{"id":188547,"date":"2024-09-06T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=188547"},"modified":"2024-09-06T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T08:23:31","slug":"all-about-financial-planning-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-financial-planning-analysis","title":{"rendered":"Financial planning &amp; analysis: The key to long-term financial success"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"188547\" class=\"elementor elementor-188547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270024f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"270024f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468d206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"468d206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If there's one essential tool for the health of your business, it's undoubtedly financial planning. Mastering this tool can make all the difference in the long term by providing, at all times, a clear view of your cash flow situation, and what can or cannot be undertaken to ensure your development.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa98c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa98c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s be honest: managing a <\/span><b>financial plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is perhaps one of the most crucial aspects of any business, regardless of its nature. It&#8217;s likely that many companies that were once successful, like the British Amstrad or the Japanese Sega, and then experienced steep declines, had to abandon entire sections of their business, and sometimes even bite the dust, due to negligence in financial planning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thousands of start-ups that fail to survive beyond a year or two primarily faltered on one point: they lacked the <\/span><b>advice of a financial advisor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> capable of evaluating the financial situation of the start-up at any moment and clearly indicating what could be accomplished or not, taking into account:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the company&#8217;s <\/span><b>net worth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>cash flow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>living expenses<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d1ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d1ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without mastering this tool, they couldn&#8217;t predict that the viability of the start-up was at risk within a specific horizon, for example, seven to eight months, and thus failed to take the necessary precautionary measures in advance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d3cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3d3cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-188550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afee59b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"afee59b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50436e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e50436e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a financial plan?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccf8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccf8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what is this formidable tool that can make all the difference? Let&#8217;s admit it: it\u2019s an unglamorous spreadsheet, which many <\/span><b>entrepreneurs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be tempted to neglect since they are primarily motivated by the prospect of realizing a brilliant idea.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The financial plan is often managed through software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/excel-macros-from-creation-to-use\">Microsoft Excel<\/a>, Google Sheets, or others, and provides a comprehensive picture of your finances in the present, recent past, and near future. It reveals <\/span><b>incoming and outgoing cash flows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reserves, but also <\/span><b>debts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ongoing <\/span><b>investments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>insurance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other elements detailing each aspect of the financial situation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0607a elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a0607a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Master Power BI for Financial Analysis<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ace49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"89ace49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f394973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f394973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is financial planning essential?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c0db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c0db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishing a financial plan is a <\/span><b>continuous process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can significantly reduce money-related stress. It reveals the entire current and future financial situation. Month after month, it shows inevitable cash outflows, but also predictable inflows based on obtained contracts or investors supplementing your cash flow. Once equipped with such a table, it becomes possible to <\/span><b>develop short and long-term strategies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their impact on cash flow becomes clear, providing a measure of <\/span><b>\u201crisk tolerance\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the risks one can take with relative peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd0a8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"afd0a8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3c0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d3c0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The key points of financial planning & analysis<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d7e9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1d7e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Tracking finances<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381c4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381c4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A financial plan provides a <\/span><b>clear idea of monthly cash flows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014including revenues and expenses, notably those that are inevitable such as rent, electricity, transportation, and other recurring payments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The precise image derived from such a table can reveal ways to direct more money towards <\/span><b>investment, debt repayment, savings\u2026<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f196ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f196ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Setting financial goals<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabe0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cabe0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good financial plan is guided by <\/span><b>objectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Any business must be profitable, and this profit can come from various sources: product sales, real estate exploitation, investment returns\u2026 It then becomes possible to project into the future and define <\/span><b>profitability goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ef768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77ef768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-188551\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/08\/financial-planning-analysis-datascientest1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a226b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a226b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Preparing for the unexpected<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a4c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a4c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the essential points of any financial plan is to <\/span><b>set aside money<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for unforeseen events. This way, it becomes possible to react soundly when an undesirable event occurs: losing a major contract, a client unable to pay\u2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb04a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcb04a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Managing continuous tax planning<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e51afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e51afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuous <\/span><b>tax planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps eliminate the stress that could be associated with the annual tax declaration. Ideally, a portion of the income should be allocated monthly to this item so that the final tax bill is as painless as possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469a8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"469a8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Eradicating debts<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088c9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"088c9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major point of financial planning &amp; analysis is to <\/span><b>stagger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the repayment of debts, starting with those with high-interest rates, to eliminate them in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0379e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0379e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Investing in research & development<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2107a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2107a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A business can only survive in the long run if it continues to <\/span><b>innovate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in one way or another. The financial plan thus allows a regular amount to be allocated to <\/span><b>R&amp;D<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even if it means going in search of investors to finance certain projects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b31e6a elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b31e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become an expert in financial planning & analysis<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c518a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27c518a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abea0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"abea0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\r\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n    \"name\": \"What is Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)?\",\r\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n      \"text\": \"Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a crucial process within companies aimed at developing financial forecasts, analyzing economic performance, and providing strategic recommendations.\"\r\n    }\r\n  },{\r\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n    \"name\": \"What are the main tools and techniques used in FP&A?\",\r\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n      \"text\": \"FP&A professionals use various tools and techniques for their analyses and forecasts. 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