In Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), the practice of creating financial models is primarily for short to medium-term budgeting, forecasting, and planning at a corporation (or operating company). FP&A teams work with the accounting and finance departments to compile consolidated budgets, refine forecasts, and report on actual vs expected results. The financial models are internal and confidential to the company and never shared externally.
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