For aspiring FP&A analysts

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The interview question that ends most FP&A applications: "Tell me about a forecast you built." Courses give you information. Employers ask for proof. Work realistic month-end closes — real variances, messy stakeholder inputs, commentary a CFO would actually read — and get graded like a professional.

Start the free logistics case → How it works

60–90 minutes · downloadable Excel pack · scored manager-style feedback in 24h · no sign-up to start

Inside the free case

🚛 B2B Logistics · November close ⏱ 60–90 min EBITDA −€96k vs budget

Summary P&L — November

LineBudgetActualVar
Revenue€4,200k€4,215k+€15k
Gross profit€1,176k€1,140k−€36k
EBITDA€256k€160k−€96k
DU
D. Urbonas
Warehouse Ops Manager
W2 conveyor incident — recap

…the main conveyor at warehouse 2 was down for 4 days in the second week. We switched to manual handling — a lot of overtime for the crew — and brought in an external contractor for the repair, roughly €20k…

+ GL detail with owners · revenue by week × channel · client-level data · 4 more stakeholder messages — some matter, some don't, some deserve a challenge

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How it works

1

Open a case pack

A realistic company, one closed month. Summary P&L, GL detail with owners, weekly revenue by channel, client-level data, trend — and a stakeholder inbox where some messages matter, some don't, and some deserve a challenge.

2

Investigate like it's your job

Build the EBITDA bridge in your own spreadsheet. Find what actually drove the variances. Separate recurring from one-off from timing. Decide what December really looks like.

3

Write the commentary. Get graded.

Submit the commentary you'd send to the CFO. Within 24 hours you get a dimension-by-dimension graded review: what you caught, what you missed, and what a stronger answer looks like.

This is not a course

✕No videos to watch. No certificate just for finishing.

✕No answer key to memorize — confident guessing is penalized, even when it's right.

✓Work product: an EBITDA bridge, CFO commentary, and an updated forecast — plus a scored assessment of all three.

✓Every number reconciles. Rebuild any bridge yourself — it ties.

✓Built from real finance workflows by a finance professional — not by a content team.

Graded like a professional, not a student

  • Root-cause identification — 30%. Did you find what actually drove each variance?
  • Connections — 25%. Did you link related variances into one operational story?
  • Judgment & evidence discipline — 20%. Provable claims only; calibrated uncertainty where the data can't prove it.
  • Timing & forecast impact — 15%. Recurring vs one-off vs timing, and what it means for next month.
  • Communication — 10%. Commentary a CFO would actually read.

Hard caps: a bridge that doesn't reconcile caps your score at 60/100. Wasting time on immaterial lines costs marks — prioritization is part of the job.

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