Transition from accounting to FP&A is not easy

 Transition from accounting to FP&A is not easy.



Many accountants have made this shift. They obviously struggle at first, but they learnt.


Everything feels new. 


In accounting

- There are rules. 

- Fixed formats. 

- Clear answers. 


But in FP&A

- there are no perfect answers. 

- Only possibilities.


One needs to think differently. 


Instead of just reporting numbers, one needs to explain what they mean. And that is hard.


I remember my first forecast. I spent hours making it perfect. Every number checked. Every formula right. But my manager asks me just one question, "So what?"


I freeze.


The numbers are correct, but I haven’t explained the story behind them. 


- What is changing? 

- Why is it happening? 

- What should we do about it? 


That’s what matters.


Slowly, one learns. One asks better questions. Talks to different teams. Realises that FP&A is about decisions.


In FP&A, no one expects perfect answers. But they expect smart guesses. And those guesses need logic. Thought. Judgment.

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