Financial Forecasting Experts

23/07/2020

When you need the efficiency and flexibility that only Microsoft Excel can provide for financial forecasting and budgeting, then choose FD4Cast.
FD4Cast achieves its ‘industrial strength’ by addressing MS Excel’s two key weaknesses:
• Inconsistent quality of handcrafted models built by untrained users or those with gaps in their knowledge
• The difficulty of bringing spreadsheets together into a single database to produce integrated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reports.

Link: https://fd4cast.co.uk/

21/07/2020

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19/07/2020

When automation is implemented it’s rarely smooth sailing for many small and large-scale organisations. Efforts to automate force these organisations to re-examine their core business processes and adapt them for the future “to-be” world, whilst at the same time continue with the day-to-day running of the business.

Analysts will seek to break down the core components of the end-to-end process, and it is here where the risks are myriad. For example, requirements may be missed, stakeholders not fully engaged, parts of the process not completely understood, data quality low, mappings incorrect, etc.

They also may not know the answers to some questions until a ‘proof-of-concept’ has been developed. There is a lot to get right during the transition between old/outdated and new/automated during the staged development lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy).

Frequently new technology is implemented as a magic bullet to automate the end-to-end process. While these can improve efficiency, they also add another layer of complexity which must be understood by the business and supported in the long term.

Link: https://fd4cast.co.uk/resources/case-studies/

17/07/2020

Feel free to contact us today and discuss your project needs with one of our Microsoft Excel experts.

FD4Cast will provide you with the support and necessary resources to complete each project in the most efficient, timely and cost-effective manner.

With our depth of knowledge and vast expertise, FD4Cast provides professional business solutions for any organisation using Microsoft Excel application. We have previously worked on projects such as:

• VBA Programming – Bespoke Application Development
• Budgeting, planning & forecasting
• Dashboarding – Business Intelligence Solutions
• Operational & Financial Modelling
• Independent model reviews & model builds
• Performance analysis
• Cost & pricing analysis
• Accounting & Audit solutions

FD4Cast is an "industrial strength forecasting and budgeting system" constructed within MS Excel. The system is designed and constructed using VBA programming that quickly creates user-friendly and robust MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet models in a very rugged fashion based on a formal definition language...

15/07/2020

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FD4Cast will provide you with the support and necessary resources to complete each project in the most efficient, timely and cost-effective manner.

With our depth of knowledge and vast expertise, FD4Cast provides professional business solutions for any organisation using Microsoft Excel application.

Feel free to contact us today and discuss your project needs with one of our Microsoft Excel experts.

FD4Cast is an "industrial strength forecasting and budgeting system" constructed within MS Excel. The system is designed and constructed using VBA programming that quickly creates user-friendly and robust MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet models in a very rugged fashion based on a formal definition language...

13/07/2020

One of the biggest clues to the origin of FD4Cast is found in the capability of our forecasting and budgeting system to provide you with the figures that get you noticed by those that you may need to influence.
The reality is that most large-scale automation seeks to solve industry and sector-specific problems, with a view to designing solutions which are easily applicable for a multitude of organisations in a global marketplace. And for good reason too, because the vendors of automation solutions seek maximum payback for their investment and efforts – hence their top down view of things.
So when automation is implemented it’s rarely smooth sailing for many small and large-scale organisations. Efforts to automate force these organisations to re-examine their core business processes and adapt them for the future “to-be” world, whilst at the same time continue with the day-to-day running of the business. Analysts will seek to break down the core components of the end-to-end process, and it is here where the risks are myriad.

For example, requirements may be missed, stakeholders not fully engaged, parts of the process not completely understood, data quality low, mappings incorrect, etc. They also may not know the answers to some questions until a ‘proof-of-concept’ has been developed. There is a lot to get right during the transition between old/outdated and new/automated during the staged development lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy). Frequently new technology is implemented as a magic bullet to automate the end-to-end process. While these can improve efficiency, they also add another layer of complexity which must be understood by the business and supported in the long term.
FD4Cast brings the requirement for transparent and flawless forecasting and budgeting together in a flexible and versatile tool that is quite simply a winning formula. From the simple to the sophisticated, FD4Cast supports mutually beneficial business relationships whenever trust depends on transparent and flawless numbers.

FD4Cast is an "industrial strength forecasting and budgeting system" constructed within MS Excel. The system is designed and constructed using VBA programming that quickly creates user-friendly and robust MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet models in a very rugged fashion based on a formal definition language...

