FP&A Today

When FP&A meets AI, Python, and Excel

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Christian Martinez, Finance Analytics Manager at Kraft Heinz  is an in-demand Conference Speaker and specialist who teaches a top-rated course, with (previous guest) Nicolas Boucher. In this episode discover the secrets about game changing uses of AI and Python for your FP&A career.

“We’re in the same era as when Excel was first invented,” says Martinez “There were people still using calculators and pens while others shifted to Excel and dramatically improved performance.”

In this episode: 

  • Why Python and Excel together at long last as a “game changer” for FP&A
  • “Explainable” AI in FP&A 
  • How AI is improving overall budgets and forecasting 
  • Can non-data science people jump right in with AI?
  • Getting comfortable being uncomfortable 
  • His path to a “boutique” course teaching practical application of AI in FP&A 
  • Why the best way to fully learn something is to teach it 
  • The most awesome uses of AI in FP&A
  • How Gen AI is going to change FP&A in 2024
  • Waterfall charts in Excel 

    • Follow Christian Martinez (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmartinezthefinancialfox/


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    FREE COURSE – PYTHON FOR FP&A AND FINANCE. Curated by Christian Martinez

    Advanced ChatGPT for Finance course by Christian Martinez and Nicolas Boucher

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