We have an all-star panel getting into the Christmas and New Year spirit. Howard Tunnicliffe, Head of FP&A, The Economist, and Brett Hampson, Director of Finance, AllState, joinin host Paul Barnhurst, The FP&A Guy in this special edition of FP&A Today. They tackle the 12 most burning questions asked on reddit.com/r/FPandA in 2023. Mid-way we give you the end of year results of the top 5 Favorite FP&A Function for FP&A Pros, based on our 80 episodes! Let us know your thoughts on your thoughts on these questions, what you want a panel to answer for 2024 (and of course any Excel Function shamefully omitted from our top 5).  Special guests: Howard Tunnicliffe, Head of FP&A, The Economist https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardtunnicliffe/ Brett Hampson, Director of Finance, AllState https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-hampson/ 12 Questions Answered on this special Holiday episode: How difficult is it for someone to switch industries in FP&A?  Do you need a CPA to get an FP&A job? How easy is it for someone or hard to break into FP&A that has a non-traditional background? Any advice on how you run/lead the annual budgeting process?  How do you get your first VP of FP&A role?  How do you develop KPIs from scratch?  How do you decide on when you should upgrade to an FP&A tool? BONUS!!! The results of Favorite Excel Function (from 80 episodes) What advice would you give about management reporting in a turnaround situation?  Can you explain how the headcount process works for budgeting? How have you typically seen it work?  If someone knows nothing about FP&A, any advice you’d offer on how to teach it or learn it? Where do you start? Is FP&A certification actually worth it?  How do you de-stress, especially during budget season? Join Brett Hampson's new weekly email newslettter, Forecasting Performance at https://forecasting-performance-2.ck.page/62f28563e1