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

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

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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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. With technology, it has become FP&A 2.0.

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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

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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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. Did manufacturing costs increase?

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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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Centage

MARCH 14, 2023

The ongoing economic uncertainty continues to pose a serious challenge for CEOs and financial leaders. If companies want to succeed, they need to craft their personnel planning with care, ensuring their choices hold up to close scrutiny from upper management and investors.

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

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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Centage

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Building and managing an effective budget and plan can be daunting no matter what industry, but financial planning for nonprofits can be particularly difficult. Today’s financial professionals cannot be shackled by the disparate, static and error prone tools of a pre-pandemic world. increase in charitable giving in 2022.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Nonprofit Planning Finance 72

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Three FP&A solution companies scored big in this year’s company awards given out by job hunting website Comparably. Datarails, Vena, and Workday, leaders in the large and competitive field of FP&A software, all won multiple awards in the employee salary, benefits, and leadership categories. 2) Best Compensation.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leadership Budgeting Forecasting 98

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It went to note that FP&A and reporting teams have been stretched as the demand for rapid and effective business insight from finance has proved critical for many organisations which have been placed under acute stress. Crisis-born FP&A best practice. “Life challenges us, so that we become enlightened. Siang Leng Tay.

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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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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Marketing CFO Startups 105

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Your business can use historical and recent business performance with the recurrent business cycle and seasonal trends to predict your organization’s financial performance in various scenarios. There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty.

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Jedox Finance

JUNE 12, 2019

An Interview with Jamie Cousin, FP&A Manager at ServiceMaster. The FP&A team at ServiceMaster is searching for answers deep in the individual experiences and purchase histories of over 2 million customers with assistance from the new Artificial Intelligence capabilities embedded in Jedox software.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 3, 2025

The IPO market has also seen a resurgence, with 13 IPOs each aiming to raise $100 million or more filed in January 2025 alone , marking the highest number of sizable IPO filings in a single month since early 2022. Investors have a heightened appetite for businesses with proven financial fundamentals and clear paths to profitability.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With that said, it’s important to gain a greater understanding of your profitability which requires more analysis than a financial statement and a balance sheet. By doing a profitability analysis, companies can identify specific areas in need of attention. Don’t be tempted to stop at only one or two of them.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Budgeting Valuation 98

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. FP&A team’s internal customers expect finance professionals to be more interactive and be able to communicate information and insights in the most efficient way.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Marketing Finance Forecasting 130

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2023

Welcome to the April 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Technology Finance 98

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. billion is the first number that came out of the research and this represents the total amount of money lost by manual financial work. .

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Budgeting Math 83

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 Budget? What’s a Rolling Forecast?

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

Centage

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

in the wake of the global pandemic and a drastic shift to remote/hybrid work, workforce planning has never been more challenging to manage. These are unprecedented times, adding to the pressure of effectively executing workforce planning and budgeting. Get Detailed With Personnel Planning Details, Details, Details!

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Planning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting 93

Planful

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I had a chance to connect with Nilly Essaides , the Director and Practice Lead, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at the Association for Financial Professionals. Here’s what she had to say about what’s new and what’s coming in FP&A.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Education Benchmarking 40

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Under this familiar process, financial personnel export data from their organization's software, typically the company's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. One workaround found in cumbersome financial reporting processes includes using old legacy Excel-based financial models. and NAME?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Data Analysis Financial Modeling 52

Onplan

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Is closing your offices and giving people compensating benefits a good financial move for your bottom line? (Of Of course there are many non-financial considerations, but for this blog we’re focusing on adding up the costs.). How do you weigh and plan for the costs of such a change? Let’s start by laying out the base case.

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

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to the August 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, underlying trends, and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Technology Compliance 98

Centage

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Why Accurate and Granular or Detailed Financial Reporting is Imperative During Times of Volatility. Often, CFOs and executive teams put together a plan that represents a snapshot of what they believe will happen, based on the best data they have available at the time. Enter Modern Financial Reporting.

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Financial Reporting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Forecasting 98

Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

” is the clear message from Chief Financial Officers. To do that we must address the mindset of the entire FP&A team. Operating within your organization’s framework, as we discussed in the previous posts in this blog series , will frame how your FP&A team carries out this mandate.

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

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Welcome to the September 2022 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology Accounting Investments 96

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If your board asked you to run new numbers based on fresh assumptions, it took you days or weeks to create a new set of reports. If your board asked you to run new numbers based on fresh assumptions, it took you days or weeks to create a new set of reports. What’s the Financial Forecast Look Like?

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Forecasting Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking 98

Jedox Finance

JULY 3, 2019

In the first post “ The Future of FP&A ” of this blog series, we discussed how the CFO must be the guide, and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) must take control of new and changing expectations for the finance department. ” Why: Overall tone for FP&A. .”

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Onplan

JANUARY 12, 2022

We used our free headcount planning template to run the numbers. You can download it to follow along or create scenarios that work for your business, so you can consider all the moving parts as you plan your strategy. Alternate scenario: Headcount planning template for hiring in a new office location. Number of hires.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Prioritization 89

The Finance Weekly

MAY 29, 2024

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) solutions provide a complete platform for organizational planning, which is important for all businesses. Understanding their financial status and performance is key for business growth. Two of these companies, Planful and Vena are popular for many reasons.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Budgeting Forecasting 52

Centage

JANUARY 31, 2022

Understanding the financial health of your organization as it stands today and measuring the strength of your cash position is critical. The cash flow statement is an important tool that shows how your business decisions impact cash and cash equivalents – and breaks the analysis down to operating, investing, and financing activities.

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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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Centage

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As businesses continue to grow, however, spreadsheets can become complex and unwieldy for meeting a company’s complete financial planning and analysis (FP&A) needs. Spreadsheets present multiple challenges when used as a budgeting , planning , or forecasting tool. Why Are Spreadsheets Inefficient?

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