by somethinginc | May 2, 2025 | Finance and Banking, Financial Modeling, General BI and Data Management
For AEC firms to stay competitive and profitable, tracking the right financial performance indicators is essential. These metrics provide critical insights into operational efficiency, profit margins, and overall business health. With growing industry pressures—from...
by somethinginc | Apr 14, 2025 | Finance and Banking, Reporting
Eliminating Manual Bottlenecks in FP&A for Greater Efficiency Despite the overall modernization of an automation-driven workforce, the persistence of manual processes in FP&A perpetuate challenges to doing business and facilitating growth. These processes...
by somethinginc | Mar 26, 2025 | Finance and Banking, Financial Modeling
No longer reduced to a back-office function, today’s financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes consistently evolve into a strategic cornerstone for organizational success. As businesses expand, managing internal finances becomes increasingly complex,...
by garethjones | Oct 12, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
With a product name like PowerExcel… We gladly raise users’ expectations of what they can do beyond the “everyday” capabilities of their familiar spreadsheet. One area of particular interest, and indeed where PowerExcel shows its strength very nicely, is how it...
by garethjones | Sep 25, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
When I was a young accountant and learning about budget planning… I thought, “Wow, there are companies out there adopting bottom-up budgeting and others doing top-down…and I wonder what makes a team choose one of those.” Fast forward 30 years, and I...
by benjaminwann | Feb 7, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, General BI and Data Management
-by Benjamin Wann, FP&A expert and writer at benjaminwann.com Abstract: This article is an in-depth review of the end-to-end budgeting process, covering each of the steps required to prepare, build, and set a corporate budget. The article explains each...
