Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is the process of forecasting a company's future financial performance and managing its financial resources to meet those forecasts. FP&A professionals are responsible for creating accurate financial models, developing budget proposals, and analyzing past financial performance in order to identify trends and recommend improvements.

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10. Roles of FP&A
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• Analyze financial and operational results to better
understand the company’s overall financial health.
• Evaluate previous budgets and collaborate with
business unit leaders to build their annual budgets
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• Produce models to project long-term growth,
accounting for factors that will impact performance.
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14. Key FP&A Functions
Short- and Long-term Planning
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