Episode 97 - FP&A Bliss from Pepsi to Lindt: Tolga Hocanin

Show Notes

Tolga Hocanin, CFO & Vice President, Finance & IT at Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada) gives a masterclass in CPG FP&A from his experience at PepsiCo and chocolatier, Lindt.

In this episode:

• Lessons from 20 years of budgeting and how my first budget was a nightmare

• Why budgeting is not just a math exercise

• The main metrics you need to know in CPG

• Why mix management is crucial The 30-60-90 day plan to succeed in finance in CPG

• Running both IT and finance as CFO and why this makes sense

• Building a strong culture in a finance team

• Starting with why in finance

• A $1.5M reporting error and how I responded to it

• Building cross-functional relationships with business partners

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