by ValQ | Jun 4, 2021 | FP&A, General
When companies were preparing their budgets last Fall visibility was still limited with no vaccines rolled out yet. We were on the verge of a second wave of the pandemic so many companies opted for budgeting as if they knew nothing. They basically started from scratch...
by ValQ | May 11, 2021 | FP&A, General
They say that past performance is never a predictor of future performance. Is it real or simply a disclaimer? In stable businesses you can often do incremental planning meaning that the coming period will not look much different from previous periods (taking...
by ValQ | Apr 21, 2021 | FP&A, Planning
There is a lot happening in Accounting these days not least when it comes to automation. The rate of automation has increased by 20%-points in the past two to three years. That makes it a good time for accountants to consider their future careers. A very viable career...
by ValQ | Mar 28, 2021 | FP&A, General
The pandemic is still raging across most of the world but there is light ahead in the tunnel. The vaccines are coming and so is the next normal. I am sure that most FP&A professionals will be happy to put the pandemic behind them. How great is it that we can go...
by ValQ | Mar 9, 2021 | Finance, FP&A
CFO’s have a busy and never-ending agenda. The finance transformation journey has been on-going for decades. CFO’s always seem to find new ways of looking for increased efficiency and effectiveness from the finance function. However, it is always relevant to consider...
by ValQ | Feb 11, 2021 | FP&A, Power BI, ValQ
2020 was in many ways an unusual year for everyone. The office of the CFO felt this with full force as it was thrust into the center of decision-making in most companies. When times are bad business leaders look to Finance to help get them safely through the troubled...