A budget can be approved on time and still leave the finance department with a difficult question a few weeks later – how easily can the organisation explain what has changed? In...
By the time an annual budget is approved, some of the assumptions beneath it will already have moved. Customer demand shifts, delivery dates slip, wage and input costs fluctuate,...
Scenario planning in universities give a way to examine how today’s assumptions could change tomorrow’s position. It is a necessary tool, both to plan and manage strategic change,...
Many businesses hold large volumes of financial data in their ERP systems, departmental files, planning tools, and local reports, yet still struggle to reach quick agreements on...
For many UK universities, the central financial question is no longer whether budgets can be balanced for one year, but whether the institution can sustain its academic mission,...
For many university finance teams, the most difficult part of TRAC is no longer the pressure of the return itself. The pressure comes from producing figures that can be explained,...
For university councils and executive teams, the quality of reporting can shape the quality of decisions. Approving capital spend, reviewing financial resilience, monitoring...
Forecasting becomes most valuable when conditions are least predictable. For Finance Directors, the challenge is rarely producing a forecast in the first place; it is maintaining...
We were delighted to report that Corporate Planner has been recognised as a top-rated solution for financial consolidation software in the 2026 BARC Survey, reflecting strong user...
