Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Robert Blanding to unpack what separates great FP&A teams from average ones, from ERP transformations and global chart of accounts challenges to the critical partnership between FP&A and accounting.
Great FP&A isn’t built on spreadsheets alone.
It’s built on trust, business acumen, and operational understanding.
If FP&A and accounting aren’t aligned, the business starts making decisions from flawed information.
And once bad data drives bad decisions, fixing the damage becomes far more expensive than fixing the process upfront.
ERP transformations don’t magically solve inefficiency.
Clean processes do. Strong partnerships do.
Shared business understanding does.
🎧 Listen to the full episode on @thefpandaguy
#FPandA #FinanceLeadership #ERP #BusinessPartnering #CFO #Accounting #FinanceTransformation #FinancialPlanning #Leadership #DataStrategy #CorporateFinance #FinanceTeams #BusinessAcumen #FPandAUnlocked
In this episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst sits down with Robert Blanding to unpack what separates great FP&A teams from average ones, from ERP transformations and global chart of accounts challenges to the critical partnership between FP&A and accounting.
Great FP&A isn’t built on spreadsheets alone.
It’s built on trust, business acumen, and operational understanding.
If FP&A and accounting aren’t aligned, the business starts making decisions from flawed information.
And once bad data drives bad decisions, fixing the damage becomes far more expensive than fixing the process upfront.
ERP transformations don’t magically solve inefficiency.
Clean processes do. Strong partnerships do.
Shared business understanding does.
🎧 Listen to the full episode on @thefpandaguy
#FPandA #FinanceLeadership #ERP #BusinessPartnering #CFO #Accounting #FinanceTransformation #FinancialPlanning #Leadership #DataStrategy #CorporateFinance #FinanceTeams #BusinessAcumen #FPandAUnlocked
