What students say about FP&A Bootcamp
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"If you are new to FP&A, or have been doing it for years, this is a great course to ensure you are on the correct path. The time commitment isn't so much that you take too much time away from work, but enough that you feel you are getting plenty of resources to take back to your job."
Sara B. - Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Mosaic
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"The FP&A course material and pace of the presentations strike the perfect balance between learning new insights & key reminders, as well as putting into practice by means of useful interactive small group exercises. I would highly recommend this course, whether you are new to FP&A or have been in the game for 20 years!"
Gerrit C. - Vice President Finance – FP&A at Clickatell
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“Chris' course was fantastic! It was the perfect refresher I needed to start a new job in FP&A. I thoroughly enjoyed the Zoom class sessions along with the exercises that we did in class.”
Helen I. - Senior FP&A Manager at Citi
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"The course takes you through a practical approach to FP&A and you walk away with ideas and strategies you can begin to utilize in your business right away."
Anthony L. - VP of Finance at Smokey Mos BBQ
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“It was really helpful to network with others in the session and bounce ideas off each other. I'd be surprised if most financial professionals don't find at least 1 takeaway from this course.”
Bryce V. - Vice President, Finance & Administration at Education Canada
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“I recommend this for everyone who is interested in understanding FP&A. I am transitioning to a more FP&A role and this course helped me get a jumpstart to prepare myself with the skills required to succeed.”
Joey J. - Senior Accountant at Hala
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"Great approaches to both the planning and forecasting process that I can take back to my company."
Tom I. - Vice President of Finance at Slingshot Aerospace
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"Excellent overview of FP&A concepts that make me feel like I have a good base to orient myself in the world of financial reporting and planning."
Jon W. - Private Equity Services and Accounting Advisory Manager at CFGI
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"This course was extremely informative about many aspects of FP&A. The different platforms used (kahoot, breakout rooms, case studies) kept everyone engaged. I would definitely recommend it to anyone in the FP&A field."
Mary B. - Senior Manager, FP&A at 2K
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"As an early-stage startup the planning and budgeting process outline was super helpful to think about our processes and frameworks."
Kishen R. - Director, Finance & Strategy at Slingshot Aerospace
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"I'm a CFO for a nonprofit and have been preparing financial reports and budgeting/forecasting for over 10 years. This is course is helping me think through how to improve my financial reports and how to improve by budgeting & forecasting processes."
Pebbles D. - CFO at Adjoin
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"The most important thing I took away from the course was how to engage stakeholders in the planning process. Often times we get lost in the data and financials without understanding how to engage other departments. This allows finance to add value across an organization."
Ryan S. - Vice President of Finance at M9 Solutions
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"The frameworks and tools provided are a good starting point for anyone who wants to embark in FP&A."
Bao N. - FP&A Manager at NTD APPAREL INC
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"I think both experts and folks new to FP&A can learn something from it. Highly recommend."
Michael P. - Finance Manager at NexHealth
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"The course was filled with practical examples and exercises which really were a lot of fun and getting to meet many like-minded people in the course was definitely nice. Overall the course was super informative, practical, and relevant to today's times and covered all major aspects of FP&A. "
Yash J. - Senior Analyst at Priceline
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"Best practices on FP&A across the board. As a self-taught individual/learned within the field with no 'formal' education, this definitely helped teach me some new processes, solidify/reinforce certain ones, and have me rethink some too! Christian is clearly a passionate and knowledgeable teacher. He has created an engaging and very informative course!"
Caitlin Z. - Finance Manager at ConvertKit
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"The slides were very clear, and the breakout sessions made the materials stick. We also built P&Ls, financial forecasts, and more importantly learned the WHY behind each of these things, which I'll now take back to my business. Would 10/10 recommend this class to anyone interested in enhancing their professional development in finance (and beyond!)"
Hannah S. - Investor Relations and Communications at Carta Healthcare
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"The course gave a solid overview of the FP&A process, which was particularly helpful for me as a finance & accounting professional, as I have worked with FP&A teams but have not been involved in driving the process. I also found the excel tips very helpful, along with the demo of DataRails, which was a good example of a real-world FP&A tool."
Matt D. - Corporate Accounting Supervisor at Arcadis
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"What I have taken away from the course was not only improving on my financial presentations, planning, and forecasting but also how to improve my financial leadership skills within my organization. "
Danny T. - CFO at Ted Todd Insurance
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"Cuts through to the core issues with each topic. What I found really useful was the importance of story telling and driving value by generating meaningful conversations across the organisation."
Tim P. - Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at Capital Economics
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"For someone who is new or even has some basic knowledge of FP&A, this course would be a very good stepping stone to understanding what goes into the entire FP&A process and how they can apply those techinques to their current jobs."
Danial M. - Regional Financial Controller at Recordati Rare Diseases
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"NPV/IRR exercise was great. Also, learning to ask better questions to gather better information and data was very valuable."
Ryan M. - Sr. FP&A Analyst at Teal
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"This has definitely allowed me to find ways to really own the role in FP&A. I learned ways to be more credible and confident in my role and tools to take away to communicate and align with functional leads in a more effective way. Thank you so much, Christian!"
