WinForecast Benefits
"After migrating from my previous cashflow software to WinForecast, I cannot believe I had not made the move earlier."
"'User friendly' is one way to describe the software, but this does not go far enough in terms of its abilities when applied to setup, importing data, amending underlying principles and assumptions, and tailoring reports to suit your own business. WinForecast is backed by a knowledgeable and most importantly willing group of helpdesk personnel, and as such I strongly recommend WinForecast to any business person who wants to take the pain out of budgeting and forecasting."
Ben Scales, Jarvis Walker, VIC
| Forecasting with spreadsheets | Forecasting with WinForecast Professional |
|---|---|
| Figures easily entered in wrong columns or as text | Rigorous data entry system to identify and eliminate errors |
| User creates formulae: errors often remain undetected | Formulae are incorporated in the program guaranteeing accuracy, you can also create your own formulae if you wish |
| New information has to be entered manually to the various reports | One-stop data entry means all reports are automatically updated with the latest information |
| Each heading requires a separate column and new formulae | Automatic calculation of GST, Company Tax, Bank interest, Bad Debt provision, Factoring |
| Data usually has to be entered manually, and new information requires reformatting columns | Hotlinks to existing spreadsheets provide constant updates with live information |
| Data still has to be copied and edited into professionally presented reports | Automatically produces Report Set ready for presentation |
| Makes forecasting a major and occasional task | Allows forecasting to become a regular management tool |
Use your time more productively
Producing Profit and Loss, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet forecasts is an essential discipline practised by successful businesses the world over. But it's a time consuming process and we recognise that your time is valuable. That's why we have introduced WinForecast to make forecasting easy.
Would you normally use a spreadsheet to produce budgets for a business plan and cash flow forecast? WinForecast produces an integrated report set of Profit and Loss, Cash Flow and Balance Sheet up to 10 times faster than using a spreadsheet, without encountering the errors that always seem to creep into spreadsheets.
Financial decision-making with confidence
WinForecast assists you to be more effective by spending far more time using you financial analytical skills for the benefit of the business and far less time concerned with the mechanics of producing forecasts.
Because WinForecast uses double-entry rigour to eliminate the risk of undetected spreadsheet errors, you can be confident about data integrity when presenting professional quality models to a bank, board of directors of client.
Financial planning as an essential management tool
Re-forecasting based on actual results is so quick you will find that budgeting and financial planning is no longer a once-a-year exercise, but a discipline you exert on the business all year round.
By improving the flow of high-quality information, WinForecast opens up new possibilities for financial specialists to advise top management and influence business decisions.