Five Visionary Trends Redefining FP&A

FP&A is facing a structural challenge. 46% of FP&A capacity is still absorbed by manual work, while only 31% is spent on high-value activities such as decision support and storytelling. In a volatile business environment, this gap limits the ability of finance teams to act in time.  

This paper examines how FP&A is evolving from a human-initiated, calendar-driven model toward a system-initiated operating model. It introduces the concept of the Agency Shift: the transfer of analytical initiation from humans to systems, while accountability, judgment, and decision ownership remain explicitly human.  

In this paper, you will explore:  

• Why traditional FP&A operating models struggle in volatile conditions  

• Five interdependent trends redefining how FP&A work is initiated, governed, and defended  

• How AI agents enable system-initiated analysis inside FP&A workflows  

• Why accountability, explainability, and governance are critical to Autonomous FP&A  

• What foundations must be in place to move from experimentation to a stable autonomous operating model  

Download the paper to explore the five trends redefining the future of FP&A.