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Benji
BenjiPigment Academic
published in Career Forum
The FP&A Jobs Report #74 (Walmart, Deel, Amazon...)

For all the new joiners, a quick reminder of what you get with this newsletter:👉🏾 Around 10 fresh job offers👉🏻 From top companies worldwide👉 Every weekExecutive Roles  [IT SERVICES & CONSULTING] FP&A Senior Director / Finance Ops Sr. Director 📍Santa Clara, US Hitachi Vantara is a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. focused on providing data storage, analytics, and infrastructure solutions for businesses.   [SOFTWARE] Associate FP&A Director 📍Newark, US Audible is an audiobook and spoken-word entertainment service owned by Amazon, offering a vast selection of audiobooks, podcasts, and original content that users can stream or download for listening on various devices.  [RETAIL] FP&A Director 📍Bentonville, US Walmart Inc. is a multinational retail corporation based in the United States, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores.  [STAFFING & RECRUITING] Head of Group FP&A 📍Gen

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Weining BenKeen Learner
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Can we swap dimension and data of a metric?

Hi,I currently have two metrics and three dimensions involved (Job position, Employee, Month):Metric Manager_job position, with two dimensions Month and Employee, data type is Job position, where I store the manager’s job position for each employee by monthMetric Employee_job position, with two dimensions Month and Employee, data type is Job position, where I store their own job position for each employee by monthI tried to create a metric with Month and Employee dimension, data type Employee, which shows me the Manager’s Name (dimension Employee) for each employee by month, but I didn’t success to make it. Can you give me some advice?Thanks in advance!

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how to pull the amount for the last non-blank month only

The below pulls through monthly costs from an input. 'Cloud Cost Input From Marketing'[by constant: 'Cloud Cost From Marketing Team'."Staging"]I would like to pull through only the latest available month but have tried lastnonblank and either im doing it wrong or its not working. Any help would be appreciated,  

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CindyNewly Minted Pigmenteer
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Show Quarter and Year End Headcount without summing periods

I am trying to show just the quarter end and year end headcount. However, rather than taking the last month in the quarter or the year, the quarter end numbers sums every month. How do I set up headcount so the quarter does not show a sum of the periods but rather the last period? For now, I’ve created a report with just the last months of the quarter but I plan to add headcount to the bottom of a PnL which has accounts summed in the quarter.

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Issam Moalla
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Thu Mai
Thu MaiKeen Learner
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Top Tips for modeling in Pigment - Performance Optimisation

Hi Pigmenteers! When reading Top Tips for modeling in Pigment - Part 2: Performance Optimisation, there’s an idea as highlighted in the screenshot below: to avoid doing too much within one metric, there’s “a good guideline is that, if you have to copy and paste part of a formula more than once, it may be worth its own metric” - I don’t quite get it, can you help explain this idea to me?  

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Antoine-2Newly Minted Pigmenteer
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Dependent dropdown in a form

Hello,I need to create a form for end users to assign  a cross-dimension (direction and activity) to 2 new dimensions (Analytical Dim level 1 and Analytical Dim level 2). To do this, I was thinking of:Creating a table with the direction/activity cross and the associated data. Creating 2 metrics with the direction and activity dimensions A. to select: Analytical Dim level 1 B. to select: Analytical Dim level 2However, I would like the selection of "Analytical Dim level 1" to only display the child items of Analytical Dim level 2. Is it possible to do this and if so, how?Thank you in advance for your help.

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How do I turn my variance to points vs bps

Could someone please help let me know if I could have my calculation shown in points vs bps? Thank you

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aseghirOccasional Observer
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Error message display image

Hi everyone, I am trying to display images in my reports but i get this error message “The image couldn’t be displayed” The link is working when pasting it in the browser, and the source is authorized Here is the link of the Image i would like to display : https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1P7ssJsoxLzsQjkGdRf_b4EFTYvIbAQmr&authuser=0 Thank you in advance for your help

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Benji
BenjiPigment Academic
published in Career Forum
The FP&A Jobs Report #73 (Gong, Canva, Airbnb, Tesla...)

For all the new joiners, a quick reminder of what you get with this newsletter:👉🏾 Around 10 fresh job offers👉🏻 From top companies worldwide👉 Every weekExecutive Roles [SOFTWARE] FP&A Director 📍Remote, US Gong is a revenue intelligence platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyse sales interactions, providing insights and recommendations to improve sales effectiveness and drive revenue growth for businesses.  [SOFTWARE] Head of FP&A  📍San Francisco, US Canva is a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design.  Senior FP&A Controller 📍Levallois-Perret, FR GEODIS is a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. VP of Strategic Finance 📍Paris, FR Qonto is a French fintech company that provides online business banking services, offering business bank accounts, corporate cards, and financial management to

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Creating quarter-end / year-end summaries of cumulative metrics

Hi, I’m trying to add a view of a monthly total headcount metric (a cumulative value, dimensioned by month) to quarterly and annual tables that will show only the final headcount from the last month of each period. For example, I know Pigment’s default behavior is to sum this cumulative headcount across every month of a year if I add the headcount metric to an annual table directly, but I need to isolate December 31 headcount only. Is there a relatively simple way to create these period-end summary numbers?Thanks!

