Cash flow forecasting software
Cash flow forecasting can be taxing, with various departments struggling to consolidate data. Multiple spreadsheets, version control issues, broken formulas; it's a manual, time-consuming process that limits visibility.
What if there was a better way?
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4.6/5 on G2
Phocas - the better way to analyze, forecast and budget
3-statement forecasting
- Stay on-top of your cash position with three-way budgets and forecasts that sync automatically from your ERP
- Use your profit and loss to drive your balance sheet and cashflow forecasts
- Use live actuals to accurately forecast your future balance sheet position and financial health
Self-serve cash flow reports
- Customize and automate profit & loss, balance sheet and cashflow statements for cross-functional teams in minutes
- Quickly split reports like profit and loss to compare divisions, subsidiaries, regions, cost centres
- Make it simple to compare performance across time periods and against budgets, then drill into the underlaying detail
- Add visualizations or calculations such as EBIT, margins and ratios that update automatically
Customer quote
"We started out needing some better financials – a little cleaner, a little more information... One of the great features with the financials is that I can drill right down into transaction level, which is fantastic because it really helps me find those outliers a lot easier. It really does save a lot of time. So, a few minutes instead of a couple of hours."
— Amanda Ware, Director of Accounting & HR at Stokes Electric Company.
Fast, accurate data
- Automated: data is pulled from your ERP, multiple subsidiaries, countries, warehouses, or even multiple ERPs into one source of truth
- Reliable: Phocas handles big data volumes while maintaining fast, reliable performance
- Secure: data is accessible to everyone who needs it, while finance maintains employee-level security to protect sensitive information
- Migration: quick to implement, providing uninterrupted dataflow, reporting, dashboards even during ERP migrations
- AI-assisted: fast-track data analysis for new users by asking questions like; ‘Which customers declined last quarter?’
Auto consolidation
- Save hours, even days of data wrangling with automated financial and operational data consolidation
- Automatically pull data from multiple ERPs, subsidiaries, branches, countries into one consolidated view
- Quickly switch from a consolidated overview to analyze against division, time period or branch
- Leverage best-practice templates, formulas and ratios.
Customer quote
Phocas is definitely easy to use, our team don't have to rely on central office to get the reporting they need. The biggest benefit, however, is the flexibility to drill down to the next level of data and set up standard ways to look at things. It just makes life easier."
— Rodney Macnamara, General Manager at Abcoe Distributors.
Trusted by companies worldwide
The Phocas platform empowers 2,900+ businesses who make, move and sell products. 97% of customers stay with us year-on-year because our platform gives people confidence to run their businesses better.
- Asko
- Bayer
- Bupa
- Fuji Xerox
- Gazman
- Repco
- Sistema
- Thermofisher
- Henry Schein
- KYB
- Husqvarna
- Johnstone Supply
- Karcher
- WD-40
- Yamaha
- Bunzl
Easy cash flow analysis
- Drill down into underlying transactions for further interrogation of performance
- Easily make side-by-side comparisons such as year-on-year variances
- Sparklines (mini charts) allow you to quickly see trends and spot anomalies
- View budget data in dashboards, to tell and explore your financial forecasting story.
#1 Reporting/Analysis & Predictive Planning
In BARC's 'The Planning Survey 24' Phocas scored a perfect 10 in reporting/analysis and ranked #1 in predictive planning in the “integrated products for planning and business intelligence and analytics category”.
