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Financial Modeling for Corporate Finance Teams to Unlock Business Without Templates - Carolina Lago
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- Financial Modeler's Corner
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- Jan 13, 2026
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- 2573
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Summary
In this episode of Financial Modeler’s Corner, host Paul Barnhurst welcomes Carolina Lago, a seasoned FP&A professional, to discuss how financial modelers can transform data into actionable insights while avoiding common modeling pitfalls. Together, they explore best practices in financial modeling, the dangers of hard-coded models, and why structure, flexibility, and clear purpose are essential for effective decision-making. Carolina also shares lessons from her international career, including her experience supporting a major IPO and leading global software implementations. Carolina Lago is an FP&A professional with over 15 years of international experience across multiple industries. She has played key roles in high-impact projects, including IPO preparation and enterprise-wide financial system implementations. Carolina is also the creator of the TACTIC framework, which helps financial professionals build models that are structured, insightful, and decision-focused. Expect to Learn Why hard-coded models are a major risk to accuracy and flexibility How to turn raw data into insights that drive real business decisions The importance of starting every model with a clear question or goal How the TACTIC framework improves structure and clarity in modeling Why strong modeling skills matter at every career stage Here are a few quotes from the episode: “I inherited one, and I had to try to change it. I spent probably a couple of weeks trying to make it better, and I couldn't. It was just too full of hardcoded numbers and no design at all.” – Carolina Lago “Data is only useful if it can be transformed into actionable insights.” – Carolina Lago Follow Carolina: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-carolinalago/ Website – https://www.tacticfinancial.com In today’s…