The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How to Navigate FP&A Challenges for Enhanced Financial Effectiveness? Modern businesses are struggling with challenges related to their Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams. These teams need the right data, processes, and tools to plan and analyze effectively.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

Traditionally, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for tracking the company’s past and present financial situation and ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Today, the CFO is expected to inform strategic decisions that drive the success of the company. Source: Vena Solutions What is FP&A?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Centage

JANUARY 18, 2022

Relying on archaic spreadsheets to guide complex business models automatically puts your organization at a disadvantage – sacrificing time and accuracy while stunting strategic decision making. A modern FP&A solution with pre-programmed business logic and accounting rules prevents users from making such mistakes.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The development of , FP&A solutions (particularly, innovations such as financial software) in recent years has empowered many organizations to both better understand and significantly improve their performance. Compliance: Abide by laws regarding environmental regulations, financial reporting, etc.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Planful

JUNE 17, 2021

Over the years, the chief financial officer’s (CFO) role has evolved from gatekeeper to trusted advisor and business partner. But not every CFO thrives in the strategic planning side of their role. Many finance leaders confuse financial planning with strategic planning. ” Why the disconnect? .”

Strategic Planning

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.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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? How does EPM fit within a business’s existing technology architecture? Analysis and calculation of major KPIs.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Spreadym

JULY 3, 2023

Scenario planning is a strategic management tool used to explore and prepare for the future by developing and analyzing multiple plausible future scenarios. Scenario planning helps you address this uncertainty by considering multiple scenarios with different assumptions and outcomes.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Planful

JUNE 15, 2017

So what does the day-to-day role of FP&A look like in today’s landscape, and how has it evolved? How can the executive team best support and invest in the FP&A function? This was the focus of a recent Argyle/CFO webinar sponsored by Planful. Key Challenges Facing FP&A. How the Role of FP&A Has Changed.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 17, 2024

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is important in automating all of the manual tasks in the finance department and giving everyone greater insights into the data. Planful is one of these top FP&A software solutions , and this article will review their features, reviews, and customer feedback.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

Maria Duanne Andrade, Chief Financial and Strategic Officer, Solar and Energy Loan. Maria Duanne Andrade, Chief Financial and Strategic Officer, Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF ). Maria, (also known as Duanne) co-leads SELF, reporting directly to the board on strategic, operational and financial matters.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 11, 2023

2 With regulations continually evolving, data volumes expanding, and the need for transparency growing, finance leaders are in a strong position to drive these efforts and create strategic value for their organizations. The standards are designed to bring sustainability reporting on par with financial reporting over time.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When these disconnected versions are later combined or compared, discrepancies can arise due to outdated information, formatting inconsistencies, or human errors during manual data entry,” said Ervina Waty , group chief financial officer at Ateria. Spreadsheet use remains a staple of many business functions. And why not?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 8, 2023

To handle these challenges well, it's crucial to plan carefully and use efficient tools for managing finances. Budgeting software can greatly help by , automating financial tasks , making processes more efficient, and leading the business toward long-term success. Managing a small business comes with many challenges.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

That’s why the role of the finance leader in understanding the financial impact of operational choices—before they’re made—is absolutely essential. Serving as a strategic advisor by connecting cross-company insights. The CFO’s biggest value to a SaaS company is their ability to provide strategic advice. Let’s dive in.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

That’s why the role of the finance leader in understanding the financial impact of operational choices—before they’re made—is absolutely essential. Serving as a strategic advisor by connecting cross-company insights. The CFO’s biggest value to a SaaS company is their ability to provide strategic advice. Let’s dive in.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. This is the case for both publicly and privately held organizations.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. This is the case for both publicly and privately held organizations.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2020

As companies scramble to adjust to this unprecedented event, pressure is mounting on FP&A teams to recalibrate their forecasts – not only through the end of 2020 but well into 2021. Three things have been missing in FP&A teams and they are likely going to be factored in moving forward,” he said. Himashi Soriano.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

The financial implication of these decision is critical and the CFO is the executive helping the CEO navigate these decisions. Historically, the CFO role was focused on backward looking information: ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. The findings are heavily geared towards software-as-a-service technology startups.

CFO

Collectiv

JUNE 8, 2022

Collectiv’s Visioning Program is a strategic process where we create a blueprint to help our enterprise clients navigate their data journey and execute data initiatives over the next one to three years. Every enterprise needs a business intelligence (BI) strategy to support data-driven decision-making. What is Visioning?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Hiring a CFO doesn’t make much sense for most startups until they achieve “meaningful revenue”; annual revenues hit about $100 million or more; until the founders and board started planning seriously for an IPO; or other significant liquidity event. That calls for much more than counting beans or simply new technology.

Startups

Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2020

ST: I’m reporting to the CEO and board of directors, providing leadership in all aspects of business and finance, including strategic planning, annual business plan, rolling forecast, financial management, treasury, regulatory reporting, internal controls, taxation, and procurement. Sereen Teoh, CFO, BIG Loyalty.

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CFO Leadership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But certainly it’s a good idea to share improvement plans and budgets with managers, as appropriate. WE ARE PROUD TO ALIGN WITH ORACLE NETSUITE AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF THE CFO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. ART WITTMANN, EDITOR, BRAINYARD AT ORACLE NETSUITE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM THEIR RECENT 2021 SURVEY. Role Reversal.

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