Jack Alexander: How a Top Gun Maverick FP&A Keeps their Seat at The Table

Jack Alexander is an in-demand speaker, author and advisor coaching the world’s leading finance teams, specializing in creating world-class FP&A teams. Jack has been a CFO of companies, such as Mercury Computer systems, and EG&G, before becoming a best-selling author of the FP&A handbook, Financial Planning & Analysis and Performance Management (Wiley Finance). 

Drawing on more than 40 years of experience, Jack speaks to Paul Barnhurst aka TheFP&A Guy about the origins of FP&A; the essential things that CFOs are looking for in their FP&A functions; how to immediately start more effective scenario planning in uncertain times; how to get - and keep - your seat at the top table and become a Top Gun: Maverick; and the rookie mistakes he continues to see from FP&A teams.

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