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 Nine articles written by corporate practitioners on challenges and successes in the FP&A field. Discover case studies and best practices on critical topics including:
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- KPIs
- Analyzing and integrating data
- Collaborating with business units
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FP&A Presentations from the 2012 AFP Annual Conference
 Curious about the FP&A track from last year's Annual Conference? You can now download the presentations from last year.
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Presented by AFP & KFORCE
 Over the past several years, the need for experienced finance professionals in the corporate environment has steadily increased as organizations continue to adjust to economic uncertainties. As a result, many firms are seeking the most qualified individuals to analyze trends and manage the financial future of their organization.
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 Complex risks are rapidly redefining businesses. In response, companies need to craft risk appetite statements that take into account, and are applicable to, a wider range of key performance drivers. Most directors recognize that a well-defined risk appetite is crucial to business success. But few of the companies they oversee have been able to unlock the full benefits that such a framework provides. Developing an effective framework is crucial as complex risks rapidly change the way businesses must operate.
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Volunteers Needed to Help Develop a New FP&A Certification
AFP is seeking qualified subject matter experts to assist in the development of the first certification for the corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A) profession.
One group of SMEs already met in early 2012 to develop a practice analysis survey. The results of that survey, which was publicly released in April, were used to develop a test specification, or content outline, for the FP&A examination.
To develop the exam, groups of SMEs will meet to write and review test questions in approximately four to six workshops over the next eight months. SMEs who participate in as few as one meeting may be awarded the credential when it is launched. AFP will pay for travel expenses to the workshops. SMEs who hold the CTP credential also are eligible for recertification credits.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Stacy Saul at ssaul@afponline.org to request an SME questionnaire.
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The FP&A Credential
Serving professionals who perform FP&A work on behalf of organizations, the new certification will follow the model of AFP’s successful Certified Treasury ProfessionalTM designation (CTP TM), which has been earned by more than 23,000 people worldwide. As with the CTP TM credential, the new FP&A credential will be based upon a comprehensive, multi-source body of knowledge compiled by top corporate practitioners and updated when necessary. AFP will serve as sponsor and facilitator on behalf of the profession.
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Cost of Capital Survey
The recently released "Current Trends in Estimating and Applying the Cost of Capital" study confirms the belief that the finance profession is far from agreement on the proper techniques to accurately model and forecast their organizations’ actual cost of capital.
AFP believes that this survey is the first step in moving cost of capital analysis from the art that it is today to the science that it needs to become.
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