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FP&A RULES

FP&A RULES

Analysis and Key Ratios in FP&A

We talked a lot about soft skills and political acumen one must possess in order to succeed in FP&A. All of those are critical but you…

May 16, 2017

Analysis and Key Ratios in FP&A

May 16, 2017

FP&A RULES

On Office Politics and Why You Are Not Being Promoted

When you joined your company, the HR or somebody else has probably shown you an org chart of the company and your department. Org chart…

May 9, 2017

May 9, 2017

FP&A RULES

Meetings: How to Skip Them and What to Do When you Can’t

Companies tend to overbook employees with meetings and the higher up the rank you go the more meetings you usually have to attend. A lot…

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

FP&A RULES

How to get hired to FP&A

As I discussed in the post “About FP&A” there are several typical backgrounds that usually end up in the space of FP&A. There are two ways…

Apr 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017

FP&A RULES

Make Your Boss Happy

This might sound strange but it is your job to make your boss happy. Forget about everything else. In a professional environment, it…

Apr 19, 2017

Apr 19, 2017

FP&A RULES

Reports: Content, Formatting, and Monkeys.

Much of your work in your first couple of years in Finance will be about doing analysis and using spreadsheets. Regardless of whether your…

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

FP&A RULES

Politics of Annual Planning

Planning cycle is probably the most important period in FP&A. It is certainly one of the busiest times in the FP&A department’s schedule…

Apr 5, 2017

Apr 5, 2017

FP&A RULES

Navigating Key Internal Stakeholders

Money is the measure of resources and the role of FP&A is to allocate those means. FP&A plays the interesting and difficult role of…

Apr 2, 2017

Apr 2, 2017

FP&A RULES

What is your role in the organization?

You have a formal role and if your boss is organized and structured enough he will set your formal goals for the year. These goals are…

Mar 22, 2017

Mar 22, 2017

FP&A RULES

Cover your ass: why it is important to be a bureaucrat.

What no one will tell you is that people are afraid. Fear is probably one of the most important drivers of human behavior and you could…

Mar 19, 2017

Mar 19, 2017

FP&A RULES

FP&A RULES

The blog is for entry-level finance analysts at FMCG companies who want to accelerate their career development and achieve success faster. Fpawisdom@gmail.com

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