Caroline McAuliffe is Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance (FP&A and Procurement) at Fannie Mae. In its Q1 2026 results, the government-owned mortgage giant boasted 33 consecutive quarters of profitability and $3.7B in net income in the quarter—delivered by a team of 7,000 employees. In this episode Caroline reveals the FP&A mindset and processes behind this success. The career progression from audit to controllership, and FP&ACombining procurement and FP&A Shifting from an annual budget cycle to a 2-year rolling forecastHow AI is transforming repetitive low value work including AI “flash reports needed supporting 50 officers at Fannie MaeSecrets to being a CTA (Challenging Trusted Advisor) at Fannie Mae