Written by Nils R. | Aug 22, 2020 7:00:00 AM
What is
a
Graphical Cash Flow Analysis Tool and Dashboard Report
? Cash Flow Analysis tools are considered key corporate reports and are often used by CFOs and Analysts to monitor and predict liquidity. Key functionality in this type of report (see tabs at bottom of image below) provides 13 months of trended profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow data. Then this data is utilized to present the graphical flow chart that ultimately shows the company's cash position and related trends. The percent metrics shows the year-over-year change for the current month. You will find an example of this type of report below.
Purpose of
Cash Flow Analytical Tools Companies and organizations use Cash Flow Analytical Tools to easily detect trends both in the revenues, expenses and balance sheet items that drive cash flow, and the resulting cash position. When used as part of good business practices in a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Department, a company can improve its liquidity analysis, as well as, reduce the chances that the FP&A team discover issues with cash drivers after they already have become a problem.
Cash Flow Analytical Tool
Example Here is an example of a graphical Cash Flow Analysis tool with 13 month trended financial statements (see tabs at bottom of image). [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1677"]
Graphical Cash Flow Analysis Tool and Dashboard 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, Analysts and Executives.
Other
Report
s Often Used in Conjunction with
Cash Flow Analytical Tools Progressive Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Departments sometimes use several different Cash Flow Analytical Tools, along with dashboards, regular financial statements 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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