Learning FP&A is difficult, especially if you try to master it yourself. Ideally, you need skillful and experienced mentors to guide you along the journey. But finding great mentors who can teach you the science behind FP&A is a challenge. Luckily, we found one. His name is Christian Wattig.

Christian is an FP&A leader with twelve-plus years of experience in multinational consumer goods companies and fast-growing tech startups. He is the Head of FP&A Training at Datarails and teaches FP&A skills to finance teams and business leaders via his live online course, FP&A Bootcamp. Christian is also the Founder of FP&A Prep and was previously Financial Planning and Analysis Lead at Squarespace, Senior Finance Manager of FP&A at Unilever, and FP&A Financial Analyst at Procter & Gamble.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is FP&A Bootcamp?
• How to enhance and automate FP&A processes
• FP&A essential skills
• What makes a great CFO?
• How can CFOs ensure they have a seat at the table when big strategy decisions are made?
• Building trust with cross-functional teams

Learn more about Christian:

• Christian Wattig on LinkedIn
• FP&A Bootcamp Website
• FP&A Prep Website

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