Bianca R. - Senior Manager, Accounting & FP&A at Super (hellosuper.com)
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"I've learned A LOT, I'm really glad I took this class at this point in my career. This course taught me a lot that they don't teach in college. Finally getting out of that learning curve!"
Maritza O. - Financial Analyst, Osceola Regional Health Center
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"It was a very good refresher on best practice for both FP&A and excel. Having the data and resource sheets to refer back to will be very valuable."
Tommy F. - VP, Finance & Business Operations at Human Systems Integration
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“This course did a great job including both some theoretical and analytical ways of going about working through a plan or forecast. The environment is relaxed and very professional put together.”
Brandon L. - Senior Accountant at CountryMark
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"The most important thing I took away from this course was the high level process of planning, its goals, pitfalls and how to create buy-in from business units."
John C. - Strategic Finance, TechspringPartners
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"Process Frameworks in general were most helpful to me. For example, frameworks on modeling design, financial planning process, and business partnering will be a critical part of my toolkit going forward."
Nakul T. - Head of Finance, Adarza BioSystems
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"I would recommend the course to FP&A professionals that want to expand their horizons. Chris is really experienced and provides a very interactive and experience-sharing environment."
Luiz P. - FP&A Lead at Nubank
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"Even if you aren't in FP&A, getting a baseline for what the forecasting process looks like will help in other parts of a business. Having more people understand the forecasting/planning and reporting processes will help everyone make better-informed decisions. And this class will certainly help with that."
Dan D. - Financial Analyst at Perform CB
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"Insightful course teaching the key FP&A content that every FP&A leader should know. The content is there to utilize even after the course, so it becomes a useful reference area when you need to go back to it. There were plenty of opportunities to practice the content in class, including role plays, modeling, and discussions. Thanks, Christian."
Jitesh J. - Senior Financial Analyst at Zendesk
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"This course was really great! I am new to FP&A, so I had concerns that it would be so far over my head that I wouldn't really be able to grasp the concepts. Nothing could be further from the truth! I walked away from each lesson with an additional piece of insight on FP&A I previously lacked. Absolutely great course for both beginners and experts!"
Colleen R. - Director of Accounting at Perform CB
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"There is a lot of value in gaining the insights of a seasoned veteran. This course delivers without a huge time commitment."
Patrick D. - VP of Financial Planning & Analysis at Xpansiv
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"This course gives a good overview of standard FP&A processes & engages the students with workable hands-on exercises to help them learn firsthand."
Lauren F. - Financial Analyst at Wounded Warrior Project
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"Really helpful course with amazing insights and suitable for every Finance Professional!"
Anna A. - Finance Manager at Capmo GMBH
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"One of the most complete practical professional development courses I have had. From business partnering soft skills to analytical and performance management."
Mike O. - Vice President Finance at ConnectWise
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"Excellent course to get exposure to various aspects of FP&A. It adds value for both FP&A beginners and veterans. The course is jam-packed with valuable tips, best practices, and frameworks. And it stays interesting throughout with lectures, group breakout exercises, and open-ended Q&A sessions. Highly recommended to all FP&A professionals."
Hassan K. - FP&A Manager at Ocado Group
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"The course was a game-changer in understanding FP&A techniques. I really enjoyed learning from Christian's experience as well as my classmates."
Josh H. - FP&A Manager at Graybar
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"The course was incredibly beneficial. Christian's teaching style was exceptional as he meticulously covered each and every topic, ensuring that we stayed focused throughout. I particularly appreciated the valuable insights he provided on handling challenging situations, allowing me to enhance my skills in that area."
Eddie W. - Manager of Accounting Automation & Financial Planning at CFO Squad
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"I recently took part in this course and I can confidently say it was an amazing experience. The bootcamp provided an interactive learning environment and featured a variety of activities and exercises designed to help participants apply their knowledge and continue learning. Overall, the experience was invaluable."
Gaurav S. - FP&A Manager at Waystone
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"I enjoyed this course and how much I feel I now know about best practice when doing forecasting."
Courtnee B. - Financial Analyst at Mity Inc.
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"Provides a great overview for those beginning in or transitioning to FP&A. Discussion and live examples, very helpful."
Kyla J. - Controller at Cadence
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"A lot of insights, well rounded class!"
Anna Y. - Director of Finance at Interlaced.io
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"The course provides a great overview and in-depth discussions of the fundamental topics for FP&A. I think every analyst and Finance manager should take the course as a good foundation to set them up on the right growth path for their career. "
Kristine K. - Sr Finance Manager at Fluidigm
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"The bootcamp was very effective and useful, great way to learn, very interactive, and right mix of relevant topics and material."
Ragini S. - FP&A Manager at Edge Group
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"Christian does an excellent job explaining both the art of presenting information to management and the technical skills needed to construct the story that management needs to hear."
Bradley N. - FP&A Analyst at Syfan Logistics
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"I would recommend every one to join the course with Christian, everything is so practical and all of the questions you have will be responded by him or even by the professional group of students that are with you in the class."
Claudia S. - Financial Analyst FP&A at Stori