How to have more impact as a Finance Business Partner
What should be the top priority for FP&A professionals?
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not learning more advanced financial modeling techniques or the latest trends in AI-based forecasting.
It’s becoming a better Finance Business Partner.
As FP&A leaders, we have a unique opportunity to drive the company towards reaching its goals that no other function has.
If our business partners see us as a strategic advisor, we can ensure that:
Growth is sustainable
Risks are taken smartly
and the right trade-offs between sales and profit are made
We can achieve that by:
#1 Raising accountability
#2 Simplifying & questioning the status quo
#3 Influencing & empowering
#4 Coaching
#5 Creating visibility of the metrics that matter
All that is required is the empathy to put ourselves in the shoes of our business partners and the business acumen to understand how strategies translate to results.
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