What makes FP&A better than accounting? Some roles I’ve seen out there just seem to be glorified accountants

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A lot of it is glorified FP&A

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Not audited

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Same reason fdd is better than audit. They’re both accounting but one pays more and interacts with more strategic parts of the business

Could just be me, but I feel like audit and fdd are very different (don’t work in either)

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