## Metadata - Author: [[top-posts|Top Posts]] - Full Title:: What's the Difference Between Data Analyst and FP&A in This LinkedIn Post? - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Data team roles|Data Team Roles|Data Team Roles]], - URL:: https://www.reddit.com/r/FPandA/comments/12ii9um/whats_the_difference_between_data_analyst_and_fpa/ - Finished date:: [[2024-03-21]] ## Highlights > Would I ever consider a data analyst or a business analyst a fp&a analyst, not knowing anything else except their title? No, but there is a decent amount of overlap in their skill set, if not their duties, but likely not their domain expertise. > I would not expect a data analyst to know how to make a functional 3 statement model, a dcf forecast, compare three capex options and show both return valuations and F/S impact ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hsev8ex1djcx86t0m17fbhyw))