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Issam Moalla
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Naomi VriendBudding Pigmenteer
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How can we get a day dimension to stop showing date and time?

Hey there,I’m trying to use yesterday’s revenue to forecast the rest of the month’s revenue.For that, we created a Day dimension, which is a calendar type.Strangely, when displayed in the dimension itself, it looks normal (like a date).However, when we add it to a metric pivot it always adds the time. How do we stop it from doing this?I’ve already checked the Day dimension Special Properties and Default Display Name and it just uses the Name column for this.Images below.Any help is much appreciated! Day dimensionDay dimension used in a metric pivot 

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Issam Moalla
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ElodieSeasoned Pigmenteer
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Formula error - timed out

Hello,I am trying to calculate the number of employees who left by hire date cohort and number of months that they stayed in the society. Here is the formula I have (but doesn’t work because it is too complicated I think):Employee [BY COUNT: Employee.'Cohort Month', Employee.'Month tenure cohort', Employee.Country, Employee.'First Job Position'.'Team Graph HR']The Cohort month corresponds to the month of arrival.The Month tenure cohort corresponds to the number of months the employee stayed in the society.I want this metric by team department (Team Graph HR) of their first job position (because some employees can evolve from one job to another in the company).Could you please help me finding the best formula here?Thanks!Elodie

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Has anyone tried integrating CAPIQ with Pigment for public company benchmarking?

Curious to know if there any 1st or 3rd party connectors to get capiq data directly in pigment automatically.It’s not too difficult to upload a CSV on a monthly cadence, but would be great if there was a live connection. The alternative is to send this to an internal DWH then to Pigment, but that might be a lot of internal work from our BI teams.

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CamilleMomo
Seasoned Pigmenteer
Benji
BenjiPigment Academic
published in Career Forum
The FP&A Jobs Report #72 (Aiven, Deliveroo, Optimizely...)

For all the new joiners, a quick reminder of what you get with this newsletter:👉🏾 Around 10 fresh job offers👉🏻 From top companies worldwide👉 Every weekExecutive Roles [RESEARCH SERVICES] FP&A Director 📍Washington, US The Urban Institute is a non-profit research organisation focused on conducting social and economic policy research to address urban and societal challenges.  [IT SERVICES & CONSULTING] FP&A Controller 📍Bussy-Saint-Georges, FR TD SYNNEX is a global technology distribution company that provides a wide range of IT products and solutions to businesses.  [RETAIL] FP&A Director 📍Vienna, AT C&A is an international fashion retail chain headquartered in Belgium, offering affordable clothing and accessories.  [RETAIL] Contrôleur de Gestion 📍Lezennes, FR Leroy Merlin is a French multinational home improvement and gardening retailer, offering a wide range of products including building materials, too

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Benji
Benji
BenjiPigment Academic
published in Career Forum
The FP&A Jobs Report #71 (Airbnb, Qonto, Bird...)

For all the new joiners, a quick reminder of what you get with this newsletter:👉🏾 Around 10 fresh job offers👉🏻 From top companies worldwide👉 Every weekExecutive Roles [STAFFING & RECRUITING] Head of FP&A 📍London, UK Camino Search specialises in placing exceptional financial, strategic and commercial talent into high-growth tech and tech-enabled businesses.   [FINANCIAL SERVICES] FP&A Director 📍Remote, US Prosper Marketplace is a fintech pioneer with a mission to advance financial wellbeing by providing affordable financial solutions to consumers across the credit spectrum.  [FINANCE] Interim Head of FP&A 📍Berlin, DE Finatal operates within the recruitment industry, specifically focusing on finance and accounting roles within the private equity and venture capital sectors.  [FINANCIAL SERVICES] VP Strategic Finance 📍Paris, FR Qonto is a French fintech company that provides online business banking services,

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Using IF and AND function together in a formula?

Hi, I want to use the AND function together with the IF function in one formula in a property of a transaction list. Is this possible in Pigment? I can’t seem to get the AND part to be recognised when using it as part of the logical test of an IF statement, the way you can in Excel. In Excel for example I can write an IF statement using AND:=IF(X2>7,"check",IF(AND(E2="Direct",M2="Retail O&O",X2>0),"check","OK")) But in Pigment when I type AND as part of my IF statement, the function doesn’t seem to be recognised and my formula doesn’t work. The text for ‘AND’ doesn’t show up in green the way it does for the IF function (or other functions.) I don’t have any issues using the IF function otherwise, or nesting multiple IFs in a formula, it’s just that I can't seem to use IF with AND. Please let me know if it’s possible, or if perhaps I need to write it in a different way? If not possible I suppose I can create a separate property to do the AND check. Thanks,Cat

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mmusabSeasoned Pigmenteer
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Calculating forward sum of values

HiI want to sum the values from my current starting point to the last value available in a metric. As you can see first value is 0.22 and last is -30,993,214 and sum of all those in middle will be 30,669,213 something.that metric called inp_when to sell asset differs for each sage entity asset. How can i go about doing this calc in simple way? I tried moving sum etc but doesnt work. 

