Big shifts in FP&A – Bryan Lapidus

02/05/2025 48 min Episodio 157
Big shifts in FP&A – Bryan Lapidus

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Episode Synopsis

“The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) is a non-for-profit with a really simple mission, which makes it really easy for me to wake up and know what I’m doing every day,” says Bryan Lapidus, Director, FP&A Practice at the Association for Financial Professionals. “We exist for the success of the corporate finance and treasury professionals. FPAC, our certified corporate FP&A certification has been in the market for about 11 years now and 5,000 people have earned it in more than 80 countries.”
Returning guest Lapidus joins Glenn Hopper  as they discuss the climate for FP&A including:

Evolution of FP&A  and AI 
Certificates vs Certification 
Why business school doesn’t prepare you for FP&A roles
The impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on changing the CFO role 
Why you need different CFOs at various stages of a company lifecycle 
Why FP&A professionals are so hirable and promotable
How to become CFO from an FP&A role  

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