Budgeting gets messy when FP&A and Procurement aren’t on the same page. One side owns the forecast.

The other holds the contracts. And if those perspectives don’t connect early? Cue the budget season scramble, late renewals, and a whole lot of guesswork.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Join this session to hear from finance leaders who’ve built more connected planning workflows. We’ll dig into how spend intelligence, contract visibility, and cross-functional alignment can help you stay ahead - no last-minute fire drills required.

Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.

What you’ll learn:

  • Why contract visibility is essential to forecasting - and how to avoid budget-season “surprises”
  • How to use spend intelligence to plan proactively (not just approve retroactively)
  • Ways to uncover and close process gaps before they derail your timeline
  • Real-world examples of how FP&A and Procurement can align without adding complexity

The challenges we’ll tackle:

Planning blind without contract data
You can’t budget for what you don’t see coming. We’ll show you how visibility into vendor contracts, renewals, and costs can make - or break - your plan.

Disconnected workflows between finance & procurement
Two teams, two sets of data, one big headache. Learn how to build a shared view that keeps both functions aligned and informed.

Budget fire drills (again)
Tired of last-minute approvals and last-second surprises? We’ll walk through practical ways to prevent the chaos and plan with confidence.

Meet the experts

Nhat Vu
Financial Planning Analyst, Transfr
With hands-on experience bridging financial planning and procurement, Nhat brings a practical lens to building cross-functional workflows that actually work - especially in fast-moving, high-growth environments.

Matt Pringle
Director of Finance, Tropic
Matt helps drive Tropic’s internal financial strategy while shaping how the company enables smarter procurement for others. He’s all about connecting the dots between finance, ops, and procurement for better outcomes - and fewer headaches.

About Tropic

Tropic is your intelligent procurement partner, built to help modern finance and procurement teams save time, reduce costs, and drive results.

Backed by $13B+ in software spend intelligence, Tropic delivers the visibility, automation, and leverage you need to turn procurement into a competitive advantage. Learn more at tropicapp.io.