{"podcast":{"title":"FP&A Today","slug":"fp-a-today-6945461","podcast_index_feed_id":6945461,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/FPAtoday/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.datarails.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13839472/FPA_Today_3000_compressed8z1fa.jpg","author":"Sarah Schlott","episode_count":100,"summary":"FP&A Today is the podcast for Financial Planning and Analysis. The weekly show dives into the challenges and opportunities within the world of FP&A, interviewing FP&A leaders, CFOs and other finance pros in order to give you the freshest insights and takeaways. Each week our top guests provide actionable advice about financial planning and analysis – from career goals to navigating challenges, and powerful Excel tips. Our weekly show provides unrivalled insights for navigating FP&A. FP&A Today is brought to you by Datarails. Datarails is the financial planning and analysis platform that automates data consolidation, reporting and planning, while enabling finance teams to continue using their own Excel spreadsheets and financial models. Get in touch at www.datarails.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T00:18:24.843032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461"},"episode":{"title":"Transforming FP&A at Fannie Mae into an “enterprise intelligence engine”","slug":"transforming-fp-a-at-fannie-mae-into-an-enterprise-intelligence-engine","published_at":"2026-06-02T15:52:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461/transforming-fp-a-at-fannie-mae-into-an-enterprise-intelligence-engine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461","url":"https://FPAtoday.podbean.com/e/transforming-fpa-at-fannie-mae-into-an-enterprise-intelligence-engine/","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uw42we7sk8cadtsg/260513_FPAT_Caroline_McAuliffe_13IV26_Caroline_Mr2_SAS_Jimmy_3500_1_6wiq9.mp3","summary":"Caroline McAuliffe is Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance (FP&A and Procurement) at Fannie Mae. In its Q1 2026 results, the government-owned mortgage giant boasted 33 consecutive quarters of profitability and $3.7B in net income in the quarter—delivered by a team of 7,000 employees. In this episode Caroline reveals the FP&A mindset and processes behind this success. The career progression from audit to controllership, and FP&A Combining procurement and FP&A Shifting from an annual budget cycle to a 2-year rolling forecast How AI is transforming repetitive low value work including AI “flash reports needed supporting 50 officers at Fannie Mae Secrets to being a CTA (Challenging Trusted Advisor) at Fannie Mae","meta_description":"Caroline McAuliffe is Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance (FP&A and Procurement) at Fannie Mae. In its Q1 2026 results, the government-ow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2577,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fp-a-today-6945461/episodes/transforming-fp-a-at-fannie-mae-into-an-enterprise-intelligence-engine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-6945461/transforming-fp-a-at-fannie-mae-into-an-enterprise-intelligence-engine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}