Budget Control Excel YTD & FYForecast M15 – Analytical Financial Management System

Advanced Excel Template for Budgeting, Forecasting, and Profitability Control

Do you want to take control of your company’s results instead of letting the results control you?
The Budget Control Excel YTD & FYForecast M15 is a professional financial management tool designed to help you anticipate results, manage deviations, and achieve your strategic goals through precise budgetary control and projections.

Used by controllers, CFOs, and business consultants, this Excel model allows you to analyze, forecast, and act before the year ends — not after.

Purpose of the Budget Control M15 System

This version of the Budgetary and Analytical Control System M15 has been developed to adapt to each company’s structure and decision-making needs.
It enables monthly updates, information stability control, and advanced analytical reporting for Business Units, Departments, and Managers.

✅ Main Objectives

Configure a budget and analytical control model tailored to the company
Update monthly data and forecasts automatically
Maintain data integrity and error-free analysis
Provide ongoing support for financial analysis and decision-making
Generate strategic reports and dashboards for management

Main Reports and Dashboards

The system includes 3 key financial control reports and additional department-level analysis.

📊 Report #1: Analytic P&L Year-over-Year (YOY)

Compare the company’s performance with the previous year.
Identify improvement areas and evaluate how each analytical account has evolved.

📈 Report #2: Budget Control – Year-to-Date (YTD)

Compare actual results up to the accounting closing date with budgeted objectives.
Identify deviations early and analyze their origin.

📉 Report #3: Budget Control – Full-Year Forecast (FYFcst)

Combine actual results from closed months with projections for the rest of the year.
This is the most valuable report, as it enables anticipation and decision-making before year-end.

🧭 Additional Reports

YTD Budget Control by Department
Full-Year Forecast by Department
Action Plan tracking by Manager / Department

All reports include visual dashboards, charts, and deviation analysis.

Benefits of Implementing a Budget Control System with Forecasts

Implementing a professional Budget Control System with Projections allows your company to:

✅ Maximize profits through timely corrective actions
✅ Improve internal processes to increase competitiveness
✅ Anticipate deviations before they impact results
✅ Promote continuous improvement across all areas
✅ Delegate responsibility and evaluate performance by department or manager

This model is ideal for companies with significant revenues and expenses, multiple business units, or complex organizational structures.

Example of Budget Control and Forecasting in Action

Imagine a company with the following data:

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Profit
2020	9.0K	7.0K	2.0K
2021	10.0K	7.5K	2.5K

The 2021 goal was 9.5K revenue / 6.5K expenses / 3.0K profit, but the company spent more than expected, reducing profitability.

For 2022, the new target is 11.0K revenue / 7.0K expenses / 4.0K profit.
After closing February, the forecast indicates 10.2K revenue / 7.3K expenses / 2.9K profit, showing a deviation of -1.1K.

This insight — available early in the year — gives management 10 months to take corrective measures: increase sales, reduce costs, or optimize processes.
That is the power of projections: anticipate, act, and improve.

Configuration and Customization Options

The Budget Control Excel YTD & FYForecast M15 allows full customization for each company:

⚙️ Settings Area

Analytical account structure
Business unit and department mapping
Language selection (English / Spanish, editable)
Fiscal year start month configuration

🧮 Mapping and Allocation

1:1 or matrix mapping between ledger and analytical accounts
Business unit allocation by percentage (e.g., 75% Wines / 25% Cheese)
Consolidated and per-unit reporting

💰 Budget Configuration Methods

1️⃣ Analytical Budget – based on analytical accounts and past-year adjustments
2️⃣ Zero-Based Budget – created from scratch (ideal for detailed planning)
3️⃣ Accounting Budget – using ledger accounts and historical data
4️⃣ Budget by Items – advanced method with supplier-level detail

🔮 Forecast Configuration

Same methods as budget setup
Monthly review and adjustment after each accounting close
Linked with Action Plans to justify projection changes

Key Value: Continuous Improvement through Anticipation

This management model follows the continuous improvement philosophy (Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma) — anticipate, act, and optimize.

Companies that master this approach control their results, rather than being controlled by them.
That’s why leading organizations use Budget Control systems with projections to guide decision-making throughout the year.

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Example of Budgetary Control Reports

J.A.T
This way of keeping a budget control changes everything. We had never tried it because we did not think it would be useful. But with Dani’s methodology we now see the potential and we think it will help us in very many ways.

R.M
The Budgetary Control technique and tool is helping us to better manage expenses and that allows us to make better decisions. A great contribution to our management control.

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