Task:
1. Plan preparation timetable 1.1 Identify all critical milestones to ensure financial forecasts and projections can be prepared within timeframes 1.2 Review business plans, financial forecasting and processing systems to identify timeframes and parameters, and any potential conflicts
2. Identify assumptions and parameters 2.1 Review business plans and exception reports to identify and resolve conflicts in assumptions 2.2 Review assumptions and parameters to ensure compliance with organizational policy and procedures 2.3 Analyze current and historical financial reports to establish trends, and examine external environment to gain objective overview
3. Issue instructions and relevant aids for preparation of forecasts and projections 3.1 Issue clear instructions that comply with organizational format to facilitate use and ensure consistent interpretation 3.2 Identify business types to enable selection of effective financial models, and provide training to users to ensure comprehensive understanding and effective use of models
4. Collect, consolidate, model and analyze data 4.1 Review data to ensure consistency with model used and document analysis results clearly 4.2 Collect reliable, valid, complete and comprehensive data 4.3 Process and consolidate data in logical structured format that enables ready analysis according to established timetable
5. Document results and obtain approval 5.1 Document results clearly in suitable format that meets needs of target users 5.2 Obtain all approvals in accordance with management objectives and financial and policy, and distribute results within timetable
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