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

JULY 24, 2022

This concept is built on the assumption that the market is not static: existing competitors and new entrants are continuously building capabilities to gain their positions on the market. As for established market players, they demonstrate much higher threshold of proof.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Benchmarking Valuation 130

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. Storytelling to be able to explain what is covered behind the numbers. FP&A analysts are robots with no emotions.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 21, 2024

Problem 1: Using Old and Cumbersome Excel Models Many of us have developed a financial reporting process that uses workarounds for limitations in our ERP software and to ensure we can meet our deadlines without accidentally breaking something. These legacy financial models typically appear overly complicated.

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The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

If they have to rely on capital raising, it’s hard for companies to attract private or institutional investors in competitive markets without a great accountant and strong financial model. Investors want to see a number of worthy components before they sink money into a company.

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Startups Accounting General Ledger Forecasting 81

CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

These individuals are essential to major banks worldwide, devising strategies to maximize assets while ensuring sound financial decisions are being made. Because of this crucial role, financial managers command top dollar in big banks. Financial Analyst. Understanding of financial regulations and laws.

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Banking Financial Analyst Budgeting Investments 130

Centage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Today’s business budgeting and financial planning solutions must provide business insight in real time and let budget owners and planners collaborate with confidence in numbers. They provide the flexibility to anticipate problems by running multiple what-if scenarios and building driver-based financial models.

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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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Spreadym

MAY 15, 2023

Key features Web-based interface Collaborative workspace Unified methodology of reporting Pricing Upon request Datarails Datarails is a financial planning and analysis platform that offers automation, visualization and consolidation capabilities. Check if it can connect with your existing financial systems and databases seamlessly.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

consumers would not return to the gym anytime soon due to the pandemic, connected fitness brand Peloton smoked its quarterly earnings Wednesday (May 6), posting numbers that exceeded even the most bullish expectations. At least partly because of that, the company has spent zero marketing dollars during the past three months.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. As we track transactions, it will be very telling how these challenges will impact organizations’ due diligence processes.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Financial Modeling Technology 57

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

Centage

AUGUST 24, 2022

Your team members are likely spending most of their time verifying that your numbers are accurate and up to date. Steps you may need to take before a deadline include: Downloading unformatted financial results from your accounting system. It is also difficult to trace the source of inaccuracies or mistakes when you use spreadsheets.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

As businesses increasingly rely on holistic strategies to navigate complex markets, the ability of the CFO to work closely with other departments becomes critical for ensuring cohesive action and alignment with the company’s strategic goals.

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Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

An FP&A professional does not just look at the numbers but rather tries to dig deeper to understand the story that the numbers are forming. This mindset of obtaining various points of view, being able to formulate and understand the big picture and weave a story with numbers around it is what sets an FP&A professional apart.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Net Present Value (NPV) Budgeting Leadership 59

Jedox Finance

JUNE 14, 2023

As macroeconomic factors continue to disrupt the market, finance teams face mounting pressure to proactively anticipate and prepare for potential events rather than reacting to events as they unfold. Instead, seek the most appropriate distribution pattern for each data source and apply heuristic judgment around forecasted numbers.

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

That's why we've put together this list of the best FP&A tools on the market, including what each one is, how it can benefit you, and where you can find it. FP&A teams are responsible for transforming this knowledge into the groundwork for long-term financial growth, stability, and success for the organization.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 13, 2024

2) Anaplan Anaplan is a cloud-based platform for financial modeling and planning, designed to assist businesses in modeling transactions, calculating commissions, and mapping the relationships among diverse data sets. Pricing Datarails offers customized pricing based on the needs of the user.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, the FP&A function has traditionally been held by an individual sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers. That way, when it is time to crunch numbers, the FP&A practitioner has an even better understanding of what they truly mean. At AFP, we help finance to see beyond the numbers. Soriano concluded.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

How do they connect operational metrics—for example, marketing metrics like CAC and conversion rates, or sales metrics like AE ramp time—to a financial model that flows through to the income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet? A CEO generally wants to avoid drilling down into the numbers at a granular level.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Sales Finance Forecasting 52

Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

How do they connect operational metrics—for example, marketing metrics like CAC and conversion rates, or sales metrics like AE ramp time—to a financial model that flows through to the income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet? A CEO generally wants to avoid drilling down into the numbers at a granular level.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Sales Finance Forecasting 52

