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Quick update!
On Fri, Mar 22nd, we’re hosting a free webinar on analyzing customer counts.
In this 45-min session, you’ll learn:
What is a customer count
Why it matters
How to analyze it
Examples of customer counts
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Do you like curling up in a nice warm spreadsheet full of lookups and sensitivity tables?
Of course you do—you’re in FP&A!
Just a heads up though, your spreadsheet can make you invisible to your business.
You can avoid this fate by leaving the comfort of Excel (or Google Sheets).
Hear how we went beyond spreadsheets and got noticed.
Listen on:
Let’s dive in.
Spreadsheets Can Make You Invisible
Excel is the primary work surface for FP&A.
Embrace Excel and excel (pun intended) at it by learning:
But spreadsheets and reports aren’t enough to get your top-notch analytical skills the attention they deserve.
Listen to today’s episode on how to go beyond spreadsheets and get seen.
Show Notes
00:25 - Avoid being an invisible FP&A team member
02:00 - Break the business partner ice with boomerang talk
03:15 - Some people hate numbers (seriously)
06:22 - Market segmentation can help you be seen
08:00 - Do a cool analysis AND seek feedback
09:45 - It’s on you to learn the business proactively
11:52 - Cars provide inspiration for practical analysis
12:24 - Closing statement—your business partners want your help
What is Going Beyond a Spreadsheet About?
Downloading, formatting, and emailing data with ZERO insights.
That’s the opposite of going beyond the spreadsheet.
There is nothing wrong with reporting.
The trick is to make the data useful via analysis.
And then sharing with people your useful analysis to spark actionable insights.
Why Does Leaving the Comfort of Spreadsheets Matter?
Your business partners desperately want your help.
You know numbers.
They know your business.
That one-two punch will ensure your company’s daily operations achieve your audacious financial goals.
Key Takeaways From You Being Seen and Heard
You will build relationships.
Those relationships could turn into future job opportunities.
🔥TIP: Here’s how to ace your next FP&A interview.
And learning about your business will help you move up the ranks or become marketable elsewhere.
You will have an impact on your company’s performance, which is great for performance-based bonus payouts.
Conclusion: Be Seen By Helping Others Do Good Work
You can have a positive impact on your business partners’ daily work.
Start small. 🤏
Ask someone in Sales, Marketing, Product, or Operations to tell you about what they do.
Be genuinely invested and curious about their work. Ask questions.
Or create an analysis and seek feedback on it.
🔥TIP: Create a customer segmentation analysis and seek feedback.
Doing these things can make you a visible FP&A team member.
And open you up to opportunities you never would have thought existed.
Keep learning and having fun.
As always, let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas we should cover by replying to this. We read and reply to every email.
Now go have fun making an impact on your business and your career!
See you next week 👊
Cheers,
Drew & Yarty
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Disclaimer: This content is not investment advice or financial advice. The views expressed and stories told are our own. We may be investors in the companies discussed. Do your due diligence when considering applying what you learn.
Don't Let Spreadsheets Make You Invisible in FP&A