ExampleBefore and after: an Excel MIS vs a CFOPartner pack
One month for a fictional sample client, Aarav Polymers Pvt Ltd (plastics manufacturer, Vapi, turnover ₹5 to 15 crore). Figures are from CFOPartner's built-in sample client; no real client data. ