This course is tailor-made for financial planning & analysis (FP&A) professionals, and business/commercial finance professionals. The course explains basic definition of plan, budget and forecast. Then, it explains the key differences between plan, budget and forecast. It also goes into details of various factors which helps you prepare the plan, budget and forecast. It will explain you all intricacies of such factors and what to avoid and what to take care of during the plan, budget or forecast process. It will also explain how it will enable management to make decisions. Examples of such factors includes total addressable market (TAM), currency fluctuation, sales cycle stage of the product, mergers & acquisitions, etc.

The course also delves into latest trends like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data science etc. It also explains the importance of being pro-active in this role and how to align external factors e.g. geo-political issues, economic issues, changes in rules/regulations and standards with internal factors.

In summary, this course can give a strong head start if you are looking to make a career as financial planning & analysis professional or business/commercial finance professional. This course also is suitable for professionals who are making career switch from controllership to business finance or FP&A roles.