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Why Is Financial Analysis Important?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

If you’re a business owner and you can’t easily answer these questions, there is a good chance you need to consider financial analysis. Financial analysis can help you get a better idea of your organization’s larger financial picture. What Is Financial Analysis?

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How to Find the Best FP&A Candidates for Your Team

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

They play a critical role in helping companies make informed financial decisions and allocate resources effectively. FP&A candidates typically have a background in finance, accounting, or a related field and possess a combination of skills and knowledge in financial analysis, modeling, and strategic planning.

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Comprehensive Guide to FP&A Salaries

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Professionals with more , specialized skills or extensive experience, such as data analysis or forecasting, tend to command higher salaries. FP&A professionals hold a crucial role in shaping a company's overall business strategy by delivering financial analysis and insights to management.

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This is the field where complex business management software and other such business systems, for example, resource planning software, financial analysis and planning (FA&P) or sales and operations planning (S&OP) software are advanced. Here we will look at the issue of integration in more detail.

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5 Ways to Mitigate the Accountant Shortage

CFO Leadership

APRIL 2, 2024

Lessen the workload with technology Many accountants spend a large portion of their time doing basic, repetitive tasks rather than more strategic financial analysis. Here are five ways that CFOs can proactively mitigate the impact of the accountant shortage: 1.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

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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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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2024

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 21, 2024

However, even with these advanced ERP systems and other third-party software products, most small to large businesses still must manually use Microsoft Excel (Excel) for financial analysis, reporting, and other activities. In this case, you will find that not all Excel-based data analysis software tools will be compatible.

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9 Signs Your Startup Needs a Fractional CFO - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Spending too much time analyzing data, instead of running your business A fractional CFO can help you to manage your time more effectively by taking on some of the tasks related to data analysis and management.

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Elevating tomorrow’s finance leaders today

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AUGUST 30, 2021

To fulfil these requirements, soft skills such as stakeholder management, relationship building, emotional intelligence, problem solving and communication are crucial for finance professionals in 2021 alongside core technical capabilities such as financial planning, modelling and data analysis. .

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Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That said, leading finance organizations are already experimenting with and, in some cases, using AI to drive more informed decision-making.

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What Controllers Can Do to Help Leverage FP&A Solutions

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Complete data analysis (DA). In this way, the FC can provide high-detail, granulated financial analysis that can be used by the CFO for broader financial planning. The benefits of CPM software are as follows: Reduced operational costs. Automation of previously manual tasks. More streamlined and productive workflow.

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Pragmatically Navigating New Technologies in The New Year

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

Based on the results of a number of successful transformation programs, a likely successful digital transformation journey can be outlined by adhering to three practical steps taken by a business: Financial analysis and planning systems’ review. Preparing the information and the data supporting transformation needs.

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A Buyer’s Guide for the Top 10 FP&A Software 2022

The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A stands for "financial planning and analysis," and is the backbone of the modern finance department. It’s the budgeting, financial forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-making that support an organization's health and strategy. What is FP&A?

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Along the way, more people than I ever imagined have found my data of use, and while I still have no desire to be a data service, I have an obligation to be transparent about my data analysis processes.

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

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In this post, I will provide a motivation, if you need one, for why I create and share the data updates, followed up by a description of my data sample, which includes publicly traded companies listed and traded across the world, as well as the data variables that I estimate and report.

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

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JANUARY 6, 2023

In this post, I will provide a motivation, if you need one, for why I create and share the data updates, followed up by a description of my data sample, which includes publicly traded companies listed and traded across the world, as well as the data variables that I estimate and report. Data: Trickle to a Flood!

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

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JANUARY 9, 2021

In this post, I will start with a rationalization of why I do this data analysis every year, follow up with a description (geographic and sector) of the overall universe of companies that are in my analysis, list out the variables that I estimate and report, and conclude with a short caveat about 2020 data.

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AIs Impact on Corporate Finance

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JULY 31, 2023

His expertise spans financial analysis , budgeting, business partnering, financial storytelling, excel, and audit. He also stresses the importance of , soft skills and human interaction , along with the ability to effectively leverage data to create value.

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