FP&A Today - Episode 17 - John King: Inside the Success of FP&A at Walmart
Paul Barnhurst Paul Barnhurst

FP&A Today - Episode 17 - John King: Inside the Success of FP&A at Walmart

In this interview John speaks about the intersection of FP&A and business-decisions at Walmart and his career.

  • His passion for technology and the tech stack used at Walmart

  • The core metrics which Walmart judges FP&A on and what other retailers can learn

  • How to get insights for the business “today or tomorrow” through dimensional modeling

  • How to keep focus on the most important data in the face of potentially limitless consumer data

  • As both a Python and Excel expert, whether FP&A leaders need to know Python, Excel or both?

  • The importance of taking logic and analysis to the data - rather than the other way around

  • The most important advice for anyone starting in FP&A to succeed

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