Financial Planning and Analysis Insights

FP&A insights on the financial decisions shaping forecasting, planning, profitability, cash generation, capital allocation, cost structure, performance management, and operating decisions across the business.

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13-Week Cash Flow Forecast: When the Low Point Matters More Than the Ending Balance

A 13-week cash flow forecast matters when operating commitments change faster than monthly reporting exposes the resulting liquidity pressure.

Working Capital Management: When Component Gains Shift the Cash Burden

Working capital pressure intensifies when receivables, inventory, and payables move on different clocks, even while individual teams meet targets.

Cash Conversion Cycle: Where Cash Gets Trapped First

Cash conversion cycle pressure can build inside ordinary operating decisions long before finance recognizes that cash remains trapped longer.

Rolling Forecasts: When the Forward View Keeps Moving

Rolling forecasts become useful when updated operating evidence changes the forward view before annual planning assumptions become financially obsolete.

Zezag Kaimova

Zezag Kaimova is Head of Finance at BHFT, specializing in financial infrastructure, cross-border operations and financial markets

Nathan Mauck

Nathan Mauck is Professor of Finance at UMKC and CFO of the NSF Critical Materials Crossroads Engine, with expertise spanning corporate finance, valuation, forecasting and financial decision-making.

Joe Spisak

Joe Spisak is the Founder and CEO of Fulfill.com, a marketplace that connects e-commerce brands with warehousing and fulfillment partners.

Vlad Bodea

Vlad Bodea serves as Co-Founder and Board Member of BENTO where he helps lead the company's strategy, operational growth, and enterprise software initiatives.

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Financial Planning and Analysis Insights

Financial Planning and Analysis Insights

FP&A insights on the financial decisions shaping forecasting, planning, profitability, cash generation, capital allocation, cost structure, performance management, and operating decisions across the business.

13-Week Cash Flow Forecast: When the Low Point Matters More Than the Ending Balance

Working Capital Management: When Component Gains Shift the Cash Burden

Cash Conversion Cycle: Where Cash Gets Trapped First

Rolling Forecasts: When the Forward View Keeps Moving