Reporting & CFO · Pricing
Annual Budget & Operating Plan
Starting at$3,025a year
What the price covers
1 entity; 12-month operating plan; staffing/capex; 2 scenarios and 2 review rounds
What we do
- Collect management assumptions and operating drivers
- Build the 12-month operating budget and supporting calculations
- Model approved staffing and capital expenditure assumptions
- Prepare the two scenarios and reconcile the planning pack
- Challenge assumptions and conduct the two planning review rounds
What you get
Approved working budget model, scenarios and decision notes.
Not included
Strategy implementation and monthly forecast refreshes (Rolling Forecast & Scenario Planning).
Every Step. All 17.
- 01Collect management's sales, cost and growth assumptionsAnnual assumptions · Senior accountant
- 02Review the historical operating patternAnnual assumptions · Senior accountant
- 03Confirm the planning calendar and input ownersAnnual assumptions · Senior accountant
- 04Build the monthly revenue plan12-month plan · Senior accountant
- 05Build the direct-cost and operating-expense plan12-month plan · Senior accountant
- 06Check the monthly profit calculation12-month plan · Senior accountant
- 07Tie the supporting schedules into the operating budget12-month plan · Senior accountant
- 08Model approved hiring dates and compensation assumptionsStaffing / capex · Senior accountant
- 09Model approved equipment purchases and timingStaffing / capex · Senior accountant
- 10Link staffing and capital spending to the planStaffing / capex · Senior accountant
- 11Apply the two agreed sets of planning assumptions2 scenarios · Senior accountant
- 12Compare the scenarios with the base plan2 scenarios · Senior accountant
- 13Check formulas and prepare the review pack2 scenarios · Senior accountant
- 14Challenge significant management assumptions2 review rounds · CFO
- 15Lead the two planning review meetings2 review rounds · CFO
- 16Record approved changes and outstanding decisions2 review rounds · CFO
- 17Approve the working budget and its assumption record2 review rounds · CFO
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