P&L – Forecast Template

Web-based P&L Forecast Forms to Streamline the Forecasting Process How can Forecast Input Forms Drive Faster and Better Decisions? As Budget Managers increasingly become key advisors in the Forecast Process, they must rely on modern self-service corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence (BI) tools. Using interactive Forecast Input Templates like the P&L Forecast Input Form shown below enables them and users from the finance and leadership teams to experience near real time forecasting that help drive faster and better decisions. Who uses P&L Forecast Input Forms and What are Some Key Analytical Features? In today’s fast-paced business environment, Budget Managers are under high pressure to supply end users like executives and department heads with timely and concise Forecasts. Companies use key features like the ones below to support their users with effective analysis that helps drive faster and more accurate financial planning:

• Automatic presentation of last year and current year-to-date actuals as part of input forms
• Easy web-based data entry (se green input cells in example)
• Immediate display of variances between current and last year budgets and option to add variance to current year actuals