Financial Controller vs FP&A Lead: Where the Lines Blur
These two roles sit either side of the most important divide in a finance function: one owns what happened, the other owns what is going to happen. In a large business the split is clean. In the mid-market it blurs constantly — the Financial Controller …
Interview Tips for Financial Planning and Analysis Candidates
FP&A interviews test more than most finance interviews. A Financial Controller candidate is mainly asked to prove control and accuracy; an FP&A candidate is asked to prove that, and also to show they can build a model under time pressure, explain a variance to a …