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Explore best practices for strategic business planning and learn to plan for anything—using budgeting and forecasting, reporting, workforce planning, revenue planning, cash flow optimization, financial close and more in FP&A.

What Are Finance FTEs and How Can You Minimize Them?
Tracey Mikita
March 9, 2023
Companies use finance FTEs to better understand the efficacy and benefits of part-time workers. ...

Headcount Planning and Forecasting: The Complete Guide
Vena Solutions
March 7, 2023
Headcount planning and forecasting directly connect strategic organizational priorities, budgeting ...

Understanding Account Reconciliation
Evan Webster
February 17, 2023
In this blog post, you'll learn everything you need to know about account reconciliation, including ...

Financial Ratios - What Are They And How Can You Use Them?
Tom Seegmiller
February 15, 2023
Applying the five types of financial ratios to build a fuller picture of your business performance.

How To Build Your Own Automated Budget Spreadsheet
Nicole Diceman
February 15, 2023
Are you one of the 82% of companies using Excel to create your budgets? Here's how to build an ...

The 1-2-3 Guide to Business Continuity Planning
Steve Browning
February 3, 2023
Strategic finance teams can't execute agile planning without the right data insights. Learn more ...

The Smart CFO's Handbook of Capital Allocation
Melissa Howatson
February 2, 2023
Smart CFOs adapt their capital allocation strategies to a changing world. The question to ask would ...

The Ultimate Guide to Scenario Planning
Jonathan Paul
February 2, 2023
Our ultimate guide to scenario planning explains what it is, why it's important, how to get started ...

The Ultimate Guide to Sales Forecasting
Jonathan Paul
January 19, 2023
Check out our ultimate guide to building a sales forecast. Learn everything there is to know about ...

The Pros and Cons of Constant Currency Reporting
Muneerah Kanji
January 19, 2023
What is constant currency reporting and why is it so controversial?

How To Be a Good Corporate Citizen: More Insights From Vena's 2022 Industry Benchmark Report
Tom Seegmiller
November 1, 2022
How are finance professionals leading their businesses in ESG and DEI and what can they be doing ...

Are You Monitoring These 5 Sales Pipeline Metrics?
Shaun Jansen
October 3, 2022
You can't improve your sales pipeline if you can't make sense of your pipeline data. Optimize your ...