The Finance of Forecasting & Planning: How S&OP & Finance Benefit From Collaboration
Virtual Financial Forecasting, Planning & Budgeting Conference
The Finance of Forecasting & Planning: How S&OP & Finance Benefit From Collaboration

You will learn:

  • The top 3 financial perspectives on forecasts you need for effective FP&A: the owner, the bank and management
  • How the S&OP process can support Finance by bringing together the different voices from all parts of the business to make sense of accounting information
  • How Finance can support the S&OP process by revealing constraints that they may not be aware of such as cash, financing, covenants, equity, NEV, and ROIC
  • How to reduce iterations in the process by fostering communication and shared understanding, and working to common objectives
  • Case study of Bookbyte’s integrated S&OP planning approach with lessons learned from cultural transformation
author
Don Clark
Director of Finance
Bookbyte

Don Clark is an experienced finance professional specializing in FP&A, continuous process improvement as well as development and integration of financial information systems. As the FP&A manager, Don leads the financial and strategic planning at Bookbyte through a collaborative commercial team to drive sustainable financial growth and strategic progress. Don has over 17 years experience in FP&A and accounting and holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a BS in Business Administration from Warner Pacific College.