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The FP&A Role in Driver-Based Modeling
An FP&A team turned to driver-based modeling to align finance, strategy, culture and operations. When the owners of certain drivers understood the impact of certain events or occurrences on the company, they would be in a better position to create positive change — to accurately steer their financial strategies.
FP&A’s Role in Managing Operational Risk
When it comes to navigating unchartered waters, one Head of FP&A learned the value of identifying and quantifying the company’s risks and creating a mitigation plan to address each one.
FPAC Profile: Data Analytics and Financial Modeling Are Vital Skills in Her Role in the Automotive Industry
After graduating from The German University in Cairo, Egypt, Sarah Badawy, FPAC, strode right into the field of financial planning and analysis with her very first job as Budgeting and Planning Deputy Section Head for Bank Audi. She spent two years there before moving on to Senior Financial Analyst for The Roots Holding Company, where she served for just over a year before accepting the position of Senior Pricing and Financial Analyst with her present company of Al-Mansour Automotive Company.
Buying More Time with Robotic Process Automation
n this case study, the regional head of FP&A at a global pharmaceuticals manufacturer shares how robotic process automation (RPA) saved the FP&A team time to work on tasks that added value to the company.

 

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