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Becoming an Effective Finance Business Partner
Business stakeholders have always needed a key point of contact within finance to provide answers and guidance. As the importance of data-based decisions has grown and the…
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Recruiting and Developing Finance Business Partners
As finance professionals increasingly move from transactional support roles to strategy and data-driven decision-making, APQC finds that the skills needed for finance…
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Beyond the Budget: How Finance Can Help Build Strategic Success
Like other support areas such as HR and IT, the Finance department in many organizations has evolved in recent years to take on a more strategic role in helping reach…
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Becoming an Effective Finance Business Partner: Survey Report
Business stakeholders have always needed a key point of contact within finance to provide answers and guidance. As the importance of data-based decisions has grown and the…
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Finance Analytics: Building High-performance Structure, Tools, and Teams Survey Summary Report
Analytics is an increasingly important part of finance’s role as strategic business partner, helping derive key business insights and support better decision making by…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Abt Associates Inc. Case Study
Drawing from an interview conducted with Mike Powers, senior manager of treasury and risk, this case study presents an overview of Abt Associates' key FP&A processes,…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Building Materials Manufacturer Case Study
APQC recently interviewed the CFO of a privately-held building materials manufacturer about its practices and tools for financial planning and analysis (FP&A). This case…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis
APQC and AFP conducted recent research to determine the current state of FP&A as a discipline, understand the characteristics of FP&A at leading organizations, and identify…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Global Tech Company Case Study
In March of 2019, APQC interviewed the finance lead at a large global technology company that offers a wide range of products and services. According to the finance lead, the…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Royal Dutch Shell Case Study
This case study gives a profile and overview of FP&A activities at Royal Dutch Shell. Drawing from an interview with David Gold, VP for planning, appraisal, and reporting for…
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In March 2019 APQC spoke with Mike Powers, senior manager of treasury and risk at Abt Associates, Inc. Powers shared insights about the critical role of FP&A in the…
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Building a Strong Business Partnering Culture for FP&A: SME Insights from Bayer Crop Science
In January of 2019, APQC spoke with Geetanjali Tandon, digital and transformational finance lead at Bayer Crop Science, about the increasing importance of financial…
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In March 2019, APQC spoke with Emmanuel Caprais, vice president of strategic and financial planning at ITT, Inc. Speaking from his current vantage point in an industrial…
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In March 2019 APQC interviewed Nevine White, executive-in-residence at Live Future Ready and the Beyond Budgeting Round Table, North America. Drawing from her far-reaching FP…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Vera Whole Health Inc. Case Study
Vera Whole Health is a quickly expanding company that needed a flexible FP&A approach and toolkit to refine its budgeting and forecasting processes. This case study details…