Written by Nils R. | Jul 24, 2020 7:00:00 AM
What is
a
Consolidating Balance Sheet
? Consolidating Balance Sheet Reports are considered month-end consolidation tools and are used by CFOs and Group Controllers to compare and consolidate subsidiary balance sheets. A key functionality in this type of report dynamically lists select subsidiaries across the columns with a consolidated total on the far right. The report can be shown in any currency and the user can drill down on any number to review the underlying transactions. You will find an example of this type of report below.
Purpose of
Consolidating Balance Sheet Reports Companies and organizations use Consolidating Balance Sheet Reports to provide corporate executives with easy analysis through a single view of assets, liabilities and equity across all subsidiaries. When used as part of good business practices in a Finance & Accounting Department, a company can improve its analytical speed and agility, as well as, reduce the risk that key contributors to consolidated balance sheet metrics go undetected.
Consolidating Balance Sheet Report
Example Here is an example of a Consolidating Balance Sheet report with companies listed across the columns. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2560"]
Consolidating Balance Sheet Report Example[/caption] You can find hundreds of additional examples
here.
Who Uses This Type of
Report
? The typical users of this type of report are: CFOs and Controllers.
Other
Report
s Often Used in Conjunction with
Consolidating Balance Sheet Reports Progressive Finance & Accounting Departments sometimes use several different Consolidating Balance Sheet Reports, along with consolidating profit & loss, cash flow reports and other management and control tools.
Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional corporate performance management (CPM/EPM) solutions.
What Tools are Typically used for Reporting, Planning and Dashboards? Examples of business software used with the data and ERPs mentioned above are:
- Native ERP report writers and query tools
- Spreadsheets (for example Microsoft Excel)
- Corporate Performance Management (CPM) tools (for example Solver)
- Dashboards (for example Microsoft Power BI and Tableau)
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