A structural framework for integrated FP&A

Driver-Based Nested Suite of Integrated Financial Models (DBNS-IFM)

This 40-minute walkthrough presents my flagship framework: the Driver-Based Nested Suite of Integrated Financial Models (DBNS-IFM) — a complete FP&A ecosystem designed to unify modelling, planning, and reporting within a single Excel-based environment.
Built from first principles, the DBNS-IFM demonstrates how a double-entry compliant, Power Query-driven architecture transforms traditional spreadsheets into a fully integrated financial system — capable of simulating, consolidating, and reporting performance at every level.

At its core, the DBNS-IFM is a driver-based, modular, and double-entry compliant suite of models — designed to reflect the full economic reality of a business.

It includes:

Operational Input Modules

HR, Revenue, Capex, and Cashbook sections, structured around real business drivers.

Processing Layer

Integrated Financial Statements

Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow built from double-entry logic.

Management Reporting Package (MRP)

Departmental and cost-centre visibility, KPIs, and transformation analysis.

Transformation Impact Report (TIR)

Executive view of pre- to post-transformation financial performance.

Why It Matters

The difference between a model and a system

Most spreadsheets describe finance.
The DBNS-IFM recreates finance — as a functioning, double-entry-balanced environment capable of supporting real-time FP&A.
This model is designed not for presentation, but for practice — to allow CFOs, FP&A teams, and operators to work within a common structural framework that mirrors their business logic.

This is what modern FP&A leadership looks like:

Built in Excel, integrated through Power Query.
Structured on accounting discipline.
Delivered as a living, adaptable financial system.

About the Model’s Journey

Built in practice. Refined in transformation

The DBNS-IFM was born out of real FP&A work — developed, tested, and iterated across companies of varying scale and structure.
From single-entity startups to complex private equity platform builds, every version has been battle-tested in real reporting environments, refined to reconcile flawlessly across hundreds of transactional lines and multiple entities.

This isn’t a prototype; it’s the culmination of two decades of FP&A systems work.

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See FP&A in practice — not theory

If you’re exploring FP&A transformation, considering adopting a driver-based structure, or simply want to understand what a fully integrated environment looks like in practice, this demonstration is where to begin.