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OneStream is an FP&A tool past its prime. Here are the best OneStream alternatives on the market...
Gross burn and net burn each contribute to a company’s understanding of how long it can keep...
Report automation is a huge time saver. After all, nobody wants to spend time manually making...
What is variance reporting? It's when you show and explain the discrepancies between the forecast...
Learn how to calculate, interpret, and improve your SaaS business's revenue churn in this quick...
Top-down vs. bottom-up budgeting...which should you choose? As many with things, it depends. In...
Anaplan is a popular FP&A tool, but is it the best for your strategic finance team? Review 16+ of...
NetSuite is a powerful ERP and CRM. But what are the best NetSuite integrations you should use?...
Strategic budgeting should be treated as a formal planning process. In this guide to strategic...
Updated for 2023! These top financial forecasting tools help make financial projections to predict...
Updated for 2023! These top financial forecasting tools help make financial projections to predict...
The Rule of 40 says a company's revenue growth rate plus profitability margin should be equal to or...
The office of the CFO has evolved, but its tools no longer keep up. Enter spreadsheet-native: the...
How do you measure your sales spend? What do the numbers say about spending more on marketing? The...
This is the most complete FP&A software evaluation checklist on the planet. In this guide, you'll...
An FP&A certification is a great way to improve your skills + advance the career ladder. But with...
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software helps strategic finance teams improve their...
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software helps strategic finance teams improve their...
OpenView released a report in 2021 that tells the difference between a B2B SaaS "have" and a "have...
There's a lot of sales forecasting software on the market. How do you know what's right for you? No...
Corporate performance management software is critical to help FP&A teams better understand employee...
While a company’s plan, budget, and financial forecast are often discussed in the boardroom, these...
Interviewing for a new FP&A job? Interviewing FP&A candidates and not sure what to ask? Browse our...
Financial ratios are a CFO's bread and butter. Ever need to look up a financial ratio? Us too....
Financial statements are an important part of your reporting process. But which financial statement...
Your SaaS magic number is a powerful indicator of when it's time to grow. Learn how to calculate...
Figment's new VP of Strategic Finance needed a tool to budget, forecast, and report against...
Keeping tabs on your cash inflow and outflow is how you keep the lights on and invest in growth....
Finance software is essential for any business there are too many choices to sift through. Here's...
What's the difference between MRR vs. ARR? Both are important ways for SaaS companies to examine...
How should you prepare for a new role in finance leadership? Use this guide to set your team up for...
Headcount forecasting (AKA headcount or workforce planning) is essential for any high-growth...
Learn the quick difference between the quick vs. current ratio and when you best use each metric in...
Board reporting has a reputation for being tough. We pulled some tips and mistakes for CFOs to...
What are the top 5 mistakes CFOs make when communicating with the board? Here's the slide deck our...
Many businesses dread the annual budgeting process as the fiscal year comes to a close. However,...
Budgeting can be a long and dysfunctional process. That's why we've pulled together this list of...
What is a static budget? How is it different from a fixed budget? How do you make a static budget?...
DPO and DSO can be tricky to calculate if you don't know the formulas. That's why we created this...
Financial analytic software helps you analyze your financial data for valuable business insights....
We rounded up the best account reconciliation software on the market to accelerate a stress-free...
The Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) metric calculates the sales and marketing costs it takes in...
There's a lot of financial modeling software out there today. That's why we wrote this guide to...
Do you know how to reconcile the balance sheet? If not, no problem. That's why we wrote this guide...
How do you get an FP&A job? From the analyst position to director of strategic finance, FP&A can be...
Adjusted EBITDA is just a better EBITDA, no? Well, that's not the whole story. Read on to learn...
Prophix is a well-known FP&A tool, but is it the best? We made this guide to Prophix alternatives...
When WizeHire raised their first round, they suddenly had a new problem: fast growth forced them to...
Following high G2 rankings in Spring and Summer, we’re happy to continue this upward trajectory...
So you're ready to start a finance transformation project, but how do you convince your team that...
A collection of Vena reviews and our take on who Vena Solutions is for, its pros and cons, and...
Cash budgets are important for monitoring your cash inflows and outflows, as well as ensuring the...
Looking for an FP&A statistic? Look no further. We've gathered more than 100 up-to-date FP&A...
We’re proud to have received more than 30 badges across multiple FP&A categories in G2’s Winter...
With so many FP&A solutions on the market, does Pigment stand out? Let's examine the top Pigment...
NBV (net book value) is an important metric for ascertaining the value of a company's fixed assets....
Goodwill impairment is when your brand suffers and your intangible asset---goodwill, or the...
Strategic planning is one of finance's most important functions. In this post, you'll learn how to...
Financial Planning and Analysis, or FP&A, is the budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis...
We made this list of the best financial reporting software to help you pick the best tool for you.
Business budgeting software is essential for any business looking to create budgets, forecasts and...
Veryable's Director of Finance needed a reliable tool to build the foundation of his FP&A with...
Get the inside scoop on Datarails. We've collected Datarails reviews, datarails pricing, and even...
This blog post explains what EBITDA is and how it can be used to measure a company's financial...
Picking the best FP&A tool can be a challenge. That's why we wrote this guide comparing Anaplan vs...
Extended planning and analysis (xP&A) is the new FP&A: holistic financial planning. But what makes...
