The FBP Playbook

How to thrive as a Finance Business Partner when no one gives you a rulebook.

By Ajibola Jinadu

· Launched 4 months ago

How to tackle costs of process inefficiencies and waste

Many businesses lose profits and resources in the broken handoffs, avoidable rework, delayed approvals, and repeated mistakes that everyone has learned…

Jun 16 • Ajibola Jinadu

How To Help When Your Business Prices Without Discipline.

When every price is negotiable, margin eventually becomes an accident. The FBP should help with that.

Jun 10 • Ajibola Jinadu

Very Profitable. Always Broke.

Many businesses report profit and still struggle to breathe. The FBP can find a way to fix this to be very valuable.

Jun 4 • Ajibola Jinadu

Sales Up. Margin Down.

When revenue growth makes businesses look healthier than they really are, FBPs can help change the story.

Jun 3 • Ajibola Jinadu

Available Everywhere. Effective Nowhere.

Finance Business Partners rarely struggle because they try to fix too much, too quickly, and all at once.

Jun 2 • Ajibola Jinadu

Dependable Everywhere. Strategic Nowhere.

The work that makes you feel useful may be the same work that keeps you replaceable.

May 27 • Ajibola Jinadu

When the Financial Plan Becomes Fiction

When management asks finance to plug in a more aggressive financial plan and work out delivery later, the FBP must separate ambition from evidence…

May 22 • Ajibola Jinadu

Cutting Costs While Spending Loudly.

When management demands cost cuts while funding executive indulgence, the strategic FBP must turn the contradiction into a visible decision, not a…

May 12 • Ajibola Jinadu