Most finance leaders never become CFO.
Not because they lack technical skills — but because they've never truly owned a P&L.
🎙️ Catch the full conversation with Karl on "The CFO Review" with host Paul Lynch — link in the comments. 👇 #Finance#FPandA#CFO
The modern CFO isn't a functional head with a large team.
It's an orchestration layer. A curator of the right tech stack, partnering with the right specialists, focused entirely on value creation.
Watch Karl and Paul break it down in Episode 1 of The CFO Review👇🎙️
The CFO role is not a finance promotion. It's a leadership transition.
Most people don't realize that until it's too late.
Our CEO, Paul Lynch, dropped a full recap of Episode 1 of "The CFO Review" in his latest blog.
Check it out: centage.com/blog/karl-pichle…
Episode 1 features Karl Pichler, former CFO of Rackspace — a conversation about the journey to the top of the finance function, and where he sees the CFO role heading.
Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. centage.com/blog/the-cfo-rev…
We're excited to announce that Centage has entered into a strategic partnership with BizBone. 🤝
Together, our platforms give finance and operations a shared foundation: clearer planning, tighter execution, and real visibility from budget to delivery.
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This Memorial Day, we pause to remember and honor the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. 🇺🇸
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. From all of us at Centage, we wish you a meaningful and reflective holiday. #memorialday
Finance doesn’t have a talent problem
The best finance professionals don’t want to spend their careers maintaining spreadsheets and fixing broken formulas.
The teams winning today are the ones thinking strategically, not manually operating outdated processes. 🎙️ @paulglynch
Fragmented data leads to fragmented decisions.
Ever wondered how to get your whole finance team working from the same truth?
Here's how. centage.com/blog/planning-an…
To the mothers on our team, in our customer community, and across the FP&A world — today, we celebrate you.
You bring precision to your work and endless love to your families.
Happy Mother's Day.💐
If you're facing FP&A challenges, you're not alone.
Many share the pressure of more data and faster decisions.
That's why understanding your current state will empower you to drive strategy with confidence.
Our FP&A Maturity Assessment offers a clear view of your capabilities, insight into your limitations, and a roadmap for growth.
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Mid-size companies have a problem nobody built for:
Too complex for spreadsheets. Too lean for enterprise platforms.
The CEO expects Fortune 500 insight, yet the finance team is small.
Purpose-built mid-market tools close this gap. In weeks, not months. centage.com/blog/financial-m…
Every planning platform in 2026 is cloud-based. That's table stakes.
The real questions:
→ Does it connect to MY GL?
→ Can we go live in 4–6 weeks?
→ Can finance own it without IT?
→ Is workforce planning built in?
Read more below.
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The most important financial planning best practice is the least exciting one:
Fix your data foundation before anything else.
94% of spreadsheets contain errors. Every projection built on that foundation inherits the risk.
Then everything follows.
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The state of forecasting tools in 2026:
→ 9-week average budget cycle (unchanged 3 years)
→ 87% of CFOs say AI is important
→ Only 14% seeing AI ROI
→ 30% haven't upgraded in 5 years
The tools exist. The fit is the problem.
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Most FP&A teams aren’t struggling because they lack effort.
They’re struggling because they’ve outgrown their systems.
If reporting still requires manual workarounds…
If strategic planning feels reactive instead of proactive…
It’s an FP&A maturity problem.
That’s why we created a simple, free FP&A Maturity Assessment.
In just a few minutes, you can:
✅ Understand where your team stands today
✅ Identify gaps holding you back
✅ Get a clearer direction for what “better” looks like
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