Financial Planning & Analysis—Cutting-Edge Techniques & Best Practices Webinar (1 Hour)

Overview: 

Many high-tech tools are available to today’s corporate financial professionals. When it comes to Financial Planning & Analysis, AI, data analytics and robotics not only help evaluate better business decisions and improve shareholder expectations, but increase the chances for long-term economic success. In this webinar, a Business Process Improvement expert will explain the core components of FP&A, as well as the importance of partnerships. Topics to be addressed include:

  • Achieving strategic and financial goals
  • Corporate FP&A and divisional finance
  • Integrating the business into the planning process
  • Driving agility

 

 

Objective: 

To show corporate financial professionals how best to achieve their companies’ long-term business goals by using cutting-edge Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to support better business decisions and manage shareholder expectations.

 

SPEAKER:

Andrea Vadaro Thomas,
Director, Protiviti

Emphasis: 
  • Financial Planning &
    Analysis (FP&A) Overview

    – Components
       – Analytics
       – Reporting
    – Divisional finance
    – Business partnerships
  • Planning Process Walkthrough
    – Integrating the business
  • Techniques to Drive Agility
    – Trends and developments
    – Rolling forecasts vs. annual
       budgets
    – Five steps of scenario planning
  • Embracing Analytics
    – Types of business analytics
    – Benefits and challenges

 

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Prerequisite: 

None.

Preparation: 

No advance preparation required.

Level of Knowledge: 

Overview.

CPE Credit: 
1.00
NASBA Field of Study: 
Finance