The start of a new year is a great time to take stock of where the business currently stands and what the future holds and ways of achieving the goals of the company for the year.
According to experts, a company should always seek to improve itself. The final goal of being ‘the best’ at something is incremental and requires lots of small changes over the years to achieve.
Tips To Help Plan For New Financial Year
Here are few tips experts have highlighted. In order to move forward you have to look back. What were your successes? What could you have done better? Can you learn from last year’s story to create a better plan for 2024? Use these performance insights to inform your business strategy and create a flexible plan that you can build upon year-on-year.
Also, in many organisations, budget planning is controlled by the finance director or CEO. While it is their responsibility to sign-off on the final decision, it is important to involve people from across your company. Invite your sales team or business analysts to the meeting and see what they have to say. Their insights will make your projections more accurate, and it will make them more committed to achieving your company goals.
Need to maximise resources; what is the best thing you can do this new financial year? Invest in your staff. They are the most important part of your business, and are key to your success in the next financial year. Create a professional development plan for each employee to help them reach their potential. It will help you fill any skills gaps so you can build a talented team from the ground up. With the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, you may even have funds allocated just for training.
Investment in technology is important, with the way the business world is going. It is a fact to investing in smart technology will increase your return on investment (ROI). It might take a little time and money to begin with, but an effective business software is the backbone of any growing business. There are loads of systems out there – from MIS software to learning and development platforms; so make sure you do your research and find the right one for your business.
Maintaining momentum in budget planning. This is not a one-time exercise, it is an ongoing, flexible process. So, when you have finished this year’s financial planning, do not just file it away for the next 12 months; keep it going. Take time out each week to assess your progress, plan for the future and invest in the resources you need to grow.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), charged organisations to build a culture alignment journey and a resilient workforce for a profitable organisation.
According to the Institute, the HR manager has to hone the art of matching the generational mix, which exists at various organisations, and then build a culture alignment journey that will ultimately lead to an exciting workforce.
It said it becomes prominent, especially with the new world of work, which has led to constant changes in business models, employee terms of engagement, trends and generational shift, tasking HR managers on the need to have agility, resilience and enterprise mindset for organisational growth.
In this financial year, it is important companies should focus on investments: investments in staff, skills and technology.
