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Decisions at a Distance from HQ

Developing budgets and targets is a messy process. Top-down expectations collide with bottom-up estimations, compensation is on the line, and everyone sees something different. Communication is compromised as corporations grow larger; regions are far from headquarters, some businesses get less attention, and owners have different goals than managers. This case study explores these challenges.

Improving Finance Agility to Support the Business

In this case study, the regional head of FP&A at an international nonprofit organization shares how Finance collaborated cross-functionally to help the organization rapidly deliver a new digital product during the pandemic when the old format was no longer viable.

Pankaj Kabra on Why FP&A Is the ‘Sexiest Role in Finance’

Drawing on both his accounting background and finance experience, Pankaj Kabra, Senior Vice President of Finance for Traveloka and AFP Asia-Pacific FP&A Advisory Council member, has been an active business partner for over a decade.

Learn how to employ calculations including net present value analysis (NPV) through the application of DCF to capital budgeting, internal rate of return (IRR), and modified IRR (MIRR) in comparison to WACC and ROI.

For those interested in transitioning their careers from accounting to FP&A, the AFP FP&A Guide: The Transition from Accounting to FP&A, lays out the differences and steps needed to make the change. Learn what it takes to transition and how there are many skills needed to make it successful.