To understand how your business is doing and what needs to be improved, you should compare it to others like it. Otherwise, it’s too easy to think everything is fine when in fact, your competitors are leaving you behind. This is a brief guide to get you started with FP&A benchmarking.

The challenge with Financial Modeling is that it may take hours until you realize you are on the wrong path. You may suddenly realize that you chose the wrong model type. Or you see that you need inputs that are more detailed. Both realizations require that you (almost) start from scratch, which means you lose a lot of time and nerves. Here is what I learned from my mentors at P&G and Unilever to prevent that.

Knowing the effectiveness of your marketing tactics is critical - especially if your company is running campaigns on multiple channels at the same time. Unfortunately, getting accurate results in this scenario is tough. Here are two ways to get there.

When it comes to Financial Modeling, the structure is everything. Keep reading to learn how to make your models more organized and easier to handle.

Financial modeling is fun. But it can get stressful if you get multiple change requests right before the big deadline. Fortunately, there is something we can do to avoid it.

You spent a lot of time creating a complex financial model. It provides a clear recommendation on how the company should proceed. However, your work doesn’t have the impact you expected. Here is why that may be the case.

Imagine your CFO asks you a question about a possible change to the inputs of a model you recently built. She expects a number right now. There is no time to open the spreadsheet and manipulate the data. In those moments, Financial Analysts need to know how to get to answers without modeling.

Read on for some advice on how to do it.

When the company considers making an investment, FP&A is asked to determine if it’s likely to be worth it. These are the types of models we use.