January 2023

Fancy reports and complex financial models are of no use if no one takes action from them. Uncover the story behind the numbers through smart analysis. Create reports and presentations that drive the business forward. Learn to become an effective business partner and trusted advisor. 

Create analysis, forecasts, and presentations that drive the business forward. Master the essential skills of Financial Planning & Analysis.

Christian Wattig

FP&A Bootcamp

Unilever

Squarespace

Procter &amp; Gamble

But: You don’t have a mentor with over a decade of FP&amp;A experience. You don’t have time to watch hours of so-so educational videos. And you can’t Google it because you don’t know what you don’t know. That's why I built&nbsp;FP&amp;A Bootcamp: It ensures you master all the essential FP&amp;A skills while learning how to apply them in your organization in 3 weeks. As it has done for 500+ finance professionals so far. "I just completed Christian Wattig's FP&amp;A Bootcamp courses and was impressed by his deep expertise and industry knowledge in FP&amp;A planning. Christian is an articulate and engaging educator, and his courses are both interactive and highly informative, making complex concepts easy to understand and apply."Sandy Lefstein-Suchoff, CPA "Very informative and interactive workshop. Went into a lot of details that I can now take and use immediately. Also provided a lot of material that can be used as a reference. My goal was to refresh my FP&amp;A skills and this goal was achieved."John Kelly, VP Finance

You need to develop your FP&A skills quickly.

Finance professionals who want to develop their FP&amp;A skills.

Accountants who recently took on forecasting and planning responsibilities.

Anyone who needs to tell the financial story of a business

Who the course is for

What you will learn

<ul><li>Visualize your financials effectively.</li></ul> <ul><li>Separate signal from noise and insights from raw data.</li></ul> <ul><li>Tell the story of your business and make it stick.</li></ul>

Create reports and deliver financial presentations that inspire action

<ul><li>How to start the flywheel of effective business partnering</li></ul> <ul><li>A framework to build professional relationships</li></ul> <ul><li>How to create budget discipline without "policing"</li></ul>

Take your business partnering skills to the next level

<ul><li>Match any business case to the right model</li></ul> <ul><li>Learn the five most commonly used models</li></ul> <ul><li>Machine Learning: Key Concepts</li></ul>

Develop your Financial Modelling skills

<ul><li>Successfully navigate each of the five phases of the Annual Planning process</li></ul> <ul><li>Best practices for Top-down and Bottom-up Forecasts</li></ul> <ul><li>Budgeting &amp; Forecasting techniques</li></ul>

Master Planning & Forecasting

Effective reporting can achieve more than simply sharing the latest business results.You can provide early detection of potential issues before they become problems. You can influence strategy setting, by highlighting the metrics that matter. And you can use reporting as a tool to create more accountability in areas that lack critical visibility.

Financial Storytelling

How you present financial information matters. If you don’t just want to inform, but also influence senior decision-makers, then you need to learn how to tell stories with numbers. You need to do so in a way that is clear, concrete, credible, and memorable.

Presenting Financials

You add value by being a sparring partner for your business partners on strategy and execution, by creating visibility of results, and by raising accountability. You need to do all that without having formal authority. As a result, you need to learn how to build professional relationships and trust.

Business Partnering

FP&amp;A can be seen as a neutral third party whose mission is to ensure company funds are spent wisely. It's your role to help find the right balance to achieve sustainable growth at the right level of profitability. You will learn how to challenge your business partners on the budget while building the relationship at the same time.

Budget Management

The magic of a well-crafted financial model is that it results in one number declaring the potential of a complex project. You will become intimately familiar with the most commonly used models, understand their advantages and shortcomings, and gain confidence in knowing when to apply them.

Financial Modelling

Annual planning can get hectic. It’s also a time to take a step back and think about the business strategically. Having the right approach to planning is critical. You will learn to lead the planning process end to end. You’ll master top-down and bottom-up forecasting to improve accuracy and enable organizational learning in-year.

Planning & Forecasting

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Course syllabus

Professionally-recorded bite-sized video lessons Same content as the live cohort, including lifetime access and bonuses. <a href="https://courses.fpaprep.com/bootcamp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to learn more</a>

Self-Paced Edition of FP&A Bootcamp

Do you want to start learning immediately?

Do you prefer a self-paced, on-demand version of the FP&amp;A Bootcamp where you can start learning immediately via video lessons instead of live workshops? To learn more about the self-paced program email hello@fpaprep.com

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What two of the 350+ students say (more reviews at the end)

Since FP&amp;A Bootcamp teaches job-relevant skills, many of our past students received tuition reimbursement from their employer.

Use your firm's Learning & Development Budget

We drafted an email for you listing the course benefits to make it easy to ask for company funding.