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ElodieSeasoned Pigmenteer
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Modeling lock budget

Hello,I have created the budget based on historical data (budget version based on actuals version up to a switchover date), but at each closing period and when we import the new data, the historicals can vary so it makes my whole budget move… The uploaded data for the actuals is imported into several transaction and dimension lists.It is not optimal as the budget should be closed as of now and not moving. Has anyone encountered the same issue? The idea would be to be able to use the budget version in comparison tables so it needs to be fixed in the app.Hope this makes sense!Thanks,Elodie

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Applying a specific months value to all months in a year

Hey,I am trying to reference the headcount for December and apply it to all months in the relevant financial year as part of a calculation. i.e if head count in Dec 24 in 100 and Dec 25 is 150, the formula would show 100 for all months in 2024 and 150 in all months of 2025.Has anyone done anything like this before and found a solution? Thanks! 

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Jose RamonOccasional Observer
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Financial Analyst | Reporting (m/f/d) at Uberall

Hello Group! 🌟 Opportunity Alert at Uberall 🌟 We're on the lookout for an FP&A Analyst to join our vibrant team in the exciting SaaS startup world, on a 10-month maternity cover contract with great potential for subsequent permanence and growth within our FP&A team. This is a fully remote position 💻  in Spain-EU! 👉 Interested? To learn more and apply, visit our site: https://jobs.eu.lever.co/uberall/461f80c2-9613-44f4-ba19-a6ec238fe23eDon't miss this chance to grow professionally and be part of our thrilling journey at Uberall. If this role isn't for you but you know someone perfect for it, please share this opportunity! 🚀

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YaejisNewly Minted Pigmenteer
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Saving calculation

Hi! Can someone please help with setting up the formula for below? Thanks in advance!----Dates:Given Data (yellow highlighted) Question: I am seeing for formula to get the result below yellow highlighted row, “Result”.  The calculation starts from 3rd months from the start date, 10/31/2022. So it needs to calculate “January value 18,792 minus start date value 18,792. The result for 2023 Jan is zero. Then, calculation is same concept but moves forward. It’s always deducting the start date value, 18,792.  For July 2023, calculation is July 2023 19,355 minus the start date value 18,792, resulting 564.The calculation should stop in Bridge end date, 12/31/2023.   Thank you!

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PaylwardNewly Minted Pigmenteer
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Demo Ideas

Hello, I have gone through all of the available training and videos for Pigment modules and setting up Demos. I would like to know if there are any additional Demo resources and data I can use to test my skills.

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Benji
BenjiPigment Academic
published in Career Forum
The FP&A Jobs Report #70 (Circle, Tide, OpenAI...)

For all the new joiners, a quick reminder of what you get with this newsletter:👉🏾 Around 10 fresh job offers👉🏻 From top companies worldwide👉 Every weekExecutive Roles [FINANCIAL SERVICES] Head of Strategic Finance 📍LA/NY, US Circle helps businesses and developers harness the power of stablecoins for payments and internet commerce worldwide.  [FINANCIAL SERVICES] FP&A Director 📍London, UK Tide is a financial technology company that provides business banking services tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Head of FP&A 📍Uusimaa, FI Finatal is a UK-based recruitment consultancy firm specialising in finance and accounting roles within the private equity and venture capital sectors.  [MANUFACTURING] Head of FP&A 📍Augsburg, DE KUKA is one of the world’s leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions, offering customers everything they need from a single source.  Hiring? Submit a job!Other Ro

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KevinSeasoned Pigmenteer
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Is it possible to use Previous() simultaneously across multiple dimensions?

I am building an attrition model based on month dimension and a dimension called ‘30 Day Cohort’.  I am almost certain that I will run into a circular reference if I do not use the Previous function.  However, because I am working with 2 dimensions I am unclear on how to reference the previous month and previous ‘30 Day Cohort’ dimension simultaneously.  Is this possible?  Can I combine multiple Previous functions?  Is it possible to nest two Previous functions? To start my model, I have “initialized” the metric with both the starting values in the first month and the forecasted new subscribers in the first ‘30 Day Cohort’ (0 in my case): What I would like to do is calculate a formula on the value in the previous month and previous cohort and then do so recursively (this is why I think I need to use the Previous function).  So for Oct 23 and cohort 1, I would want to do my calculation based on the Sep 23 and cohort 0 value (1,895); for Oct 23 and cohort 2, I would want to do my calcula

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Carolina LeeBudding Pigmenteer
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Balance Sheet: Net Income

Which formula can I use for Net Income at my balance sheet in the begging of the year where I need to transfer all Net income to Retained earnings / losses and start accumulate again? See below an example. I read this article below but I couldn’t understand: 

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