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Budget planningBuild a plan your teams can explain and your finance leaders can review. Drivers and assumptionsShow which assumptions produced each planning number. ScenariosCompare alternatives without changing the approved budget.
Rolling forecastsRefresh the outlook while keeping earlier forecasts intact. Budget controlsKeep budget changes and spending follow-up accountable. Variance and board packsExplain performance against the plan and share a consistent review.

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Build and approve the budgetTake a scoped proposal through the required financial decisions. Refresh the rolling forecastPublish an accepted outlook with a reproducible monthly basis. Compare planning scenariosTest alternative assumptions and retain the comparison evidence.
Approve budget transfersReallocate budget with balanced changes and clear decision ownership. Review variance and board packsTurn reconciled results into an approved financial review packet.

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Professional servicesConnect staffing and utilization assumptions to the financial plan. Manufacturing financePlan operating costs and commitments with an explicit financial basis.
Multi-department organizationsGive department owners a shared planning process with clear boundaries.

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Roles and permissionsGive each planning task the right scope and decision owner. Reports and analyticsCompare the selected plan, actuals and forecast on a consistent basis. Data modelRetain planning identity from the first assumption to the published packet.
IntegrationsConnect the planning sources and preserve their ownership. ImplementationPilot a complete planning cycle before expanding the rollout. Agent and automationPrepare planning work while keeping decisions attributable.

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Modules
Budget planningBuild a plan your teams can explain and your finance leaders can review.Drivers and assumptionsShow which assumptions produced each planning number.ScenariosCompare alternatives without changing the approved budget.Rolling forecastsRefresh the outlook while keeping earlier forecasts intact.Budget controlsKeep budget changes and spending follow-up accountable.Variance and board packsExplain performance against the plan and share a consistent review.
Processes
Build and approve the budgetTake a scoped proposal through the required financial decisions.Refresh the rolling forecastPublish an accepted outlook with a reproducible monthly basis.Compare planning scenariosTest alternative assumptions and retain the comparison evidence.Approve budget transfersReallocate budget with balanced changes and clear decision ownership.Review variance and board packsTurn reconciled results into an approved financial review packet.
Industries
Professional servicesConnect staffing and utilization assumptions to the financial plan.Manufacturing financePlan operating costs and commitments with an explicit financial basis.Multi-department organizationsGive department owners a shared planning process with clear boundaries.
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Roles and permissionsGive each planning task the right scope and decision owner.Reports and analyticsCompare the selected plan, actuals and forecast on a consistent basis.Data modelRetain planning identity from the first assumption to the published packet.IntegrationsConnect the planning sources and preserve their ownership.ImplementationPilot a complete planning cycle before expanding the rollout.Agent and automationPrepare planning work while keeping decisions attributable.
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Reports and analytics

Compare the selected plan, actuals and forecast on a consistent basis.

Budget vs Actual vs Forecast

Per Period per Entity per Account: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount, ForecastAmount, Variance, VariancePct, ForecastVariance, with the Cost-Center Head and FluxStatus surfaced inline. Drillable from LegalEntity → Division → Department → CostCenter → Account, with the FluxComments rendered at the leaf. The FP&A Analyst's daily landing report and the close-week defense pack.

Rolling forecasts · View preview

Rolling Forecast — Current WindowRollingForecasts
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Opendue todayWindowEnd > today
Forecast CodeNameCycleAs Of PeriodHorizon MonthsWindow Start
FC-934Forecast 760BC-121012 Sep45017 Sep
FC-598Forecast 542BC-457705 Sep16017 Sep
FC-554Forecast 987BC-334325 Sep20017 Sep
FC-487Forecast 153BC-758205 Sep2017 Sep
FC-766Forecast 712BC-207525 Sep30017 Sep
FC-850Forecast 210BC-444210 Sep70017 Sep

EBITDA Bridge

Walks from prior-period EBITDA to current-period EBITDA via Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and Headcount drivers using the BudgetLines × Drivers decomposition. Powers the "what changed" narrative in every BoardPack. US dollars only at this tier.

