Centage

APRIL 24, 2023

As change continues to add uncertainty to the Healthcare sector finance leaders remain tasked with effectively analyzing, monitoring and predicting the financial performance of your organization. Today, it’s a fast-paced business world. Accelerate your budgeting cycles and minimize the risk of data errors.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 11, 2021

Many FP&A professionals have faced the misunderstanding of the role of the FP&A function and its core activities in the company. 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.

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Jedox Finance

JUNE 26, 2019

We are pleased to welcome an expert in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Mr. Anders Liu-Lindberg, as a guest to the Jedox blog. In a large scale survey by a global firm, CFOs named Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) a top priority to transform and derive more value.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Did you know that 47% of businesses still rely on spreadsheets for financial planning, despite the risks of errors and inefficiencies? Workday Adaptive Planning aims to solve this problem by offering a cloud-based Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) solution with AI-powered forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning tools.

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Bramasol

APRIL 28, 2022

As detailed in numerous previous blog posts in this series, the Digital Solutions Economy™ (DSE) is creating sweeping change and new opportunities for companies in a wide range of markets. How is FP&A different from traditional accounting? Basically it involves a shift in thinking from a historical to a forward-looking perspective.

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Collectiv

JANUARY 24, 2025

Did you know that 96% of finance teams still rely on spreadsheets for planning and 93% rely on them for reporting? I dont about you, but its pretty surprising to see spreadsheets dominating in AFPs 2025 FP&A Benchmarking Survey Report. 60% of FP&A teams face moderate to significant challenges with reliable and accessible data.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 3, 2025

Yet many middle-market companies continue to explore opportunities to go public. After a challenging IPO market from 2022 to 2023, conditions have certainly improved. However, while market sentiment is improving, IPO readiness requires more rigorous preparation than ever before.

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Jedox Finance

MARCH 17, 2022

Although it is nearly impossible to predict the future, forecasting future market development and customer needs is an essential component of corporate strategy and planning. Predictive forecasting can help guide a company in growing more profitably and respond quickly to changes. What is Predictive Forecasting?

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Centage

MAY 23, 2022

The current economic circumstances haven’t just resulted in financial uncertainty for millions of Americans. With rolling forecasts, businesses can gain better insight while aligning their sales and production goals with what’s actually happening from a financial perspective. What’s a Rolling Forecast?

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Among these are the changes that were faced in the financial planning and analysis function. Data in the cloud also aided Vena Energy’s FP&A team in analysing data remotely. Chew believes this technology contributed significantly to the success of their FP&A operations.

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Centage

MAY 31, 2022

Just as content is king in the world of marketing, when it comes to financial decision-making, data is everything. If you want to outsell the competition, then upgrading your financial planning and analysis (FP&A) efforts is of the utmost importance.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 18, 2022

Marketing teams, being among FP&A’s counterparties, are usually considered to be the most creative people in the company. To perform these functions marketing, as a discipline, possesses a wide range of tools and techniques that can be used to analyze data, verify hypotheses and communicate information.

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. What is FP&A? Why do you need FP&A? The top 10 best FP&A Software Tools Available.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams play a crucial role in companies by performing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, CEO, and the Board of Directors. How things have changed for the FP&A teams.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Between pandemic insecurities, a supply chain crisis, labor shortages, and the growing threat of recession, companies that rely on traditional planning and forecasting may find themselves struggling to stay competitive. To stay agile and accurate, businesses need to utilize automated financial tools that allow for rolling forecasts.

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The Finance Weekly

JUNE 22, 2022

However, by implementing FP&A automation, their customers will be provided a more in-depth analysis that will set them up for any scenario that can occur in the coming months. To top it all off, the current market downturn and continued inflation is putting additional strains on companies’ forecasting and planning efforts.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 3, 2023

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is evolving into a whole new area of influence with cross-departmental and cross-dimensional impact. Accurate, frequent, and integrated business planning is crucial as geopolitical tensions, worldwide inflation, and supply chain disruption continue to reshape the global economy.

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Lime Light

MAY 9, 2024

For mid-market companies, navigating the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) landscape can be a balancing act. This is where cloud FP&A software emerges as a game-changer, offering a powerful and scalable toolset specifically designed to meet the needs of your growing business.

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Centage

MARCH 7, 2023

At Centage, we’re committed to equipping finance teams to meet this challenge by providing automated, cloud FP&A software solutions that make it easy to perform the detailed, bottom-up budgeting and sophisticated scenario analysis needed to spot risks and opportunities early. So how are CFOs shifting their goals for 2023?

