When Sales Forecasts Outpace Financial Reality

How one FP&A team used Financial GPS to validate assumptions, surface hidden risks, and course-correct their growth strategy. Introduction In today’s volatile market environment, forecasting isn’t just about projecting numbers — it’s about building credibility, aligning strategy, and making decisions that can impact millions in capital allocation. Yet many finance teams still build forecasts in […]

The Future of Board Decision-Making: Leveraging AI for Smarter, Faster Insights

Corporate boards are responsible for steering companies through an era of unprecedented complexity, yet most still rely on outdated decision-making processes. Despite the explosion of data and rapid advancements in AI, only 24% of corporate boards are digitally savvy—a concerning gap in a world where business disruptions can happen overnight. Traditional boardroom decision-making is reactive, […]

Sharpening Forecasts

Welcome to today’s episode where we dive deep into the critical world of financial forecasting. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, accurate financial forecasting is no longer just a nice-to-have, it’s a vital tool that guides strategic planning and helps companies navigate both opportunities and potential pitfalls

The Hidden Risks of Relying on Excel for Financial Forecasting

Introduction For decades, Excel has been the cornerstone of financial forecasting, widely trusted by finance teams for its flexibility and familiarity. However, as businesses grow more complex and data-driven, the limitations of Excel are becoming increasingly evident. From frequent human errors to scalability challenges, relying on Excel for forecasting can expose organizations to significant risks […]

Enhancing Boardroom Decision-Making with AI-Powered Financial Intelligence

Enhancing Boardroom Decision-Making with Leo, AI-Powered Financial Intelligence Background Corporate boards are under increasing pressure to make strategic decisions that drive growth, ensure sustainability, and mitigate risks. Traditional reporting methods, often based solely on internal financial data, can leave boards with an incomplete view of the company’s performance and external market dynamics. This limited visibility […]

AI-Powered Boardroom: Enhancing Strategic Oversight and Decision-Making

Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, corporate boards face increasing pressure to make well-informed, strategic decisions. Financial performance, industry trends, and external economic factors all influence a company’s future, yet many boards still rely on static internal reports. This limited view can create blind spots, leading directors to miss emerging risks, competitive shifts, and […]

Optimizing Financial Teams: The Impact of AI

Overview A multi-billion-dollar division sought to maintain a competitive edge by closely tracking industry trends and competitor activities. However, staying informed required dedicating significant analyst resources to manually searching the internet for relevant information. Analysts had to comb through websites, financial reports, regulatory filings, press releases, and other industry news daily to ensure the company […]

AI and the CFO: Combating Talent Shortages

Welcome to this Deep Dive podcast on AI and the CFO! In this episode, we tackle a critical challenge facing finance leaders today—talent shortages. With increasing demands on finance teams and a shrinking talent pool, CFOs must find new ways to bridge the gap. Can AI be the solution? Join us as we explore how […]

Challenges Pharma CFOs face in 2025

In this episode of Deep Dive, we highlight key challenges CFOs are facing that are shaping the pharmaceutical industry in 2025 and beyond. Big changes like AI-driven innovation in drug development, shifting market dynamics, a focus on personalized medicine and advanced therapies, and growing emphasis on sustainability and ESG. To stay competitive, companies and CFOs […]

Strategic M&A: Leveraging Data to Identify Hidden Value and Mitigate Risks

Introduction In the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), traditional financial metrics often fail to tell the full story. Just as a sports team might overlook a player’s weaknesses despite strong stats, M&A deals can suffer from an overreliance on surface-level numbers like revenue and market share. These figures may appear impressive but can mask […]