- Watch our finance webinars
- Specialized topics
- Frequently asked questions
- Common webinar formats
- Upcoming webinars at Ramp
Ramp hosts corporate finance webinars covering the topics that finance teams deal with every day, from FP&A and forecasting to month-end close and spend management. Ramp's in-house experts and guest speakers from finance and accounting teams across industries walk through real challenges and the tools and workflows that help solve them.
Sign up to attend live so you can ask questions directly during the webinar. Every recording is also available on demand after the live event wraps.
Watch our finance webinars
Browse our library of free webinars for finance professionals below. Each one is available to watch on demand when you sign up.
Top 5 actionable strategies to close your books faster
For accounting teams looking to cut the manual work out of month-end close. This webinar covers how to customize accounting workflows, use Ramp's reconciliation tools to match statements with ERP data, and get a look at what's coming next on the product roadmap.
Dan Luthi from Ignite Spot and Ramp's Alejandro Borgonovo walk through each strategy with a focus on practical changes teams can make right away.
How to elevate your FP&A
A deep dive into building better financial forecasts and turning raw data into stories that drive decisions. Covers the five stages of building accurate forecasts, financial model best practices, and techniques for making numbers compelling to people outside of finance.
Ramp's David Wieseneck and Josh Aharonoff of Mighty Digits lead the walkthrough with examples finance professionals at any level can apply.
Strategies for next-level forecasting and spend management
How finance teams can improve forecast accuracy and get a tighter handle on spend. Covers budgeting for multiple scenarios, sharpening forecast precision, maintaining spend visibility through controls and price benchmarking, and using real-time tools to manage it all.
Experts from Jirav and Acuity Accounting share how they've helped teams build forecasting and spend management practices that hold up under pressure.
Why finance teams are shifting away from reimbursements
How moving from manual reimbursement processes to corporate cards with preset controls helped one company cut expense processing from 40 hours to 10 hours a month. Covers how to improve real-time spend visibility for contractors and field employees, automate expense management, and prevent vendor overcharges.
Chris Moberger from Construction One and Ramp's Megan Lin Gibbons share the operational playbook behind the transition.
Empowering cross-functional teams
For finance professionals who want to move beyond reporting numbers and become strategic advisors to the rest of the business. Covers how to build deeper business acumen, strengthen cross-departmental influence, earn trust and credibility, and navigate the conversations that set top finance partners apart.
Christian Wattig from Wharton's FP&A Certificate Program and Ramp's Patrick Yang share what they've seen distinguish the best finance business partners from the rest.
Navigating nonprofit accounting
Fund accounting, donor restrictions, and complex reporting requirements create unique challenges for nonprofit finance teams. This webinar brings together accounting leaders from three firms to talk through how they handle those challenges every day.
Jackie McLaughlin from Chazin & Company, Levi Morehouse from Mission First Operations, and Ashley Norkunas from Accountix cover building an effective tech stack, optimizing operations, and staying ahead of regulatory changes in nonprofit accounting.
Q3 corporate spend trends
A look at how companies allocated budgets in Q3, with data from finance leaders across banking, tech, and corporate finance. Covers spending patterns in travel and hospitality, emerging AI vendors driving business growth, and strategies for cutting costs without compromising quality.
Stephanie Mann from Live Oak Bank, Roy Hefer from Perk, and Ramp's Alex Song break down what the data shows and where companies are finding savings.
How to use variance analysis
How to use AI and advanced analytics to identify financial risks and uncover growth opportunities through variance analysis. Covers the What/Why/So What framework for structuring business insights, best practices for selecting and tracking KPIs, and real-world case studies on travel variance and procurement optimization.
Christian Wattig from Wharton's FP&A Certificate Program and Ramp's Edwine Alphonse walk through each framework with examples teams can apply immediately.
Finance automation: the secret to scaling your HR team
When payroll, HR, and expense systems don't talk to each other, both HR and finance teams end up spending time on work that should be automated. This webinar covers how to bridge that gap with strategies for automating onboarding, benefits rollout, and expense management.
Kim Rodgers from Tomo and Nelson Rose from UKG share how one organization saved 40 hours of HR and finance work per month by integrating their tools, and how to build a high-trust culture between the two teams.
Maximizing impact: spend management for nonprofits
For nonprofit finance leaders and controllers working to align spending with funding and improve financial visibility for leadership. Covers strategies for improving expense management and cash flow, increasing budget-versus-actuals visibility, determining the right time to upgrade finance technology, and reducing overhead across the organization.
Jason Penegar from Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Gee Hoon Lim from The Joffrey Ballet share how they've tackled these challenges at their own organizations.
Specialized topics
Beyond our broader finance webinars, we regularly go deeper on specific areas that finance leaders are working through right now.
FP&A and financial storytelling
FP&A is where data meets decision-making, and communicating financial insights clearly is just as important as generating them. Our webinars on this topic cover how to build accurate forecasts, run meaningful variance analysis, and translate financial data into narratives that drive action across the business. These are especially relevant for finance professionals looking to move beyond reporting and into strategic advisory roles.
Month-end close and accounting automation
Closing the books is one of the most time-intensive processes in finance, and the manual steps involved are often where errors and delays add up. Our webinars on close automation cover how to streamline reconciliation, reduce manual coding, and use tools that speed up every stage of the close process. If your team is spending more time on close than you think it should, these are worth watching.
Nonprofit financial management
Nonprofits deal with a layer of financial complexity that most for-profit teams never encounter, from fund accounting and donor restrictions to compliance requirements that change by grant. Our webinars on nonprofit finance bring together controllers and finance leaders from organizations managing these challenges every day, covering how to build the right tech stack, improve budget visibility, and align spending with funding.
Frequently asked questions
Who are these webinars for? Our finance webinars are designed for professionals who work in finance, accounting, or FP&A in a business setting. That includes controllers, FP&A analysts, VPs of finance, CFOs, and accounting team leads who manage reporting, forecasting, close, or spend. If finance is part of your day-to-day work, these webinars are built with you in mind.
Who typically presents at these webinars? Our finance webinars feature a mix of Ramp leaders and external practitioners. Ramp's Expert in Residence David Wieseneck presents frequently alongside guests from organizations like Wharton, Jirav, Live Oak Bank, and UKG. Panels typically include people who lead finance and accounting teams at growing companies.
Do I need to be a Ramp customer to attend? No. Our webinars are open to anyone. You just need to sign up with your email to access the live webinar or the on-demand recording.
How long are the webinars? Most run between 30 and 60 minutes, including Q&A. On-demand recordings are available immediately after the live webinar wraps.
Can I suggest a topic? We regularly ask attendees during our live webinars what topics they want us to cover next. Attending live is the best way to have a say in what we focus on going forward.
Common webinar formats
We run a few different formats depending on the topic and who's presenting, so you can find something that matches how you like to engage with the content.
- Expert panels bring together finance practitioners and industry voices to talk through how they've handled specific challenges. These are conversational and usually include live Q&A.
- Product walkthroughs are led by Ramp's team and show how the platform works in practice, including live demos of specific workflows.
- Roundtables feature multiple perspectives on a broader topic, like spend trends or cross-functional collaboration between finance and other teams.
Upcoming webinars at Ramp
We regularly add new webinars to the calendar across finance, procurement, AI, and more. Visit our webinars page to see what's coming up and register for upcoming events.
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