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Partner for impact and use data storytelling to drive decisions & profits.

Improve your business partnering and reporting skills with practical methods used by leading FP&A experts today. 
  • Shape business decisions: Influence strategic choices by providing insightful financial guidance to key stakeholders and business leaders.

  • Tell stories with data: Transform complex financial data into compelling stories that drive action and understanding.

  • Rise to the top: Differentiate yourself as a strategic thinker within your organization and climb the career ladder.
Business Partnering & Storytelling Certified | Masters

Partner for impact and use data storytelling to drive decisions & profits.

Improve your business partnering and reporting skills with practical methods used by leading FP&A experts today. 
Business Partnering & Storytelling Certified | Masters
Shape business decisions: Influence strategic choices by providing insightful financial guidance to key stakeholders and business leaders.

Tell stories with data: Transform complex financial data into compelling stories that drive action and understanding.

Rise to the top: Differentiate yourself as a strategic thinker within your organization and climb the career ladder.
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Certification overview.

Build the skills and expertise you need to take the step from ‘number cruncher’ to strategic business partner.
 
Our certification gives you immediate access to five hours of bite-sized video lessons, detailed slides for review, and a bunch of downloadable examples and cheat sheets to help you become the ultimate finance business partner and storyteller.
 
With Christian Wattig (founder of FP&A Prep) as your coach, you’ll learn how to build and nurture relationships, provide insightful guidance to influence decisions, and turn complex data into compelling stories that inspire action.
 
You’ll walk away ready to implement the precise strategies and techniques to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
 
So, we only have one question for you – are you ready to take your seat at the decision-marking table?
Business Partnering & Storytelling Certified | Masters badge
Certification overview.

Build the skills and expertise you need to take the step from ‘number cruncher’ to strategic business partner.
 
Our certification gives you immediate access to five hours of bite-sized video lessons, detailed slides for review, and a bunch of downloadable examples and cheat sheets to help you become the ultimate finance business partner and storyteller.
 
With Christian Wattig (founder of FP&A Prep) as your coach, you’ll learn how to build and nurture relationships, provide insightful guidance to influence decisions, and turn complex data into compelling stories that inspire action.
 
You’ll walk away ready to implement the precise strategies and techniques to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
 
So, we only have one question for you – are you ready to take your seat at the decision-marking table?
By the end of this certification, you'll be able to..

Become a business partner
Build rapport with the right people and grow your influence in a way that guides business leaders and their decisions.

Communicate with confidence
Elevate the impact your analysis and reports have on strategic decision-making, and effectively tell the financial story of the business.

Drive growth & profits
Learn to identify and implement financial strategies that balance long-term growth with sustainable profitability.
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Business Partnering & Storytelling Certified | Masters action shot
By the end of this certification, you'll be able to..

Become a business partner
Build rapport with the right people and grow your influence in a way that guides business leaders and their decisions.

Communicate with confidence
Elevate the impact your analysis and reports have on strategic decision-making, and effectively tell the financial story of the business.

Drive growth & profits
Learn to identify and implement financial strategies that balance long-term growth with sustainable profitability.

"This course was engaging and has all of the foundations to be a successful business partner. From storytelling to visualizations to building business relationships, this was a fully comprehensive course and is a "must-do" for any Finance business partner."


Persia Setna, Manager - FP&A at Indeed

Christian Wattig
Your instructor, Christian Wattig

Christian Wattig is an accomplished FP&A expert with over a decade of leadership experience in multinational corporations and fast-growing tech start-ups. He spent eleven years at Procter & Gamble and Unilever, leading FP&A and accounting teams. After earning his MBA from NYU Stern, Christian transitioned to the tech sector and played a pivotal role in taking Squarespace public as an FP&A leader.

Now an entrepreneur, Christian shares his FP&A expertise with finance teams through the Wharton School of Business, where he is Director of their FP&A certification program, and his own company, FP&A Prep. He works as a corporate trainer, offers online training programs, and regularly shares best practices with his LinkedIn followers and over 30,000 email subscribers through his weekly newsletter, “FP&A Tuesday.”
Christian Wattig
Your instructor, Christian Wattig

Christian Wattig is an accomplished FP&A expert with over a decade of leadership experience in multinational corporations and fast-growing tech start-ups. He spent eleven years at Procter & Gamble and Unilever, leading FP&A and accounting teams. After earning his MBA from NYU Stern, Christian transitioned to the tech sector and played a pivotal role in taking Squarespace public as an FP&A leader.

