Can I use revenue accounting experience to get into fp&a?

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Some roles inFP&A don’t even involve revenue lol

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Hmmm, do you have experience in anything else? There is a lot more to fp&a than revenue.

Mainly analyzing all revenue and expense accounts, understanding trends, dig into and explain variances, solid understanding of the business. Have a good grasp of EBITDA and quality of earnings adjustments. Good collaboration skills as you will have to work with multiple teams to do the items I listed well. Ability to speak in layman’s terms as most members of management aren’t accountants and may not understand GAAP or technical jargon.

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