The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

Startups tend to operate on shaky ground. 90% of startups will fail - period. From the moment a CEO starts pouring time and money into an idea, a rock-solid financial foundation is key to increasing the odds of success. As an accountant or bookkeeper, you can help prevent startups from going under or losing profitability.

Startups 81

Startups Accounting General Ledger Forecasting 81

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Why are FP&A software tools essential for startups and small businesses? For all of these reasons, more and more companies- including small businesses and even startups- are looking for FP&A solutions to help them stay ahead of the competition. What startups and small businesses should look for when choosing FP&A solutions.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. Their expertise ranged from seed stage start-ups, where the CEO also served as the in-house finance leader, to growth stage companies where an in-house CFO monitored the entity’s current and future financial health.

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Startups CFO 52

Fpanda Club

APRIL 11, 2021

This article explores the most common myths surrounding the financial planning and analysis function, its key activities and outputs which many FP&A stakeholders believe in. FP&A analysts are bookkeepers hiding behind spreadsheets and models. Storytelling to be able to explain what is covered behind the numbers.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Budgeting Financial Modeling 130

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

Analysts usually build their financial models for the first 5 years of the investment and then add terminal value for all the years coming thereafter which may contribute up to 50% of NPV. Discovery driven planning Another weakness of the DCF model not discussed previously in this article is its sensitivity to assumptions.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

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

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. Medium size company: CFO has a Controller as a direct report to handle the day-to-day financial operations and reporting. Let’s get into the details.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) CFO Strategic Planning Startups 52

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

For all of these reasons, more and more companies- including small businesses and even startups- are looking for FP&A solutions to help them stay ahead of the competition. It is a financial planning and analysis platform that automates time-consuming manual processes for financial reporting and planning.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 95

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