Data Quality Remains Top Bottleneck for FP&A Teams
In partnership with Vena Solutions, we conducted benchmarking research that included 431 finance professionals for the 2026 FP&A Impact Report A few findings worth considering: 👉 58% say data quality and availability is their number one bottleneck 👉 90% still lean on Excel for modeling and reporting - including a quarter of companies over $1B in revenue 👉 58% do not have real-time connectivity or integration between their FP&A tools and source systems 👉 64% of FP&A teams that self-report themselves as "Leading Maturity" still flag data quality as a top issue I'm joining Vena CFO Melissa Howatson on June 25 to unpack the findings, including: - The six traits that separate FP&A teams with "leading maturity" from others - Why data and process orchestration is a key unlock - Best practices to move from insight to decision to action faster Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 10:00 to 11:00 AM ET Register in the comments. Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send the recording If you would like to see the full detailed report and access to the interactive benchmarks, comment or DM me and I will send you the full report
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