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Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. More than half (57%) are producing P&L forecasts more often than monthly. Basing projections off data coming from various sources reduces leadership’s confidence in your analysis.

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Centage

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to automation, what’s particularly beneficial is the way technology can automate how financial data flows through models and forecasts, freeing financial teams from the manual labor of attempting to create forecasts via spreadsheets. Accurate measurements also allow businesses to engage in scenario modeling.

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Spreadym

JUNE 27, 2023

What is Financial Planning and Analysis or FP&A? FP&A is a process used by organizations to develop and manage their financial plans and make informed decisions based on financial analysis. The primary objectives of FP&A. The primary objectives of FP&A.

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Centage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Value of Stress Testing Your Financial Plan. As we approach the end of the fiscal year and begin a new one, business leaders have an overriding concern: How accurate are the assumptions we made when we created our plan? All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions. Scenario Planning and Goal Alignment.

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Centage

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Workforce planning is important to meeting your organization’s strategic vision, but it’s something that many consider a kind of fortune telling. In reality, it’s more science than art, and should be a critical component of management’s operational planning – especially during uncertain times. Download the Workforce Planning Toolkit.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

With global economies bracing for uncertainty in 2025 , financial teams are under pressure to adapt faster than ever. Political shifts, rising inflation, and unpredictable market trends are forcing businesses to rethink their financial planning strategies. What is Prophix? Who Its Meant For?

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Centage

APRIL 6, 2022

Every business has a set of interconnected levers, commonly referred to as business drivers, that affect the operational expenses and financial results. The key is to have a keen understanding of your business drivers, and build your financial plan around them. There are three types of financial scenario planning: .

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Centage

JANUARY 31, 2022

Is your business set up to handle these dynamic market conditions? Understanding the financial health of your organization as it stands today and measuring the strength of your cash position is critical. To set your organization up for success, you need modern FP&A tools that put cash front and center.

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Centage

JANUARY 18, 2022

While spreadsheets have long reigned supreme as the foundation of budgeting and forecasting for many organizations, the shortcomings of this legacy, siloed tool have become too hard to ignore. Accuracy is the critical to the budgeting and forecasting process. How can we plan for an uncertain economy?

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Centage

MAY 10, 2022

Bring SaaS to Your Budgeting & Planning. Planning Maestro offers the sophisticated features needed by small and mid-market organizations to integrate budgeting, forecasting, and deep data analysis within one easy-to-use, scalable SaaS solution.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Why are FP&A software tools essential for small businesses? FP&A software tools are increasingly important for businesses of all sizes. Historically, FP&A teams primarily existed as a separate department, mostly among large and established companies. But all of that has changed. , But all of that has changed. ,

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Jedox Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In the current times of crisis, these buzzwords common in FP&A and planning turn out to be very important characteristics for companies and it becomes clear how well positioned they actually are. In their 35 page report, they provide interesting insights into the current state of planning and highlight where the journey is headed.

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Budget season is one of the most important times for financial teams, as it sets the tone for how well the company will grow. They should forecast and plan for them all year long. Continuous financial planning is more advantageous to companies for several reasons. The costs and expenses are set well in advance.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Between a volatile stock market, high interest rates, supply chain issues, inflation, and a possible recession, having a solid financial planning process in place is an important piece of sustaining your business through challenging times. Today’s business leaders are facing unprecedented uncertainty.

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Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Modern FP&A professionals are charged with providing strategic, data-driven advice that helps leadership make sound decisions in the near and long-term future. We surveyed FP&A leaders about their top FP&A priorities and the challenges in achieving them. Data-Driven Planning Process. Watch Demo.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The start of a new year is always a time for planning. As a FP&A professional, all eyes are on you to help plan the year ahead, step-by-careful-step, with enough lead time to avoid pitfalls and seize unexpected opportunities. For instance, 70% of SMBs have created scenario planning to prepare for the future.

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Centage

JULY 19, 2022

With a top-down approach, senior leadership sets the financial constraints, and departments create their budgets accordingly. Business budgeting is a crucial factor with the ability to impact a business’ long-term success or failure. So, employees can focus on doing their jobs. Of course, top-down budgeting does have its drawbacks.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Successful businesses recognize the importance of financial planning and analysis. Also known as FP&A, financial planning and analysis refers to various planning and budgeting activities that help a company to make savvy decisions regarding its long-term goals.

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