Pro Wrestling, Anime, and Financial Modeling with Ariel Menche

Ariel Menche recounts his FP&A journey - from his tenure with KPMG and the WWE, to FP&A consulting to startups. His strategic financial advisory story highlights valuable FP&A lessons, including insights about data's impact on a CFO's role and establishing best practices for financial model development.Sponsor Check out our Sponsor LiveFlow — Advanced Financial Reporting on AutopilotSign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://earmarkcpe.comDownload the Earmark CPE App Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.appChapters(00:00) - Strategic finance (00:28) - Earn Free CPE (00:50) - Welcome Ariel to the show (02:56) - How Ariel got into FP&A pro wrestling (08:58) - What did the financial models for the WWE look like? (13:03) - Tell me more about these sheets you created to keep track of accrued expenses (17:37) - What gave you the idea to do this? (19:34) - What did you do with your extra time? (20:33) - What were the most memorable KPIs at WWE? (24:18) - What's the difference between working for the WWE and now running FP&A for startups (32:39) - How did you learn how to build financial models? Do you have advice on how to start? (44:56) - What is your favorite type of business to model? (46:59) - Ariel shares an example where a formula works out that he wasn't sure about (50:07) - Do you have any advise for people who want to do what you do? (54:41) - Wrap up and where to reach Ariel (56:29) - Remember to go earn FREE CPE Connect with Our Guest, Ariel MencheLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-menche/Learn more about Raftel Strategyhttps://raftelstrategy.com/Connect with Blake Oliver, CPALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketoliverTwitter: https://twitter.com/blaketoliver/