Jaco Schoeman is Associate Director of Strategic Finance with over a decade of hands-on finance experience in financial planning, budgeting, and FP&A system implementation. He spent over four years at Vena Solutions as Senior Services Solutions Manager, where he partnered with sales and services teams to scope projects, position FP&A solutions, and guide clients through software implementations. Before Vena, Jaco held finance and planning roles at Predator Ridge Resort, Caron Business Solutions, and BASF, where he managed commercial planning and forecasting cycles as Company Controller. At Drivetrain, Jaco writes about financial planning and budgeting best practices, FP&A software implementation strategies, and how finance teams can optimize their planning processes.