Every investment starts as a promise. Capital gets approved, an outcome gets expected, and everyone in the room agrees on what success will look like. Then the promise and the result go their separate ways. The capital is tracked...
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Jon Laudie to explore the intersection of finance and operations, the evolving CFO role, and why strong leadership depends on healthy challenge across the organization. Bringing finance...
Knowing the percentages is only the beginning. Here's how finance teams use vertical financial analysis to spot trends, compare performance, and identify where to investigate further. If you haven't seen the first Short, check it out to learn the...
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with David Den Boer to explore AI, EPM, enterprise planning, governance, and where traditional finance technology still has an edge. Vibe coding sounds powerful until 1,000 people need...
Every software company will tell you their AI is transformative. Including this one. The difference is what comes after the claim. Transformative, game-changing, next-generation — none of those words carry a figure, and none of them survive contact with...
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Jon Laudie to explore FP&A maturity, change management, business partnering, and how finance can create impact far beyond the numbers. Not every FP&A team needs to be...
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Jon Laudie to explore leadership, trust, personal growth, and lessons from his book Roots, Relationships and Results. Think about the leaders who changed your career. Chances are, they...
Every CFO has run the exercise: the tech budget is over, something has to give, and the only honest way to describe the next few weeks is cutting blind. Santander's technology budget was running 10% over. Rather than trimming...
Finance teams today are under more pressure than ever. CFOs, FP&A leaders, and finance professionals are expected to deliver faster insights, more accurate forecasts, and stronger strategic guidance — all while managing growing complexity across the business. Yet many organizations...
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with David Den Boer to explore the future of Excel, EPM, AI, finance technology, and what happens when traditional systems collide with a new generation of intelligent...
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