11/07/2020

Check Out Our Happy Customers who are using Financial Modelling tool in their Organization and widen up their Business Scenario using it.

FD4Cast provides industrial-strength integrated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow modelling services.

09/07/2020

The concept of ‘Automation’, especially for IT-related processes, peppers general workplace talk these days on an ever-increasing scale.

It’s the expectation that someone, somewhere, has already solved a particular problem, and that the solution is readily available for implementation.

I’ve been in many meetings where the question has been asked “Haven’t we got someone who can do that?” or “Don’t we have some software that can do that?”.

The answer many times is that they don’t, and usually because the problems they are trying to solve are probably unique to their organisation.

It’s easy to point to examples of large organisations or sectors where automation has been a resounding success. Amazon has invested millions into automating warehouse fulfilment over the last decade in order to gain competitive advantage and reduce shipping times.

And the volume of investment in Artificial Intelligence systems will see revolutionary change in the next 3-5 years for the Healthcare, Legal and Accounting sectors, for instance.

The benefits from this disruptive technology will fundamentally change the way we interact with such organisations (hopefully for the better). But Amazon is a big company with deep pockets and a long-term view on distribution, and the three sectors mentioned above will never cease to exist whilst mankind is on this earth.

They also happen to be ripe for shake-up using disruptive ideas and technology.

For further Blog check out this link : https://fd4cast.co.uk/blogs/doing-more-with-less-could-smes-do-more-to-embrace-automation/

07/07/2020

Using the link below, sign up for your free 30 day trial.

To help you get started, we offer full technical support throughout the trial on forecasting and managing P&L, balance sheets and cash flow.

FD4Cast is an "industrial strength forecasting and budgeting system" constructed within MS Excel. The system is designed and constructed using VBA programming that quickly creates user-friendly and robust MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet models in a very rugged fashion based on a formal definition language...

06/07/2020

FD4Cast is a corporate financial modelling system designed to enable financial and planning professionals to plan their business future by exercising their judgement in forecasting (the perceptive process) as well as performing trending from historic inputs (the learnt process).

FD4Cast models provide the user with the ability to quickly construct robust financial forecasting systems for businesses to begin using immediately.

These systems are designed and constructed from a global template using advanced VBA development, creating user‐friendly and robust Microsoft Excel 2007 spreadsheet models based on a formal definition language and methodology.

Complete construction and configuration is estimated to take around 25‐30 minutes per model.

Financial models can be developed to include all required forecasting elements, from a sales forecast, operating expense budget, working capital modelling, capital expenditure and depreciation analysis; to loans, leases, trade debtor financing, etc. ‐ all being summarised in traditional cash flow analysis, profit and loss and balance sheet format.

In addition, users have the ability to conduct interactive forecasting and decision-making sessions such as budget creation and real‐time scenario planning.

Unlike traditional ‘black box’ modelling applications, the workbooks created can be extended by the user by using Microsoft Excel in the normal way.

The model has two significant parts: the main part which is protected so that the user cannot accidentally corrupt the formulae generated, and includes a selection of Standard Summary and Detailed Reports for Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow; the second part comprises of unprotected blank sheets on which the user can, for example, create their own custom reports and draw data through formulae links from the standard reports.

Furthermore, this feature simultaneously provides the opportunity to append additional business drivers and editable analysis sheets.

This User Guide has been written as four separate sections:

• UNDERSTANDING THE MODEL: The first section deals with the construction and configuration aspects of FD4Cast models

• INPUTS: The second covers the inputs of historical and forecast data required to create a forecast

• OUTPUTS: The third details the standard output reports, scenario and budget planning tools that FD4Cast models deliver

• INFO & FAQ: Final section covers additional info and frequently asked questions.

Technical Support within the hour is provided by the FD4Cast’s team during normal UK office hours and a telephone hotline number is provided to all customers. Alternatively, existing and trial customers can also email [email protected] with a maximum response time of 24 hours.

link : https://fd4cast.co.uk/help/

05/07/2020

We like to pay thanks for support over the past few weeks through an ‘Ask me anything’ session.

If you have any doubts related to "FD4Cast" or have a question we are ready to help.
Our qualified experts are able to advise you on financial forecasting, configuration aspects and how we help you in managing your business through our simple yet powerful tool.
Feel free to contact us as our team will be ready to help!

FD4Cast is an "industrial strength forecasting and budgeting system" constructed within MS Excel. The system is designed and constructed using VBA programming that quickly creates user-friendly and robust MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet models in a very rugged fashion based on a formal definition language...

03/07/2020

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