Institute of Chartered Accountants - Business Software Guide

Cash Focus Financial Tools

Visual Cash Focus — for budgeting in detail. Business and corporate budgeting tool.

The latest version of Visual Cash Focus budgeting software creates a budget for any organisation, from the largest to the smallest. A drag-and-drop feature for account totals and sub-totals is included for ultimate presentation flexibility. There are new advanced features, including consolidation, profit centre reporting, budgeting for non-financial items, multi-currency, bill-of-materials, monthly, weekly and daily budgeting. Visual Cash Focus will complement any ledger system, and take business management to a new level with 12-, 18- and 24-month rolling forecasts. Reports include profit and loss/income statement, balance sheet, budgeted cash flows, source and application of funds, ratios, graphs and variances. It makes your budget creation and management easier, quicker and more accurate. It will save you money and time. Visual Cash Focus is the best solution for budgeting, forecasting, management and financial reporting.

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Strategic Focus — for business valuations and financial analysis

Business valuations are performed quickly and easily with Strategic Focus software. Valuations are based on free cash flow and economic value added. Tracks profits and cash flow through the income statement / profit and loss and balance sheet. Helps determine the efficiency of a company’s balance sheet. Use as a “what if” financial analysis tool, to confirm whether future strategies will add business value. “Strategic Focus provides management and advisors with a disciplined and effective approach to determine business valuations and analyse financials.”   More info

ABC Focus – activity based costing software

ABC Focus provides a structured approach to activity-based costing. The software calculates the cost of products, services, customers and unused capacity. Confidently adjust pricing and activities for competitive advantage. “ABC Focus is a tool which makes activity based costing (ABC) concepts simple to understand and use. It is a very attractive package because its flexible costing model, consolidated reporting and a very competitive pricing regime make it suitable for large and small business in virtually any industry.”   More info

“20-20” — balanced scorecard software

Use 20-20 software to implement a balanced scorecard. Communicate financial and non-financial targets using a colour-coded control panel. Monitors current business performance. Links high-level boardroom strategy to the shop floor; project management. “Potentially the most valuable software tool any business could buy!”   More info

For further information on any of these packages, please visit the web site www.cashfocus.com.