upload fresh data in real time to reports and build updated analytics at any time. monthly, quarterly, or annually).

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