What it is
FP&A plans, forecasts, and explains performance so leaders can decide with confidence. In SaaS, that means connecting ARR and retention to P&L, cash, and headcount in one coherent operating model.
What good SaaS FP&A owns
- Metric definitions and ARR governance
- Close of operating metrics into the board pack
- Rolling forecast and scenarios
- Variance commentary leadership will sign
Where it breaks
FP&A breaks when it becomes a slide factory on top of irreconcilable sources — or when “the model” lives in a personal workbook no one else can reproduce.
In the board pack
FP&A’s product is a trustworthy board pack: traceable ARR, clear bridges, and forward views tied to actuals. SMPL is built for that SaaS FP&A workflow.
Keep the written definition stable across close, the board pack, and diligence so the same word never means two math models.