Scenarios · View preview

Active ScenariosScenarios
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
StatusComputedSharedVersion.Status is Draft, InReview or Approved
Computed
SCN-22120SC-284
SCN-74676SC-592
SCN-69891SC-768
Shared
SCN-63007SC-665
SCN-37177SC-609
SCN-12739SC-304

Headcount & Personnel Cost

Per Entity per Period: Headcount Driver values, AvgSalary, PersonnelExpense BudgetLines (Budget vs Actual), trailing-12 with delta. The cross-walk into Payroll's Headcount Cost ledger and the input to next-cycle workforce planning.

Drivers and assumptions · View preview

Assumptions HistoryAssumptionsLog
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Version = selected Version
Log NumberChange TypeDriverFrom ValueTo ValueChanged By
AL-19091DriverCreatedUYFV-285TV-608RG
AL-47003DriverUpdatedFRFV-568TV-378ZV
AL-80046DriverValueUpdatedBUFV-470TV-367JV
AL-88406FormulaCreatedGNFV-455TV-145DW
AL-65984FormulaUpdatedWGFV-903TV-138GS
AL-97232TransferAppliedGBFV-434TV-490WK

Scenario Comparison

Side-by-side WhatIfRuns for one Version: BaselineRevenue, ScenarioRevenue, BaselineOpEx, ScenarioOpEx, BaselineEBITDA, ScenarioEBITDA, RevenueDelta, EBITDADelta, with InputsSummary expanded. Used by FP&A Director and CFO to stress-test the call before it goes to the board.

Scenarios · View preview

Active ScenariosScenarios
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
StatusComputedSharedVersion.Status is Draft, InReview or Approved
Computed
SCN-22120SC-284
SCN-74676SC-592
SCN-69891SC-768
Shared
SCN-63007SC-665
SCN-37177SC-609
SCN-12739SC-304

Rolling Forecast Trajectory

Per Account per Period across the rolling window: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount (closed periods), ForecastAmount (open periods), with the trajectory line over the last several RollingForecasts to show how the forward view has shifted month over month.

Rolling forecasts · View preview

Rolling Forecast — Current WindowRollingForecasts
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Opendue todayWindowEnd > today
Forecast CodeNameCycleAs Of PeriodHorizon MonthsWindow Start
FC-934Forecast 760BC-121012 Sep45017 Sep
FC-598Forecast 542BC-457705 Sep16017 Sep
FC-554Forecast 987BC-334325 Sep20017 Sep
FC-487Forecast 153BC-758205 Sep2017 Sep
FC-766Forecast 712BC-207525 Sep30017 Sep
FC-850Forecast 210BC-444210 Sep70017 Sep

Commitments & Available to Spend

Per Entity per Account per Period: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount, CommittedAmount, AvailableToSpend (locked baseline + applied transfer deltas through the selected cutoff − reconciled Actual − remaining unrecognized Committed), with overcommitted rows flagged. The Cost-Center Head's spend-discipline report.

Budget controls · View preview

Open Commitments by EntityCommitments
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Status IN ('Open', 'PartiallyConsumed'); Cost-Center Head restricted to own Entity
Open
CMM-93672COA-73285
CMM-72799COA-80604
CMM-83867COA-78864
PartiallyConsumed
CMM-27851COA-68457
CMM-33847COA-22842
CMM-50232COA-69653

Budget Transfer Audit

Every BudgetTransfer in a Cycle with FromEntity / FromAccount / ToEntity / ToAccount, Amount, Reason, RequestedBy, ApprovedBy, and Status. Grouped by Period and approver. The internal-audit and compliance ledger for mid-year reallocations.

