Monthly granularity
Enter twelve monthly amounts instead of one yearly number, so seasonal businesses are budgeted realistically.
Plan the year in taka and see every variance as it happens
A budget is only useful if you compare it with reality. Plan monthly revenue and expenses by account and cost centre for the fiscal year, then see budget, actual and variance side by side from the same ledger that records your transactions.
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How it works
From setup to a review-ready result
A practical workflow your team can follow without adding disconnected spreadsheets or repeated data entry.
- 1
Choose the fiscal year
Select the year by its starting year, in line with your July-June financial year.
- 2
Budget by account
Pick a revenue or expense account and optionally a cost centre, then enter the monthly amounts. The annual total adds up for you.
- 3
Let actuals post
Invoices, bills, expenses and journals post to the ledger as usual. Nothing is re-entered for the comparison.
- 4
Review the variance
Open Budget vs Actual to see budget, actual, variance and variance percentage, and export to PDF or Excel.
What you get
Built for how budgets & budget vs actual actually works
Owners spot overspending while there is still time to act, and branch or department heads are held to numbers they helped set.
By cost centre
Budget the same account separately for the sewing section, the showroom and head office, then compare each.
Actuals from the ledger
The actual column is posted accounting activity, not a second set of numbers someone has to maintain.
Variance in taka and percent
See how far each line is from plan in both BDT and percentage terms.
PDF and Excel export
Hand the budget review to the board, a lender or a branch manager in the format they prefer.
Included on Professional and Enterprise
Cost centres and budgets are on the Professional and Enterprise plans.
Feature details
Every item and sub-item, clearly explained
Understand the main workflow, what belongs inside it and how each capability supports accurate daily work.
01
Main feature item
Plan the budget
Enter the plan once, by month.
What it includes
4 connected capabilities designed to keep this part of budgets & budget vs actual organized.
Included sub-items
What belongs under plan the budget
01
Account and cost centre
Choose any revenue or expense account, and optionally tie the budget to a cost centre.
02
Twelve monthly amounts
Enter each month separately, with a running annual total and an optional planning note.
03
Fiscal year selection
Keep separate budgets per fiscal year and look back at earlier years.
04
Edit and remove
Revise a budget as the year changes, or delete a line that is no longer needed.
02
Main feature item
Compare with actuals
One report, one source of truth.
What it includes
4 connected capabilities designed to keep this part of budgets & budget vs actual organized.
Included sub-items
What belongs under compare with actuals
01
Budget, actual, variance
Every line shows the budgeted amount, the posted actual, the variance and the variance percentage.
02
Cost centre column
See which section, branch or department a line belongs to, so accountability is clear.
03
Fiscal year filter
Choose the year and refresh to see the latest posted activity.
04
Audit-ready balances
The report reads posted accounting activity, so figures reconcile to the general ledger.
03
Main feature item
Act on the gaps
Turn variance into decisions.
What it includes
4 connected capabilities designed to keep this part of budgets & budget vs actual organized.
Included sub-items
What belongs under act on the gaps
01
Overspend alerts by eye
Lines that run far past plan are visible immediately in the variance column.
02
Underspend signals
Large unspent budgets show planned work that has not started, or revenue that has not arrived.
03
Find the entries behind it
Use the general ledger and cost centre performance reports to look into a variance.
04
Share the report
Export PDF or Excel for review meetings, rather than rebuilding numbers in a spreadsheet.
04
Main feature item
Fit for Bangladeshi businesses
Designed around local practice.
What it includes
4 connected capabilities designed to keep this part of budgets & budget vs actual organized.
Included sub-items
What belongs under fit for bangladeshi businesses
01
July-June fiscal year
Budgets follow the fiscal year most Bangladeshi companies use.
02
Factory and showroom costs
Budget rent, gas and electricity, salaries, transport and marketing by section, as manufacturers and retailers do.
03
Lakh and crore formatting
Amounts are shown in BDT with the lakh and crore grouping your team reads daily.
04
Cost centre reporting
Pair budgets with unit-level profit and loss to judge each branch fairly.
Accounting reference
This feature explanation is informed by recognized accounting and control guidance. Your configuration and filing obligations should still be reviewed for your organization and jurisdiction.
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