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Questioning a sales forecast
Questioning a sales forecastThe sales forecast is perhaps the most important set of numbers to come out of the budgetary process. The sales figure is the driver for all direct expenses and some indirect ones. It's used to predict the cash flow forecas... Read more
Scenario planning template
Scenario planning templatePredicting the future is never easy, and that's particularly the case when developing business plans. Budgets can become outdated or even an impediment to financial decision-making. How can you rise above this problem?Key var... Read more
Capacity planning
Capacity planning Staff capacity is comprised of the number of people, their roles, skills, experience, motivation and potential. Capacity may be made up from permanent full and part-timers through to temporary staff. However, how can you demonstrate... Read more
Business plan budget workbook
Business plan budget workbookFinancial planning for a new business is critical but it's often overlooked because the owners/directors can be overly engaged with trying to drive sales. So your involvement in building up a budget for the business plan ca... Read more
Imputed cost calculator
Imputed cost calculatorAs the company's accountant, how do you make sure that decisions made by the board have taken all costs into account, even where these may not be obvious to them?Hidden costsCosts may not be incurred directly but are still borne... Read more
Funds flow reconciliation
Funds flow reconciliationA rolling monthly cash flow forecast should be based on a profit and loss forecast. However, certain movements in the profit and loss forecast are non-cash items for the month concerned, for example, changes in provisions, de... Read more
Strategic goal setting
Strategic goal settingStrategic business planning involves more than simply preparing a budget or one-year plan. You will need a set of business goals, say, covering the next three years to form part of the budgeting process. Your managing director (... Read more
Sales credit note report
Sales credit note reportRather than your department repeatedly issuing sales credit notes for the same types of problem, the key is to focus on fixing the root cause processes that are creating the issues. This should significantly improve your compa... Read more
Telephone scripts for credit control
Telephone scripts for credit control Nobody likes to make telephone calls chasing money, but in today's economic climate it has to be done. So how can you make sure your calls are professional, effective and help build on the relationship you already ... Read more
PEST worksheet
PEST worksheetIn order to make decisions and put your forecasts together, you need to understand the fast-changing external environment your business operates in. A PEST analysis is a tool to help you understand that wider context which might impact ... Read more
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