Budget controls · View preview

Open Commitments by EntityCommitments
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Status IN ('Open', 'PartiallyConsumed'); Cost-Center Head restricted to own Entity
Open
CMM-93672COA-73285
CMM-72799COA-80604
CMM-83867COA-78864
PartiallyConsumed
CMM-27851COA-68457
CMM-33847COA-22842
CMM-50232COA-69653

Assumptions Audit Trail

Every AssumptionsLog row in a window with ChangeType, Driver / DriverFormula, FromValue / ToValue, Reason, ChangedBy, ChangedAt, and the RelatedRecord. Filterable by Driver, by changer, by Cycle. The Auditor's primary report for "what assumption produced what number when."

Assumptions HistoryAssumptionsLog
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Version = selected Version
Log NumberChange TypeDriverFrom ValueTo ValueChanged By
AL-19091DriverCreatedUYFV-285TV-608RG
AL-47003DriverUpdatedFRFV-568TV-378ZV
AL-80046DriverValueUpdatedBUFV-470TV-367JV
AL-88406FormulaCreatedGNFV-455TV-145DW
AL-65984FormulaUpdatedWGFV-903TV-138GS
AL-97232TransferAppliedGBFV-434TV-490WK

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Reporting questions

Budget vs Actual vs Forecast

Commitments & Available to Spend

Compare explicit versions, snapshots and applied-transfer cutoffs; missing forecast values remain distinct from zero.

Explore Budget controls

Open Commitments by EntityCommitments
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Status IN ('Open', 'PartiallyConsumed'); Cost-Center Head restricted to own Entity
Open
CMM-93672COA-73285
CMM-72799COA-80604
CMM-83867COA-78864
PartiallyConsumed
CMM-27851COA-68457
CMM-33847COA-22842
CMM-50232COA-69653

EBITDA Bridge

Explain changes in the planning earnings measure using its reviewed account mapping and consistent periods.

Explore Scenarios

Active ScenariosScenarios
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
StatusComputedSharedVersion.Status is Draft, InReview or Approved
Computed
SCN-22120SC-284
SCN-74676SC-592
SCN-69891SC-768
Shared
SCN-63007SC-665
SCN-37177SC-609
SCN-12739SC-304

Headcount & Personnel Cost

Connect staffing and compensation assumptions to the resulting personnel-cost plan.

Explore Drivers and assumptions

Assumptions HistoryAssumptionsLog
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Version = selected Version
Log NumberChange TypeDriverFrom ValueTo ValueChanged By
AL-19091DriverCreatedUYFV-285TV-608RG
AL-47003DriverUpdatedFRFV-568TV-378ZV
AL-80046DriverValueUpdatedBUFV-470TV-367JV
AL-88406FormulaCreatedGNFV-455TV-145DW
AL-65984FormulaUpdatedWGFV-903TV-138GS
AL-97232TransferAppliedGBFV-434TV-490WK

Scenario Comparison

Compare retained WhatIfRuns and their input differences.

Explore Scenarios

Active ScenariosScenarios
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
StatusComputedSharedVersion.Status is Draft, InReview or Approved
Computed
SCN-22120SC-284
SCN-74676SC-592
SCN-69891SC-768
Shared
SCN-63007SC-665
SCN-37177SC-609
SCN-12739SC-304

Rolling Forecast Trajectory

Follow published outlooks without replacing earlier monthly snapshots.

Explore Rolling forecasts

Rolling Forecast — Current WindowRollingForecasts
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Opendue todayWindowEnd > today
Forecast CodeNameCycleAs Of PeriodHorizon MonthsWindow Start
FC-934Forecast 760BC-121012 Sep45017 Sep
FC-598Forecast 542BC-457705 Sep16017 Sep
FC-554Forecast 987BC-334325 Sep20017 Sep
FC-487Forecast 153BC-758205 Sep2017 Sep
FC-766Forecast 712BC-207525 Sep30017 Sep
FC-850Forecast 210BC-444210 Sep70017 Sep

Commitments & Available to Spend

Reconcile effective budget, actual costs and remaining unrecognized commitments.

