Become A Trusted Strategic Advisor Who Drives Cross-Functional Teams To Reaching Their Goals
Finance teams I’ve trained
"We were initially hesitant about piloting Christian Wattig's FP&A skills program. However, after experiencing the workshops, we found that his core content and delivery were indeed strong. We would recommend Christian as a corporate trainer. He possesses a strong foundation in FP&A, excellent content development skills, and a clear ability to facilitate engaging sessions"
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The Complete Guide to Finance Business Partnering
You will learn how to drive cross-functional teams towards set goals while building your reputation and influence.
You will have a proven process for getting better data, forecasts, and output.
You will understand how to get cross-functional teams to trust & implement your processes and plans.
You will get all the tools & knowledge needed to build strong professional relationships in practice.
You will be able to connect operational issues to financial impact, which allows you to meaningfully impact key decisions.
You will understand how to hold business partners accountable and drive corrective actions without damaging the relationship.
You will discover how to ensure your recommendations are followed even when you don’t have direct authority,
Master The 4 Pillars Of Finance Business Partnering
Raising Accountability
Discover how to point out issues in a way that drives solutions and strengthens relationships.
Simplifying & Questioning
Put focus on what really matters by asking questions that challenge assumptions & improve decision quality.
Creating Visibility
Improve decision-making & performance by getting business partners the right information at the right time.
Influencing & Empowering
Ensure leaders and their departments apply your recommendations and maintain process & budget discipline.
"Very engaging and interesting approach to FP&A. I learned a lot of soft skills, which I was not expecting. I highly recommend this course for anyone in a finance leadership role!" [Review from Christian’s cohort base course, which also covers business partnering]
Who The Becoming A Finance Business Partner Course Is For
Finance & accounting professionals
Who are new to managing and collaborating with cross-functional teams and want to set up processes that build trust and get results.
Experienced finance managers
Who want to learn communication & relationship-building best practices that take their business partnering results to the next level.
Your Instructor
Hi, I’m Christian Wattig, and I’ve spent the last three years helping 1000+ corporate finance professionals and business leaders take their FP&A skills to the next level via my courses and workshops.
Before that, I spent eleven years at Procter & Gamble and Unilever leading FP&A teams and managing business partners, taking Squarespace public as an FP&A leader, and working in many other finance and leadership roles.
I’m also the director of the Wharton School's FP&A certificate program. And I regularly get hired to uplevel the FP&A skills of teams in top companies such as Lowe's, Merck, Google, and many others.
"Very strong insights for strategic business partnering"
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Get Everything You Need To Become An Effective Finance Business Partner In 3.5 To 4.5 Hours
There’s no fluff or empty theory inside the Becoming A Finance Business Partner course. Instead, I show you exactly how to use every concept to improve communication, build trust, create reliable processes, and help cross-functional teams set and reach their goals.
You get lifetime access to 20 bite-sized video lessons, real-life case studies, and practical exercises with detailed solution walkthroughs you can go through at your own pace.
You will both discover the strategy behind business partnering best practices and become able to use them in practice.
Most people start applying what they’ve learned after 3.5 to 4.5 hours of active engagement.
But your learning & skills advancement doesn’t end with the course material. You can always share your unique situation and pose any questions you have to Christian or other FP&A pros in the private community.
Don't Reinvent The Wheel - Learn How Top FP&A Pros Tackle Common Challenges
Enrolling in the Becoming A Finance Business Partner course grants you access to a private community of hundreds of finance professionals who went through my courses & other training.
On the inside, you can join relevant FP&A discussions, network, and constantly improve your skills.
You can also get all your questions answered by your peers and/or Christian Wattig.
What You’ll Learn Inside The Becoming A Finance Business Partner Course
The course includes 6 modules that walk you through everything you need to become a trusted & effective finance business partner:
You will learn how to fulfill your key responsibilities, build long-lasting relationships, develop your business acumen, add value with coaching, raise accountability & visibility, and influence & empower your cross-functional partners.
Plus, you get exercises and cheatsheets that ensure you can apply what you learn in your unique circumstances.
What you’ll learn in this module:
Finance Business Partnering Tasks & Organization
Building Relationships
Developing Business Acumen
Adding Value With Coaching
Raising Accountability & Visibility
Developing Influence
"The process frameworks on business partnering will be a critical part of my toolkit going forward."[Review from Christian’s cohort based course which also covers business partnering]
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Here’s Everything You Get If You Enroll In The Becoming A Finance Business Partner Course Today
Step-by-step professionally recorded video training designed to give you everything you need to effectively collaborate with business partners. 500+ finance professionals used the training to become trusted strategic advisors to the cross-functional team.
Bite-sized lessons you can start immediately and cover at your own pace. It usually takes people 3.5-4.5 hours to go through it all.
Exercises that ensure you can use every concept you learn to improve the business partnering process in your company.
Case studies with real-life examples and cheatsheets that ensure you can apply everything you learn in practice.
Detailed slides as downloadable handouts for easy recap of all lessons.
Access to a private community of finance professionals for networking and getting all your questions answered.
Direct access to Christian Wattig, one of the most renowned FP&A experts in the US.
A digital course completion certificate that top companies value.
Lifetime access to all videos and downloadable materials.
Get Reimbursed By Your Employer
Many of our students got reimbursed by their companies for the course before or after enrolling.
Most employers say yes because of Christian's credentials and the job-relevant skills you learn. Even if they say no, you still win because asking shows you value education and are willing to put in the extra effort to improve your skills. This establishes you as an ambitious high-achiever.
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"There is a lot of value in gaining the insights of a seasoned veteran." [Review from Christian’s cohort based course, which also covers business partnering]
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Here’s What Finance Professionals Are Saying About Christian And His Other FP&A Courses
Organized, experienced and practical material and tutor. Good job Christian, thank you.
Christian does a great job going over high level concepts, but also highlighting granular details that will help our planning process going forward.
Christian is well versed in the topic and provides very clear and concise information.
Really solid and focused curriculum from Christian. You can tell he's got great subject matter expertise and he breaks down the concepts into the right level of detail. I picked up a number of strategies that I'll be implementing into my company.
Christian is outstanding. He has wonderful experiences to draw from and uses concrete examples that you can relate to and learn from. By providing slides and materials, you can focus your time on listening versus having to worry that you haven't written down important notes.
This is a great course and the resources are invaluable.
Chris is a great instructor and I really enjoyed the FP&A course.
Really helpful course with amazing insights and suitable for every Finance Professional!
