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DEFINING THE EVOLUTION OF FP&A: BENCHMARKS, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

June 4, 2022

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Historically, FP&A has been viewed as a back-office function. A provider of historical data, it was often regarded as the “scorekeeper,” focused on producing routine management reports with limited forward-looking capability. Now, many FP&A leaders are regarded as trusted advisers for both strategic and operational decisions. How empowered are FP&A leaders to support CFOs who have more strategic, customerfacing, disruptive roles?

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Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) is a well-rounded financial technology company that strengthens the connections between people and their financial institutions through technology and services that reduce the barriers to financial health. Approximately 8,000 community and regional banks and credit unions count on us to help them achieve short- and long-term goals, advocate for positive change, co-create innovative solutions, and support open integrations with fintechs, who we see as changemakers – which is why we embrace opportunities to work with them. For more than 45 years, we’ve put financial institutions at the center of our modernization – to help them innovate faster, strategically differentiate, and compete successfully. We believe our ability to drive innovation will always be rooted in our willingness to act with people’s best interest at heart.

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