Explore Budget controls

Open Commitments by EntityCommitments
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Status IN ('Open', 'PartiallyConsumed'); Cost-Center Head restricted to own Entity
Open
CMM-93672COA-73285
CMM-72799COA-80604
CMM-83867COA-78864
PartiallyConsumed
CMM-27851COA-68457
CMM-33847COA-22842
CMM-50232COA-69653

Budget Transfer Audit

Inspect applied and rejected changes with their decision evidence.

Assumptions Audit Trail

Trace the driver, formula and revision basis behind the numbers.

Assumptions HistoryAssumptionsLog
Budget planningDrivers and assumptionsScenariosRolling forecastsBudget controlsVariance and board packs
Version = selected Version
Log NumberChange TypeDriverFrom ValueTo ValueChanged By
AL-19091DriverCreatedUYFV-285TV-608RG
AL-47003DriverUpdatedFRFV-568TV-378ZV
AL-80046DriverValueUpdatedBUFV-470TV-367JV
AL-88406FormulaCreatedGNFV-455TV-145DW
AL-65984FormulaUpdatedWGFV-903TV-138GS
AL-97232TransferAppliedGBFV-434TV-490WK

Reconciliation

Reports name the selected account, entity and period population. Currency and percentage materiality use separate thresholds, and zero budget produces a null percentage. Product previews show related operating records; they do not reproduce every aggregate report or establish a connected ledger.

Budget vs Actual vs Forecasthierarchical

Per Period per Entity per Account: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount, ForecastAmount, Variance, VariancePct, ForecastVariance, with the Cost-Center Head and FluxStatus surfaced inline. Drillable from LegalEntity → Division → Department → CostCenter → Account, with the FluxComments rendered at the leaf. The FP&A Analyst's daily landing report and the close-week defense pack.

EBITDA Bridgehierarchical

Walks from prior-period EBITDA to current-period EBITDA via Volume, Price, Mix, Cost, and Headcount drivers using the BudgetLines × Drivers decomposition. Powers the "what changed" narrative in every BoardPack. US dollars only at this tier.

Headcount & Personnel Costhierarchical

Per Entity per Period: Headcount Driver values, AvgSalary, PersonnelExpense BudgetLines (Budget vs Actual), trailing-12 with delta. The cross-walk into Payroll's Headcount Cost ledger and the input to next-cycle workforce planning.

Scenario Comparisonflat

Side-by-side WhatIfRuns for one Version: BaselineRevenue, ScenarioRevenue, BaselineOpEx, ScenarioOpEx, BaselineEBITDA, ScenarioEBITDA, RevenueDelta, EBITDADelta, with InputsSummary expanded. Used by FP&A Director and CFO to stress-test the call before it goes to the board.

Rolling Forecast Trajectoryflat

Per Account per Period across the rolling window: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount (closed periods), ForecastAmount (open periods), with the trajectory line over the last several RollingForecasts to show how the forward view has shifted month over month.

Commitments & Available to Spendflat

Per Entity per Account per Period: BudgetAmount, ActualAmount, CommittedAmount, AvailableToSpend (locked baseline + applied transfer deltas through the selected cutoff − reconciled Actual − remaining unrecognized Committed), with overcommitted rows flagged. The Cost-Center Head's spend-discipline report.

Budget Transfer Auditflat

Every BudgetTransfer in a Cycle with FromEntity / FromAccount / ToEntity / ToAccount, Amount, Reason, RequestedBy, ApprovedBy, and Status. Grouped by Period and approver. The internal-audit and compliance ledger for mid-year reallocations.

Assumptions Audit Trailflat

Every AssumptionsLog row in a window with ChangeType, Driver / DriverFormula, FromValue / ToValue, Reason, ChangedBy, ChangedAt, and the RelatedRecord. Filterable by Driver, by changer, by Cycle. The Auditor's primary report for "what assumption produced what number when."

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