Budgets and Cashflows Forecasts

Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts are the financial strategies developed from the business’ Marketing Plan and Business Plan.

About This Product

The Budget and Cashflow Forecast templates will assist you to implement a full budget process for hundreds of types of businesses within the general categories of:

Retail
Trades/Manufacturing Businesses
Professional Businesses

and assist you to advise your client on many aspects of the budget/cashflow processes for businesses.

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Product Content

The Budgets and Cashflows Forecasts Product is presented under the following section headings

Outcome Of One-On-One Meetings
What Is Included In Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts Preparation?
Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Retailer
Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Manufacturer
Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Professional Firms
Sales Funnel Calculation Chart
Cashflow Forecasts Targets
Production Forecast
Labour Forecast
Inventory Forecast
Work In Progress Budget
Sales Budget
Debtors' Budget
Overhead Costs Forecast
Creditors' Budget
Setting Retail Price Calculator

Setting Charge Out Rate for Trades Calculator
Setting Charge out Rates for Manufacturers Calculator
Fee Setting for Professional Calculator
Profit & Loss Forecast
Capital Expenditure Forecast
Forecast - Cashflow Forecast
Projected Balance Sheet
Projected Source & Application Of Funds
KPIs - Identified From Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
Bank Covenants Relative To Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
KPIs And Ratios From Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
Computerised Budgets And Cashflow Forecasts
Work Programme/Budget/Quotation Form
Work Programme Timetable
Proposal Document

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The Budget and Cashflow Forecast Product assists accountants/business advisors to advise clients in various industries relative to the key components of

Their team
Charge out rates or sales
Achieving budgeted profit

The components of the calculators are summarised as:

Components	Retail	Trades	Professions
Calculation of Labour Oncosts
Targeted Chargeable Hours
Calculation of Labour Budget
Targeted Business Profitability Percentage
Targeted Profitability
Budgeted Overhead Expenses
Budgeted Materials Mark Up
Work Write Up/Write Downs
Gross Profit Percentage
Targeted Income from Sale of Labour
Targeted Gross Profit Percentage in Determining Sales Figure
Calculation of Base Time Costs
Calculation of Business Overhead Factor
Calculation of Charge Out Rates
Mix of Purchases and Mark Up % to Obtain Satisfactory Sales Mix
Example Selected as the Strategy
Proof of Charge Out Rates
Proof of Budget Profitability

Comments on the individual calculators are as follows:

Setting Retail Price Calculator

This calculator enables you to guide your client through a number of different scenarios relative to the mix of purchases and various mark-up percentages being used in the business in an attempt to achieve the targeted profitability that has been set by management.

A webinar explaining the processes of the Retail Price Calculator is available (click here).

Setting Trades Price Calculator

This calculator enables you to guide your client through various scenarios relative to the labour team, working hours, productivity percentage, materials mark-up and labour charge out rates that could be used by the business with the aim being to achieve the targeted profitability that has been set by management.

A webinar explaining the processes of the Trades Price Calculator is available (click here).

Professional Fees Calculator

This calculator enables you to have discussions with your client relative to the team being utilised within the professional practice, hours being worked, productivity percentage, overhead expenses, charge out rates that could be utilised, determination of factors that will contribute to achieving the professional firm’s targeted profitability.

A webinar explaining the use of the professional firm’s fee calculator is available (click here).

The Budget and Cashflow Forecast Product also includes:

Budgets and Cashflow Forecast Templates
Preformatted Excel Budget Cashflow Forecasts for Manufacturing Businesses
Articles on Budget/Cashflow Forecasts
Cashflow Cycle Charts for Retail, Trades and Professional Industries
Sales Funnel Calculation Charts for you to Utilise with your Clients

Templates for:

Stock
Work in Progress
Debtors
Creditors
Overhead Expenses
Sales
Capital Expenditure
Cashflow Forecast
Projected Balance Sheet
Trades/Manufacturing Business

The product includes details of the special arrangement that we have entered into with Plan Guru relative to ESS BIZTOOLS’ subscribers being able to access Budget and Cashflow Forecast Templates at a special subscription rate.