If you have the power to predict your organisation’s future, what will you do? Finance leaders can be the most powerful, leading your organisation to focus on the big value by sprinkling the magic of forward-looking metrics and customised predictive…
Workforce planning is no longer just an HR exercise. In today’s volatile environment, it’s a strategic lever — one that requires deep collaboration between Finance and HR. Yet in many organisations, it still happens in silos.
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 That means outdated tools and fragmented processes aren’t just inefficient — they’re a liability.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.
A solid financial footing empowers manufacturers to make strategic decisions with confidence and bolsters a manufacturer’s creditworthiness, enabling them to secure favourable financing options for future endeavours. With a clear understanding of their financial standing, manufacturers can effectively allocate resources,…
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…
As finance leaders, we’re all too familiar with the challenges of using Excel for financial planning and analysis (FP&A). From siloed data to version control issues and the constant risk of human error, Excel’s limitations have become increasingly apparent in…
