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Poor financial planning & analysis doesn’t always show up as a crisis. It shows up as delays, missed opportunities, and decisions made with more doubt than data.

In 2025, finance teams are expected to do more than report on performance. They’re expected to guide strategy. That means outdated tools and fragmented processes aren’t just inefficient — they’re a liability.

For modern FP&A teams, scenario planning has become a core capability. Not because the future got clearer, but because it didn’t. Economic instability, labour market disruptions, policy shifts, and AI-led business model changes have made volatility the norm.

AI and automation are changing the shape of the workforce — not by eliminating roles, but by transforming them. Repetitive, rules-based work is increasingly automated, freeing employees to focus on higher-value tasks.

FP&A has changed. It’s no longer about annual budgets and backward-looking reports. Today, it’s about agility — the ability to plan fast, adapt quickly, and make decisions based on what’s happening right now. That kind of agility isn’t possible without…

The manufacturing industry has always been defined by precision, timing and scale. But in 2025, it’s being defined by something else entirely: unpredictability. Demand patterns are harder to forecast. Supply chains feel more fragile. And the pressure to deliver faster,…

Agility in financial planning is no longer a luxury. It has become essential. Finance teams, especially those using Workday Adaptive Planning Core plus Reporting, face growing pressure to move beyond static, annual budgets. Instead, they need financial planning tools and…

Modern finance functions are at a crossroads. With shifting markets, evolving customer expectations, and relentless disruption, financial planning is expected to do more than just deliver numbers. It’s expected to steer strategy, enable agility, and act as a stabilising force…

Financial planning used to mean spreadsheets, revisions, and chasing numbers that were outdated by the time they were reviewed. But the landscape has shifted. The role of FP&A is no longer just about reporting; it’s about real-time insight, strategic clarity,…

The Evolving FP&A Landscape and the Need for a Hybrid Approach For decades, Excel has been the cornerstone of financial planning and analysis. Its familiarity, flexibility, and power have made it indispensable to finance professionals across industries. Yet, as businesses…

The United States is rearming its tariff playbook. In 2025, sweeping changes to trade policy are underway, with new tariffs targeting a range of imports, from electric vehicles and semiconductors to strategic materials like steel and aluminium. The average tariff…