Breaking Into FP&A: A Practical Roadmap to Skill-Building

Learn what FP&A professionals do and the skills required to launch a career in financial planning and analysis

Written by CFI Team

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Your Complete Introduction to FP&A Skill Building

CFI’s guide to breaking into FP&A is for early career finance professionals and students looking to work in this dynamic field. Within its pages, you’ll discover how to identify skill gaps, track your learning progress with a practical checklist, and position yourself for the opportunities ahead.

Essential Guide to Breaking Into FP&A

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Everything You’ll Learn in Breaking Into FP&A

Your free download includes comprehensive coverage of FP&A fundamentals, including:

What FP&A professionals really do.
Core technical skills for FP&A success.
Financial statement fundamentals.
Three-statement modeling and forecasting.
Budgeting and performance analysis.
Business partnership.
Data storytelling and visualization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for finance.
Skills assessment checklist.

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Additional Resources

What is FP&A?

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