EBITDA and net income are common financial metrics, but differ in how they're used and calculated....
Both NetSuite and QuickBooks are essential accounting solutions. But how do you know which is the...
Cash runway is an essential metric that helps founders and CFOs determine how much cash they have...
Intercompany transactions occur after acquisitions and mergers. But what are the best practices for...
Sensitivity analysis is a financial modeling technique that helps FP&A teams determine how input...
Complying with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards is increasingly difficult for modern FP&A...
Finance teams use FP&A software solutions to streamline and automate their work. Here's an overview...
Finance teams use FP&A software solutions to streamline and automate their work. Here's an overview...
A rolling forecast evolves with your business. It’s a living, breathing document that is always...
Compare several Oracle Essbase alternatives in this handy guide to FP&A software and other...
Pitching VCs? Here's the deck we used to raise $30M with Battery Ventures, as featured in Business...
EBIT is one of the more profitability measurements, but what does it mean, and how do you interpret...
With a single source of truth giving them total confidence in their numbers, Unqork champions both...
1Rockwell no longer spends all their time closing the books, nor do they chase down data...
Learn some simple cohort analysis techniques (like acquisition vs. behavioral cohorts) so that you...
When working on a financial implementation, it’s important to win and create a seamless transition...
How much should you expect to get paid in FP&A? And how do you increase your salary and get...
Explaining financial numbers to non-financial executives can be a voyage riddled with rough waters...
With so many FP&A planning tools on the market, how do you know which one to choose? Read this post...
Jirav is one of the myraid FP&A solutions promising to replace spreadsheets for good. But how does...
Strategic planning software can help FP&A teams better partner with their CEOs and leadership. But...
Don't overlook the importance of capacity planning. CFOs, in this guide we show you how capacity...
Forecasting and budgeting software is a dime a dozen these days. What's the best fit for you? We...
Learn the basics and best practices to setting up and maintaining a chart of accounts for your...
For finance teams at SaaS companies, cash flow forecasting is fundamental to help executives manage...
Workforce management software helps manage employee scheduling and workload. But with so many...
Capacity planning tools are essential to help you create realistic forecasts and models. But what's...
Is your month-end close process taking too long, or do you think you should be doing more? Here's...
How does Planful work? What are the pros and cons of Planful? What are some Planful reviews or...
The Senior Director of FP&A at Growth Operators needed a tool to budget, forecast, and report...
A simple introduction to what-if analysis in Microsoft Excel. We cover scenarios, data tables, goal...
Account reconciliation is an essential part of closing the books. But how do you do it, and why is...
Workforce planning is a large part of your budget and determines the trajectory of your company:...
Net dollar retention (NDR) or net revenue retention (NRR) is a north star metric for SaaS companies...
Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) and Net Revenue Retention (NRR), sometimes called GDR and NDR, are...
The contribution margin income statement is a specialized financial statement. But what does it...
Your financial close is important. Look at these top financial close software tools to ensure...
What is Anaplan? It's an enterprise-grade FP&A solution. But there's a lot more to it. Here you'll...
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Want some ERP system examples? We've got you covered with this roundup and comparison of 16 of the...
The three financial statements that make the 3-statement model are the income statement, balance...
Burn multiple is an essential efficiency metric. How do venture capitalists use it to judge...
NetSuite is one of the most well-known tools in finance. But how does this multipurpose ERP stack...
Learn all about budget forecasting and how it's different than a traditional budget or a...
IRR (internal rate of return) and XIRR (extended internal rate of return) measure an investment's...
Learn how Nigel used Cube to keep Masterworks as lean as possible until the company was ready to...
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) is an essential metric to for any SaaS business. In this blog post,...
Cube was awarded 6 G2 badges for the Summer 2022 season: High Performer (Mid-Market + Summer),...
Cube was awarded 4 G2 badges for the Winter 2022 season: Budgeting & Forecasting, Corporate...
If you’re not using modern financial management software, you don't have the most accurate view of...
A pro forma statement is a hypothetical future state of a business's finances. Grab a free pro...
Learn why Rob Baesman joined Cube was the VP of Product and what's next for Cube's growth, from a...
Knowing how to create a balance sheet projection is essential for being able to companies looking...
OnPlan is an integrated planning solution designed for finance teams. But does it lead the pack?...
If you have a 2-page list of “KPIs,” we’re calling them the wrong thing. Not all metrics are KPIs,...
Mosaic Tech is a finance tool for SaaS companies but is it the best fit for your business? Check...
Scenario planning is a method of forecasting and analysis that takes a variety of assumptions to...
Learn when to use the direct vs indirect method for calculating your business's cash flow.
Budgeting at SmugMug was a tangled mess, even after restructuring their departments. But things...
Driver-based planning is one of the best paradigms for your next budgeting cycle. What drives...
This is a full and honest Workday Adaptive Planning review (formerly Adaptive Insights). Pros,...
This is a full and honest Workday Adaptive Planning review (formerly Adaptive Insights). Pros,...
Cash flow management software manages the flow of incoming and outgoing cash flows of a business.
Cash flow management software manages the flow of incoming and outgoing cash flows of a business.
Corporate performance management (CPM) describes the methods and processes of measuring a company's...
Companies today are getting the same message: Plan B is not enough. This list of financial planning...
Centage Planning Maestro is a well-known mid-market planning tool. But are there Centage...