Insight software IDL vs Phocas
Insight software IDL 
vs
Phocas Software 
Reporting / analysis: Insight software IDL 4.9, Phocas 10
4.9
Reporting / analysis
10
Recommendation: Insight software IDL 3.2, Phocas 8.6
3.2
Recommendation
8.6
Predictive planning: Insight software IDL 3.6, Phocas 8.5
3.6
Predictive planning
8.5
Driver-based planning: Insight software IDL 3.4, Phocas 6.8
3.4
Driver-based planning
6.8
Vendor support: Insight software IDL 2.2, Phocas 7.4
2.2
Vendor support
7.4
Source: The Planning Survey 24, BARC
Anaplan vs Phocas
Anaplan 
vs
Phocas Software
Reporting / analysis: Anaplan 7.8, Phocas 10
7.8
Reporting / analysis
10
Recommendation: Anaplan 9.1, Phocas 8.6
9.1
Recommendation
8.6
Predictive planning: Anaplan 10, Phocas 8.5
10
Predictive planning
8.5
Driver-based planning: Anaplan N/A, Phocas 6.8
N/A
Driver-based planning
6.8
Vendor support: Anaplan 5.2, Phocas 7.4
5.2
Vendor support
7.4
Source: The Planning Survey 24, BARC
Board vs Phocas
Board 
vs
Phocas Software
Reporting / analysis: Board 9.5, Phocas 10
9.5
Reporting / analysis
10
Recommendation: Board 7.9, Phocas 8.6
7.9
Recommendation
8.6
Predictive planning: Board 1.5, Phocas 8.5
1.5
Predictive planning
8.5
Driver-based planning: Board 4.2, Phocas 6.8
4.2
Driver-based planning
6.8
Vendor support: Board 4.8, Phocas 7.4
4.8
Vendor support
7.4
Source: The Planning Survey 24, BARC
Jedox vs Phocas
Jedox 
vs
Phocas Software
Reporting / analysis: Jedox 6.4, Phocas 10
6.4
Reporting / analysis
10
Recommendation: Jedox 6.5, Phocas 8.6
6.5
Recommendation
8.6
Predictive planning: Jedox 3.4, Phocas 8.5
3.4
Predictive planning
8.5
Driver-based planning: Jedox 2.6, Phocas 6.8
2.6
Driver-based planning
6.8
Vendor support: Jedox 5.8, Phocas 7.4
5.8
Vendor support
7.4
Source: The Planning Survey 24, BARC
Visually presentable insights
- Build, customize and share unlimited dashboards and workflows, creating a clear business overview
- Visualize financial ratios and KPIs side-by-side, connecting different divisions, subsidiaries, branches to performance
- Quickly switch from visualizations to underlying data where you can slice and dice the metrics
- Present live data insights to non-finance teams using graphs, pie charts and Sparklines (mini charts) that are easy to understand.
Hear why Phocas is revolutionizing the way businesses budget and forecast
User-friendly forecasting
- An intuitive interface design offers a familiar format to Excel spreadsheets
- Swiftly navigate the budget worksheet, securely assign tasks, add commentary to cells, and gain full visibility of changes in real time
- Follow your train of thought and drill deeper to answer questions without the fear of breaking something
- The rate of user adoption is a direct reflection of ease of use - 97% of users recommend Phocas.
Living forecast
- Budgets are only as good as the latest forecast. Compare actual performance to budget, highlight focus areas for improvement and create better re-forecasts.
- Turn your budgets into living, value-add tools for the whole business.
- Access financial data and reports, as well as sales and operational data to help you confidently build robust forecasts across the business.
- Assign security, share workflows across departments and make collaboration an intrinsic part of the process.
Operational & financial driven budgets
- Incorporating sales and operational data into your planning helps drive your budget.
- Balance workforce planning and inventory with changing business needs.
- Assess up-to-date performance data and create more accurate demand forecasts.
See Phocas Budgeting and Forecasting in Action
Phocas Budgeting and Forecasting is a cloud-based budget planning solution that automates the budgeting process. It's dynamic, user-friendly, and the ability to collaborate in real-time with people across your business is a game changer.
Real-time collaboration
- Access financial, sales and operational data from one trusted source of truth.
- An intuitive assignment, submission and approval process means everyone is accountable - no more chasing feedback.
- Built-in security means you'll only see what you're permitted to see and action.
- Budget changes are updated in real-time so version control issues are a thing of the past.
Customer quote
I love that you are able to assign category/accounts to individuals for review, to ensure each department has a say in the budgeting process."
— Justin Caper, Controller at American Metals.
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