Episode 203

Top FP&A business consultant Anders Liu-Lindberg joins FP&A Today four years after his first appearance on the show to talk about the radical changes in FP&A and CFO transformation over that period. In the time since, Anders has cemented his reputation as one of the most in-demand consultants for finance transformation, sharing his practical, on-the-ground experience.

• 4 years on: what's changed in FP&A transformation
• How career-minded FP&A professionals are enjoying the best era ever
• A real example of a finance transformation that didn't land
• 3 metrics to measure the impact of business partnering
• Why CFOs should obsess over value

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Further reading/listening

Communicating Financials to Executives: by Anders Liu-Lindberg (Author), Christian Frantz Hansen 

FP&A Today: More than 12 ERP implementations later…Cindy Vindasius

Peter McKenzie, GM at a Blackstone portfolio company, professor at IESE Business School, and speaker at 50+ conferences across the world, talks frankly about executive presence for finance professionals, developed through 25+ years of C-suite experience   He coaches FP&A teams and CFOs on what exactly separates the executives who get recognised from the ones who don't (Communicate with influence, not just authority and focus on strategy and what boards actually want). 

In this episode

• What the board reads (and skips) in a board deck 
• What “business partnership” actually means 
• What knowing the numbers means 
• How to draw a narrative “red line” 
• Now that AI writes a competent narrative, what's the role for finance? 

After two years in the host's chair, Glenn Hopper passes FP&A Today to its new host, Sarah Schlott:  a 20-year FP&A leader. The two swap stories on their unlikely paths into finance (including Glenn's forgotten 2006 indie film ), then dig into what's next for the show: more curiosity, more challenging of FP&A's "sacred cows". 

Glenn's new book: The AI-Ready CFO: A Strategic Guide to Evaluating and Implementing AI, Automation, and Analytics https://www.amazon.com/AI-Ready-CFO-Evaluating-Implementing-Automation/dp/1394415885

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