Learn what financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is, its role in budgeting, forecasting, and decision support, and why it’s key to corporate strategy.
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) plays a crucial role in organizations and supports major decisions. Check out CFI's vast library of FP&A courses here.
FP&A Excel Modeling Specialization Overview Building effective, scalable Excel models is one of the most in-demand technical skills in FP&A. CFI’s FP&A Excel Modeling Specialization equips you with world-class modeling skills to support planning, forecasting, and performance analysis with confidence.
Discover the differences and connections between Accounting and FP&A, such as roles, skills, tools, and how to transition from accounting to an FP&A career.
Learn the top FP&A skills in 2025 to stay competitive, covering tech tools, AI, business intelligence, financial modeling, risk assessment, and teamwork.
What are the Most Common FP&A Interview Questions? Based on extensive research and feedback from professionals in Financial Planning and Analysis, we’ve compiled the most likely interview questions to be asked by an FP&A hiring manager. In addition, we’ve also created what we think are the best answers to these FP&A interview questions. Please read through all these questions carefully and ...
FP&A Manager Lead the FP&A team while fostering cross-departmental collaboration to ensure integrated and strategic financial planning. FP&A Managers are responsible for developing and overseeing the annual budget and forecasts, analyzing financial reports to assess company performance, and delivering actionable recommendations to senior ...
Discover the role of business intelligence in FP&A. Learn how BI tools like Power BI and FP&A dashboard tools drive data-driven decisions and efficiency.