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Do you have what it takes to succeed in FP&A?

Rate yourself against these 26 skills. 👇

I’ve interviewed more than 30 FP&A candidates in

The 7 skills of FP&A job candidates who get hired

I've interviewed dozens of FP&A job candidates. Everyone knows Excel, accounting, and basic corporate

7 Forecasting Techniques FP&A Leaders Need To Know

1️⃣ Percentage Adjustments

The simplest method. You multiply prior years’ figures by how much you expect them

FREE LIVE EVENT: FP&A EFFECTIVENESS

Join me for a free fireside chat with Abacum co-founder and CEO Julio Martinez on February 15th.​
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We discuss:​

➢ How

Raising FP&A Team Effectiveness - FREE event invite at the end

The best FP&A teams are strategic advisors to the business. They identify opportunities

I almost messed up my first financial model presentation.

Here’s how my boss saved me - and what I’ve learned from it.

I was a

You need to develop your FP&A skills quickly. But:

You don’t have a mentor with over a decade of FP&A experience.

You don’t have time

The Strategic Plan - Explained

The long-range plan is the financial representation of a company's strategy. It’s also called the Strategic Plan.

The goal is

The Five FP&A Planning Tasks Compared

📌 Long-range planning

It’s also called the strategic plan. You plan a period of 3 to 5 years.

Objectives:

➢ Set

Excel versus FP&A Tool

Why should you consider a planning tool instead of consolidating your budget and forecasts in Excel?

#1 Excel is not a

Average versus Rockstar FP&A Analysts

How the *average* FP&A Analyst works:

📌 Analysis
Identifies which line items cause variances between actuals and forecasts.

📌 Reporting
Reports timely and

Budget Checklist for FP&A Teams

1️⃣ Pre Kick-Off Phase

📌 Review previous year’s plan
🔲 Process pain points
🔲 Usefulness of variance analysis
🔲 Qualitative Learnings

📌 Implement process improvements
🔲 Speed
🔲  Accuracy
🔲 Trackability (!)

📌 Create

Many finance professionals make a huge mistake.

They don’t learn enough from experts outside of their company.

Here is a solution. 👇

See, even if you

FREE AI MASTERCLASS (+Amazon Gift Cards)

Join AI for Finance expert Nicolas Boucher and me for a free masterclass on March 5th, sponsored by

My FP&A productivity approach (+ FREE EVENT INVITE)
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Join AI for Finance expert Nicolas Boucher and me for a free masterclass on March 5th,

Exciting Career Update & Introducing a Groundbreaking Program!

I am thrilled to announce my new journey as the Program Director for The Wharton School's

FREE “FUTURE OF FINANCE” WEBINAR

1,205 people joined AI for Finance expert Nicolas Boucher and me for our first webinar two weeks ago.

Now, we

The 7 Habits of high-performing Financial Analysts (+ FREE WEBINAR)

They separate them from the rest.

They are:

- Curiosity
- Grit
- Partnering
- Challenging
- Attitude
- Knowledge
- Communication

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How to Forecast Cash Flow the right way (+ free masterclass)

The two primary methods of how businesses forecast cash flow are:

📌 The Indirect

How to use forecasts to drive decisions
- FP&A Event Invitation -

Join Julio Martínez, Abacum's CEO, and I live on May 2nd.

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