FP&A Today

Your 12 Biggest FP&A Questions from 2023 Answered


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We have an all-star panel getting into the Christmas and New Year spirit. Howard Tunnicliffe, Head of FP&A, The Economist, and Brett Hampson, Director of Finance, AllState, joinin host Paul Barnhurst, The FP&A Guy in this special edition of FP&A Today. They tackle the 12 most burning questions asked on reddit.com/r/FPandA in 2023. Mid-way we give you the end of year results of the top 5 Favorite FP&A Function for FP&A Pros, based on our 80 episodes!

Let us know your thoughts on your thoughts on these questions, what you want a panel to answer for 2024 (and of course any Excel Function shamefully omitted from our top 5). 

Special guests:

  • Howard Tunnicliffe, Head of FP&A, The Economist https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardtunnicliffe/
  • Brett Hampson, Director of Finance, AllState
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-hampson/
  • 12 Questions Answered on this special Holiday episode:

    • How difficult is it for someone to switch industries in FP&A? 
  • Do you need a CPA to get an FP&A job?
  • How easy is it for someone or hard to break into FP&A that has a non-traditional background?
  • Any advice on how you run/lead the annual budgeting process? 
  • How do you get your first VP of FP&A role? 
  • How do you develop KPIs from scratch? 
  • How do you decide on when you should upgrade to an FP&A tool?
    • BONUS!!! The results of Favorite Excel Function (from 80 episodes)
    • What advice would you give about management reporting in a turnaround situation?
  •  Can you explain how the headcount process works for budgeting? How have you typically seen it work?
  •  If someone knows nothing about FP&A, any advice you’d offer on how to teach it or learn it? Where do you start?
  • Is FP&A certification actually worth it? 
  • How do you de-stress, especially during budget season?
  • Join Brett Hampson's new weekly email newslettter, Forecasting Performance at https://forecasting-performance-2.ck.page/62f28563e1

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