Cash Flow Landing/Summary - Screen Guide

Cash Flow Summary Page

The Cost to Complete screen provides a detailed financial view of a job, including budgets, actual costs, commitments, and future forecasts. It allows users to analyse project performance over time and predict final outcomes based on current data.

Job Selection Panel

Users can select one or multiple jobs for analysis.

Job Number – Unique job identifier
Search and filter functionality

Financial Summary Section

Displays the overall financial position of the selected job(s).

Income – Total project revenue
Expenses – Total project costs

This section provides a quick snapshot of project performance.

Budget Breakdown Columns

The system calculates and displays multiple budget layers.

Original Budget – Initial planned budget
Budget Changes – Adjustments made over time
Provisional Sums – Allowances for uncertain costs
Adjusted Budget – Updated total budget
Commitments – Approved and committed costs
Allocation Balance – Remaining available budget

These columns form the basis of cost control and tracking.

Time-Based Forecasting

The system tracks budgets and costs across a monthly timeline scroll across in the summary view to check the forecast for each month.

Monthly columns
Long-term forecasting visibility (multi-year)
Historical and future projections combined

Each month is broken down into multiple data points behind the scenes, a user can check these breakdowns by hitting edit income or edit expenses.

Key Actions & Buttons

Refresh – Reload data when electing new jobs or historical data points
View Report – View data in a report view that can be filtered and exported
View Chart - Display data in a chart view for a quick summary overview
Edit Income – Update revenue forecasts and check behind the scenes numbers
Edit Expenses – Adjust cost forecasts and check numbers behind the scenes
Export – Export data to external formats (Report view)

Users can modify forecasting data directly from this screen.

Visual Reporting

Includes graphical representation of key financial metrics.

Grand Total vs Budget comparison
Income vs Budget charts

Charts provide high-level insights into performance trends.

Tips

Regularly update forecasts to maintain accuracy
Monitor allocation balance to prevent overruns
Use trade breakdowns to identify problem areas
Review future months for cash flow planning
Export reports for financial reviews and stakeholders