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Datarails is one of the best priced platforms on the market, and the best on this list. It is unique in that it enables finance teams to continue benefiting from the familiar spreadsheets and financial models of Excel without having to learn a new software. Its cloud solution still lags behind its on-premises version.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 95

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Analyzing Data Startups 95

Adam Kae

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

It's another story to actually understand what the numbers mean! 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? Risk Assessment. Forecasting. Budget Management.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare CFO Profit and Loss Forecasting 52

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Pre-game Prep If there is a lesson be learnt from the last few years of market mayhem, it is that far too many investors, professional as well as retail, seem to have lost their moorings (or never had them in the first place), when it comes to the basics of accounting, finance and statistics. firms in emerging markets or private businesses.

Corporate Finance 89

Corporate Finance Valuation Finance Financial Analysis 89

Onplan

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In this post, we’ll walk you step-by-step through how to think about this, and use our free headcount planning template to run the numbers for a fictional company, NoMoreOffice Inc. Because the local job markets in CA and NY have higher salaries, it’s reasonable to assume those hired in each state will negotiate a 20% higher salary.

Planning 98

Planning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Math 98

Future CFO

OCTOBER 20, 2021

I started to like numbers and did very well in Math. Thinking beyond numbers and building trust Numbers are not everything to the business and management team. The best way to practice this is to understand the rationale behind the numbers, consider end-users as customers and being a great listener end-users.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

It was a big day for Target on the public markets as the big-box retailer rolled out its Q3 earnings reports with better than expected results and revised its expectations for the remainder of 2019 upwards.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Forecasting Math Retail 40

The Charity CFO

APRIL 27, 2022

So, um, my story, I, you know, I graduated from college right after nine 11, which is a horrible time to enter into the job force, especially so for somebody that desperately wanted to work a, in the field of marketing and advertising. How many nonprofit organizations look at digital marketing specifically as a revenue generator?

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Datarails is one of the best priced platforms on the market, and the best on this list. It is unique in that it enables finance teams to continue benefiting from the familiar spreadsheets and financial models of Excel without having to learn a new software. Its cloud solution still lags behind its on-premises version.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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Planful

MARCH 16, 2016

The cloud also makes it easy to integrate operational and financial data, which increases accuracy and ensures forecasts are aligned with company goals. Advanced Modeling. Each department requires varying levels of detail in their financial models, and the dimensions will differ between departments.

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Forecasting Financial Data Financial Modeling Budgeting 40

Onplan

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In this post, we’ll walk you step-by-step through how to think about this, and use our free headcount planning template to run the numbers for a fictional company, NoMoreOffice Inc. Because the local job markets in CA and NY have higher salaries, it’s reasonable to assume those hired in each state will negotiate a 20% higher salary.

Planning 52

Planning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Math 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. Top Finance Initiatives.

Finance 40

Finance Budgeting Forecasting Planning 40

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

The company’s growth was at first fueled by new customers, requiring it to spend $94 on marketing per new customer — not a terribly large sum to make up, if those customers stuck with the service for a few months. If I brought that number home on a report card, I’d be grounded!” Blue Apron isn’t alone. Webster said.

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Financial Modeling Budgeting Sales Startups 49

Onplan

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

OnPlan is a financial modeling and forecasting tool built by financial planners and analysts. It offers excellent, stable performance even when working with data-intensive or complicated models. OnPlan is a highly rated and comprehensive FP&A solution and one of the most flexible solutions on the market.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

directly via email: Resources Featured In This Episode: Looking for sample client service calendars, marketing plans, and more? Full Transcript: Michael: Welcome, Mindy Crary, to the “Financial Advisor Success” podcast. But it’s funny though, because I do have a financial planner who is based in Illinois.

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Planning Investments Accounting Math 130

BlueLight

JUNE 5, 2020

The founder should also manage the number of people in the room. One great way to leverage observers is for domain expertise to drive strategic discussions based on their knowledge of the market or technology. The other is the board observer sent by an investor who co-invested in the round.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 30, 2024

00:00:07 [BARRY RITHOLTZ] This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, Sarah Kirschbaum Levy, CEO of Betterment has a fascinating background in media, brand building, marketing, as well as finance. My father would roam bookstores and my mother would go antiquing it at, you know, flea markets and things.

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