Make the request with a ready-made template

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Hear from past students

Are you considering to enroll a group? Email christian.w@fpaprep.com

Meet your instructor

<ul><li>Tue, Jan 21, 12-2 pm ET - Financial Storytelling</li></ul> <ul><li>Thur, Jan 23, 12-2 pm ET - Business Partnering</li></ul> <ul><li>Tue, Jan 28, 12-2 pm ET - Financial Modeling</li></ul> <ul><li>Thur, Jan 30, 12-2 pm ET - Budgeting &amp; Forecasting</li></ul> <ul><li>Tue, Feb 2, 12-1 pm ET - Group Coaching / Q&amp;A</li></ul>

Live Workshop Days and Times

That way the time commitment is manageable for busy professionals.

All sessions are recorded, so you can watch them at your own time if you can't attend live.

FP&A Training Schedule

NEW: Expanded Self-Paced Edition Get started immediately, study at your own pace, and get 15 hours of additional FP&amp;A Lessons. <a href="https://www.fpa-bootcamp.com/checkout/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Started Here</a>

FP&amp;A Prep LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.&nbsp; State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.&nbsp; Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

Earn 7.5 CPE credits with FP&A Bootcamp

This is a live online course, meaning you’re learning from Christian in real-time via Zoom. The workshops include breakout room discussions, case studies, role plays, and quizzes, so you can identify gaps and apply what you learned right away.

Active learning, not passive watching

This financial planning and analysis course brings together a community of people just like you - professionals who want more out of their careers and are ready to work hard for it. You’ll make new connections who can support you throughout this course and beyond.

A community of peers

Learning That's Fun & Effective While Building A Network You Can Always Rely On

I want to make sure that every FP&amp;A challenge you face gets addressed.

Students of the FP&amp;A Bootcamp are invited to join monthly live sessions with me (included for one year).

The sessions allow you to get answers from me when questions come up, benefit from the experience of your peers, and go deeper into the topics we discussed during the workshops.

Bonus: Live Group Coaching

“The Art &amp; Science of Forecasting” is a self-paced course featuring 45 video lessons amounting to 3 hours of insights.

It's designed to be flexible - go at your own pace, skip what you're already a pro at, and revisit lessons for deeper understanding.

This course is sold separately, but I have decided to include it as a free bonus for FP&amp;A Bootcamp students. You can learn more about the curriculum at ForecastingMastery.com

Bonus: The Art & Science of Forecasting

We cover a lot during the four workshops, so I want to make the material as easily accessible for you as possible.

I included 19 summaries, cheat sheets, checklists, and templates. In addition, you'll get the recordings and slides with my notes.

That way, you can easily refer back to the materials later on when you need them.

Bonus: 19 Handouts

The self-paced edition of the FP&amp;A Bootcamp includes all lessons we cover during the live cohort as professionally recorded videos.

The content is organized in modules and chapters so you can easily review specific topics after the live cohort.

You have lifetime access to the video lessons.

Bonus: Free Access to Self-Paced Edition

This 25-minute masterclass walks you through the 6 most common reasons why you’re stuck with your deck and shows you how to eliminate them.

You get access to strategies &amp; tactics that ensure you instantly improve and speed up your reporting process.

You’ll discover how to avoid data availability issues, deal with last-minute requests, my number #1 easy-to-apply trick for creating top-notch slides super fast, and much, much more.

Bonus: Speed-up your Reporting Masterclass

I recognize that you will be able to apply some learnings right away, while you will run into other challenges at a later point in time.

So, I decided to give you lifetime access to all the FP&amp;A Bootcamp resources and bonuses.

This includes full recordings of the workshops and the slides with my notes.

Lifetime Access

If I create a new resource or add any of my current ones as an enrollment bonus for future FP&amp;A Bootcamp cohorts, you’ll get it for free.&nbsp;

No need to ask, we’ll email the access to you.

That’s my way of showing how much I value your trust to join us now rather than later.

Get Free Access To All Bonuses I Offer To Future Students

Join the FP&amp;A Bootcamp, attend the workshops, build your network, and get direct access to Christian.&nbsp;

If you don’t see a tangible improvement in your skills or ways to instantly apply what you learned to take your FP&amp;A role to new heights, along with your impact &amp; paycheck...

Simply email us within 14 days after the course ends, and you’ll get your money back. No questions asked.

Your Investment Is 100% Risk-Free Thanks To Our “Love It & Apply It In Practice Or Your Money Back”  Guarantee

The next cohort starts on January 23rd 2025. Join now while seats last.

Recap: What you are getting with FP&A Bootcamp

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Learn with a cohort of peers

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