Now an entrepreneur, Christian shares his FP&A expertise with finance teams through the Wharton School of Business, where he is Director of their FP&A certification program, and his own company, FP&A Prep. He works as a corporate trainer, offers online training programs, and regularly shares best practices with his LinkedIn followers and over 30,000 email subscribers through his weekly newsletter, “FP&A Tuesday.”

Learn from industry experts like:

Gemma Davie
Gemma Davie
Head of Finance Business Partnering at Anglian Water
Eric Adam
Eric Adam
Senior Director, Finance at Insulet Corporation

Magdalena Sailer
Magdalena Sailer
Finance Director at IVC Evidensia
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"This course advances your skills of telling a compelling story with data and creating relationships with your business partners that advance business performance. The content is explained in simple language and applied to real-live examples that financial professionals face on a daily basis. I enjoyed it!"


Polina Nyer, Finance Lead: Personal Systems Transformation at HP Inc

What's included?

Content
Take your business partnering and reporting skills to the next level by learning practical techniques used today at leading companies from an experienced FP&A leader.

Exams
Marked exams at the end of every module to test your knowledge and help you prepare to step into the role of finance business partner and expert storyteller.

Footage
Bonus footage and fireside chats, crammed with expert insights.

Templates
Practical templates and frameworks ready for use straight away. Take them with you and utilize them to track your metrics with ease.

Coursework
A variety of coursework tasks to consolidate your learning and practice your new business partnering and data storytelling skills.

Access
Lifetime access to all the content, fireside chats, templates, and more. Return to course content whenever you need to – we’ll be here.

What's included?
Content
Take your business partnering and reporting skills to the next level by learning practical techniques used today at leading companies from an experienced FP&A leader.
Exams
Marked exams at the end of every module to test your knowledge and help you prepare to step into the role of finance business partner and expert storyteller.
Footage
Bonus footage and fireside chats, crammed with expert insights.
Templates
Practical templates and frameworks ready for use straight away. Take them with you and utilize them to track your metrics with ease.
Coursework
A variety of coursework tasks to consolidate your learning and practice your new business partnering and data storytelling skills.
Access
Lifetime access to all the content, fireside chats, templates, and more. Return to course content whenever you need to – we’ll be here.

Looking for lifelong L&D support?


Become a Pro+ Member and unlock FP&A Certified: Core, over 100 hours of OnDemand content, templates & frameworks, workshops, mentorship opportunities, a free in-person summit ticket, and much more.

Looking for lifelong L&D support?


Become a Pro+ Member and unlock FP&A Certified: Core, over 100 hours of OnDemand content, templates & frameworks, workshops, mentorship opportunities, a free in-person summit ticket, and much more.

Curriculum.

Looking to learn as a team?


If you're looking to get a team of three or more certified, then speak to Matt about team rates on m.booth@teamalliance.com.

P.S. If you need help convincing your boss, we've done the hard work for you.

Looking to learn as a team?


If you're looking to get a team of three or more certified, then speak to Matt about team rates on m.booth@teamalliance.com.

P.S If you need help convincing your boss, we've done the hard work for you.

FAQs.

Who's Business Partnering and Storytelling Certified: Masters for?

This certification is tailored for:

  • Leaders seeking to enhance financial discipline and cross-functional influence,
  • Ambitious early career professionals at medium-sized and large companies who want to advance to the next step in their careers by exceeding expectations with their business partnering responsibilities,
  • Finance professionals who are frustrated because their work lacks impact on the broader business and,
  • Experienced FP&A managers who are pursuing professional development and best practice validation.

How does Business Partnering and Storytelling Certified: Masters work?

The certification is 100% online and entirely self-paced. Once you enroll, you’ll work through the modules and be invited to take part in activities.
At the end of each module, you’ll be presented with mandatory exam questions and if you pass all these, you’ll become Business Partnering & Storytelling Certified!

What happens once I’ve completed the certification?

Sit an exam for each module to earn your certification, then share your accomplishment with your peers on LinkedIn. 
As for the content – you’ll have lifetime access. So, you can always revisit the information if you need a quick refresher. 

How much does the Business Partnering and Storytelling certification cost?

$500. But if you sign up to Pro+ membership you'll get access to all certifications, event ticket, mentorship and more for $1,999. Save 52%.

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