Department:
Period:
Cost Center:
Option B — Balanced palette
Total Budget
$5.80M
— Annual approved
Actuals YTD
$4.20M
▲ +8.3% vs PY
Remaining
$1.60M
▲ 27.6% left
% Utilised
72.4%
▲ target 75% @ 9mo
Forecast EoY
$5.95M
▲ +2.6% vs budget
Monthly Budget vs Actuals
Option B: Purple = actuals, Blue = budget, Orange target reference
ActualsBudgetForecast
Expense Mix
Sequential Purple tints — same category
Payroll 38%
Operations 22%
Marketing 18%
R&D 14%
Other 8%
Department Budget Utilisation
% consumed — target 75% at month 9
Engineering
92%
Sales
78%
Marketing
68%
Operations
105%
HR
55%
Finance
71%
IT
83%
Cost Center Detail
YTD actuals vs budget — with variance
| Cost Center | Budget | Actual | Var $ | Var % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll & Benefits | $2,100K | $1,932K | -$168K | -8.0% | OK |
| Infrastructure | $620K | $576K | -$44K | -7.1% | OK |
| Marketing Spend | $440K | $510K | +$70K | +15.9% | Over |
| SaaS Licences | $300K | $282K | -$18K | -6.0% | OK |
| Travel & Expenses | $180K | $200K | +$20K | +11.1% | Watch |
| R&D Projects | $550K | $490K | -$60K | -10.9% | OK |
| Contingency | $220K | $210K | -$10K | -4.5% | OK |
Quarterly Cash Flow
Inflow vs outflow
Variance Trend
Monthly budget gap
Top Over-Budget Items
Ranked by variance value
Marketing Spend+$70K
Travel & Expenses+$20K
Consulting Fees+$14K
Software Licences+$8K
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