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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

Fpanda Club

The emerging FP&A practice steps out of the shadow of other finance functions becoming a standalone entity which involves its own mission, goals, organization, processes, tools and skills. Planning, budgeting and forecasting are linked together forming financial planning processes.

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Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs

CFO Talks

This involves rigorous financial analysis to assess the viability of new projects, coupled with a strategic perspective on how these investments align with the company’s long-term goals. By applying a balanced approach, CFOs can ensure that innovation efforts are both ambitious and financially sound.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!

CFO News Room

That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.

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The 8 Highest-Paying Jobs in Major Banks for 2023

CFO News Room

Financial managers are the captains of the financial industry, mapping out the course for a company’s future and guiding them through tough economic times. These individuals are essential to major banks worldwide, devising strategies to maximize assets while ensuring sound financial decisions are being made.

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Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!

Musings on Markets

That said, it is my experience with markets that has also made me skeptical about the over selling of both notions, since we have an entire branch of finance (behavioral finance/economics) that has developed to explain how more data does not always lead to better decisions and why crowds can often be collectively wrong.

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Musings on Markets: Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

CFO News Room

Data: Trickle to a Flood! It is perhaps a reflection of my age that I remember when getting data to do corporate financial analysis or valuation was a chore. Check rules of thumb : Investing and corporate finance are full of rules of thumb, many of long standing.

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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

Musings on Markets

The first is that I do not have a macro focus, and my interests in macro variables occur only in the context of corporate finance or valuation issues. Starting in February and extending for most of the rest of the year, the economic shutdown created turmoil in both financial markets an the real economy.