Reviewing the Cash Flow Report
The Cash Flow Report form displays the net Cash Flow (inflow and outflow) by Subsidiary for Actual and open Forecast periods. Cash Flow generates from operating, investing and financing activities. Use this form to analyze the Actual and projected Forecast trends for operating cash flow to determine if the forecast is realistic and whether it meets your company's goals and expectations. Analyze the Investing and Financing sections of the Cash Flow Report to ensure that they also align with your company's expectations. Finally, assess the end-of-month cash position for projected periods to determine if the projections are reasonable.
The last four rows on this report provide the following values for you to review and analyze:
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Net Change in Cash for Period
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Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash
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Cash at Beginning of Period
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Cash at End of Period
To review the Cash Flow Report:
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From the Home page, go to Financials > Cash Flow.
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Click Cash Flow Report at the bottom of the page.
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In the Point of View, select a Subsidiary and Currency member.
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To apply the changes, click the Go icon
.The form displays values for cash flow activities (operating, investing, financing).
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(Optional) To refresh the form with the latest Forecast values, right-click the data grid and select All Accts Bud Data Refresh.
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All the activities on the report are calculated based on a formula. To display the formula for a row, click the Member Formula icon
to the right of the activity in the first column.Click Close after you are done with the Member Formula popup window.
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Review and analyze the cash flow values to determine if the Budget is realistic and aligned with your company's expectations and if projections are reasonable.