Blog categorized as Features

Departments: Clear Profitability by Business Unit 
Forecast 5 departments help businesses track profitability by splitting income and direct costs by unit.
28.01.26 12:27 PM
Actuals Entry: Compare, Analyse, and Reforecast with Confidence
Reforecast, analyse variances, and plan forward with confidence using real-time financial data. Compare budgets with actuals in Forecast 5.
28.01.26 11:20 AM
Multi-Currency: Simplifying Global Budgeting
Assign individual currencies and let Forecast 5 do the rest. Your results stay consistent, no matter which currencies you’re working with.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
Templates: Build Once, Use Endlessly
Template Creation in Forecast 5: Build once, reuse endlessly, and focus on what really matters — making informed business decisions.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
GL Code Tracking: Quicker, Easier Understanding
Forecast 5 GL Code Tracking: Empowering you to manage your financial data with greater precision and insight.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
Hotlink: To Forecast or Spreadsheet
Discover how Forecast 5's Hotlinking feature allows seamless integration between forecasts, enabling dynamic updates and efficient financial planning.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
Extent & Amend: Flexibility for the Future
Extend your budget 2, 5, or 15 years and apply increases or decreases and plan your organisation’s future with ease with Forecast 5.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
Advanced Reporting: The Perfect Accompaniment
Forecast 5’s advanced reporting suite lets you model scenarios, track rolling forecasts, analyse variances, and compare against original budgets.
28.01.26 11:19 AM
Consolidations: One Platform. Complete Group Forecasts.
Forecast 5 handles multi-currency conversions, intercompany eliminations, and complex structures so you can focus on strategy.
28.01.26 11:18 AM
Report Preview: Data at a Glance
Quickly and easily monitor changes, performance and trends instantly from the home tab with Forecast 5's Report Preview.
28.01.26 11:18 AM
Schedule Reports: Making Management Easy
Discover Forecast 5’s key reports and schedules to track budgets, assets, loans, taxes, and financial performance in one integrated platform
28.01.26 11:18 AM
Stock Records: Unmatched Functionality
Ensure your budgeting matches your business processes, whether you’re tracking purchases, managing work in progress, or modelling production.
26.08.24 12:16 PM
How Our Licensing Works
Explaining our packages and some terminology
30.08.22 02:15 PM
What If Scenarios: Preparing For Change
Explore how What-If scenarios in Forecast 5 help businesses model outcomes, assess risks, and make smarter financial decisions with confidence.
27.06.22 10:11 AM
Integrated Report Set: Financial Suite
A full suite of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow, Funds Flow, P&L by Department and P&L by Tracking Categories.
27.09.21 10:14 AM
Memo & KPI: Budget The Way You Want
Have you heard about our memo records and how they can allow you to budget with greater flexibility.
10.09.21 02:46 PM
Forecast Data Export: Working With Others
Forecast 5's Data Export allows you to export your forecast data formatted for easy integration with external software like Spotlight or Fathom
25.05.21 02:14 PM
Section Summary: Fast, Informative Overview
Quickly review each P&L section with Forecast 5’s Section Summary. Get instant totals, drill down into records, and simplify financial analysis.
25.05.21 02:05 PM
Visuals: Bring Your Data To Life
Discover Forecast 5 visuals—six interactive graphs for EBITDA, sales, bank movement, and more. View data monthly, quarterly, or annually.
18.05.21 03:35 PM
Powerful Software Integrations: Xero, Sage, MYOB and more
Import historic data, set up budgets, and import actuals, eliminating the need for manual data entry and reducing the risk of errors.
18.05.21 03:11 PM