FinGuard BalancePlan: 3-Statement Budget and Forecast Model – Excel XLSX

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BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. Produces a fully linked monthly P&L, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet from a single set of budget inputs.
2. Shows the exact impact of Base, Optimistic and Downside scenarios and nine sensitivity tests on profit and cash.
3. Catches input errors early with 33 integrity checks and red input alerts on every tab.

BUDGETING & FORECASTING EXCEL DESCRIPTION

FinGuard BalancePlan: 3-Statement Budget and Forecast Model is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental PDF document available for immediate download upon purchase.

FinGuard BalancePlan is a complete 3-statement budget and forecast model in Excel for small and mid-sized companies, finance managers, accountants and consultants. You build the full annual budget once, and the P&L, Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet are calculated and linked automatically for every month of the financial year.

Every number is entered once. Revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, payroll, capital expenditure, working capital and financing flow into the three statements and an executive dashboard. The balance sheet is checked to balance at every month end, and the cash flow is reconciled to net profit.

WHAT THE MODEL COVERS

Revenue built from volume and price by product or service line, with cost of sales as a percentage of revenue or a cost per unit.

Operating expenses by category, payroll and headcount planning, capital expenditure and depreciation by asset class.

Working capital driven by customer payment terms, supplier payment terms and inventory days.

Up to five loans (equal principal, annuity or bullet repayment), share capital injections and dividends.

Direct cash flow with a minimum cash threshold and an alert when cash falls below it.

Base, Optimistic and Downside scenarios. Each scenario runs the full model, so the results are exact rather than estimated.

Nine sensitivity tests covering sales volume, price, margin, costs, collection days, payment days and more.

Budget versus Actual with a latest forecast, variance explanations and corrective actions.

Executive dashboard with KPIs, financial ratios, charts and management alerts.

BUILT-IN QUALITY CONTROL

33 integrity checks give a clear model status of GREEN, AMBER or RED. Input alerts on every tab turn invalid entries red and show a plain-English message with the row to fix.

WHAT YOU GET

The primary file is the EXAMPLE workbook, filled with a fictional company so you can see every feature working. The secondary ZIP file contains the PRO workbook (blank and ready for your own data), the User Guide and a Quick Start guide.

REQUIREMENTS

Microsoft Excel 2016 or later, on Windows or Mac. No macros. Any financial year start month is supported.

Source: Best Practices in Budgeting & Forecasting, Integrated Financial Model Excel: FinGuard BalancePlan: 3-Statement Budget and Forecast Model Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, FinGuard Studio