The author of the program is ZAO Computer Information Systems. The developers claim that their application is primarily aimed at medium and large companies engaged in the production of goods. Often, KIS: Budgeting can be found on the computers of enterprises working in the chemical, mechanical engineering, food and other industries.
The program's functionality is extensive and allows processing key indicators of any type of budget (income and expenses, financial flows, sales, etc.) and adjusting them depending on the influence of external and internal factors. Planning is possible for any pre-set period from a day to one year with an acceptable level of detail.
Budgeting automation software
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The program has the ability to divide the process of financial planning and budgeting of the enterprise into two stages:
creating a forecast for the development of a business process;
formulation of tasks.
According to the authors, the software self employed data package package is a fairly flexible system that can be customized for each specific company. However, some users find the functionality insufficiently diverse. Also, the ability to exchange data between branches is not implemented. Among the disadvantages is low performance when working with large volumes of data.
"Intalev: Budget Management"
The third version of the software product has recently been released, in which some shortcomings have been corrected and significant improvements have been made. One of the main advantages is full integration with the most widespread business software in Russia, 1C: Enterprise 7.7.
The data from this system can be used without additional re-entry.
The updated program will help to create three types of financial plans for the development of a commercial organization: basic, standard and professional budgets. They are developed using similar algorithms. Managing the movement of financial flows is convenient and transparent. The application is aimed at small and medium businesses. Among the advantages, users note an excellent help system containing step-by-step instructions for all actions.
No significant disadvantages were found. But some experts point out that the budgeting of the enterprise is conducted from payment transactions, which requires significant detailing when forming financial plans. The package is popular with Russian businessmen due to its versatility and ease of use.
Problems of implementing a budgeting system at an enterprise
Implementation of a financial planning system is a complex and labor-intensive process. Without experience, it will be almost impossible to cope with this task. In this case, it is recommended to use the services of experienced professionals. Let us list the main problems when deploying an enterprise budgeting system.
Problems of implementing a budgeting system
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Firstly, the entrepreneur is unable to correctly display the structure of his income. Often, for the purpose of reinsurance, he deliberately understates the rate of possible revenue. It would seem that such a step is entirely justified, but in the future there will be a discrepancy in the reports between the planned and actual margin. Since the accumulating financial surplus is not reflected in the plan, it is either frozen or invested in random projects. In the first case, the money does not work, and in the second there is a risk of losses, since the effect of the investment was not analyzed in any way.
Secondly, some businessmen, on the contrary, indicate an inflated level of revenue in their plans. Given the actual sales volumes, it is impossible to reach this amount, and a certain deficit of funds is formed. Therefore, it is necessary to economize or look for additional sources of investment.
Certain difficulties may also arise when involving specialists from several structural divisions. If the overall level of horizontal communication in the company is low, then it is very difficult to coordinate such work. Managers will be forced to frequently recalculate and, after consultations, make adjustments to the budget.
Improving budgeting efficiency