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Value Driver Trees: How FP&A Software Connects KPIs to Strategy
Posted Nov 18 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Most finance teams track dozens — sometimes hundreds — of KPIs. But when everything is a priority, nothing is. Value driver trees provide a structured way to connect a few high-level outcomes (growth, margin, cash) ... Read More
Building a Finance Data Hub: Why FP&A Needs a Semantic Layer, Not Just More Spreadsheets
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Every urgent finance request — a new report, a last-minute analysis — typically starts with the same question: “Where is the data?” When ERP, CRM, HR and operational systems each hold a slice of the ... Read More
Capex Portfolio Planning: Using FP&A Software to Prioritize Investments Under Uncertainty
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Capital expenditures — new plants, equipment, IT systems or acquisitions — can define a company’s trajectory for years. Yet many organizations still evaluate proposals in isolation using static spreadsheets and rough NPV calculations. A portfolio-based ... Read More
Bridging Treasury and FP&A: Building a Single View of Cash, Liquidity and Risk
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
FP&A forecasts the P&L; treasury protects the balance sheet. In many organizations, the two functions work in parallel rather than together. Treasury builds cash and liquidity forecasts in one system, while FP&A models revenue and ... Read More
Automating the Financial Close: How Modern Consolidation Software Frees FP&A to Focus on Insight
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why the Financial Close Is Still So Painful Despite better tools, many finance teams still treat month-end like an emergency drill. Spreadsheets multiply, emails fly and late adjustments keep everyone up at night. The result? ... Read More
AI Copilots for Finance: What They Can (and Can’t) Do for FP&A and Accounting Teams
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Finance Is a Prime Candidate for AI Assistance Finance and accounting teams spend huge amounts of time on repetitive, rules-based tasks: reconciling accounts, cleaning data, building reports and drafting commentary. At the same time, ... Read More
Customer and Product Profitability: Turning Your Accounting Data into a Strategic Weapon
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Why Top-Line Growth Isn’t Enough Many finance dashboards celebrate revenue growth, but not all revenue is created equal. Some customers buy high-margin products, pay on time and require minimal support. Others negotiate deep discounts, demand ... Read More
Driver-Based Planning for SaaS: How FP&A Software Connects Pipeline, Churn and Cash
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Driver-Based Planning for SaaS: How FP&A Software Connects Pipeline, Churn and Cash Why Traditional Budgeting Breaks in SaaS SaaS companies live and die by recurring revenue, renewal behavior and unit economics. Traditional budgeting — ... Read More
Beyond the Numbers: How FP&A Software Supercharges Finance Business Partnering
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Beyond the Numbers: How FP&A Software Supercharges Finance Business Partnering Why Finance Business Partnering Matters More Than Ever The best finance teams don’t just close the books; they change the trajectory of the business. ... Read More
Rolling Forecasts vs. Static Budgets: How Modern FP&A Software Changes the Game
Posted Nov 17 2025 by Nathan Rowan
Rolling Forecasts vs. Static Budgets: How Modern FP&A Software Changes the Game Why Static Budgets Keep Failing Finance Teams Most companies still spend months building an annual budget that’s obsolete by Q2. Assumptions change, ... Read More