Contact a Financial executive ( i.e. a corporate CFO or other ranking accounting or Finance executive such as the Controller, VP of Finance, etc ) to arrange a brief interview. You can choose a Financial executive to interview from your company, a company of interest ,a contact from LinkedIn, etc

Ask the following questions :

. What is the nature of the organization ( e.g. industry, products/ services offered. markets served ,types of customers ?

. What are the steps to the company's financial planning process?

. How does the financial planning process align with the company's strategic goals ?

. How does the process motivate or evaluate performance ?

Write a summary of the interview experience and the responses to your questions