10 Strategies for Treasury and FP&A Alignment

This checklist presents ten strategies aimed at enhancing collaboration between treasury and financial planning & analysis (FP&A) teams during uncertain times. The document emphasizes the importance of using real-time data to maintain financial stability. It begins by recommending a unified forecast baseline, ensuring both teams operate from the same cash flow and liquidity assumptions. The checklist encourages collaboration on stress testing and scenario planning, allowing teams to model various impacts such as tariff changes and supply chain disruptions. Key performance indicators (KPIs) for earnings season should be jointly determined, utilizing centralized dashboards for tracking. Centralizing data and reporting sources is advised to minimize conflicting reports. Establishing a rapid response playbook and creating shared visibility on working capital levers are also highlighted. The document concludes with suggestions for synchronizing risk strategies and committing to ongoing scenario planning, ensuring that alignment becomes a regular practice rather than a reactive measure.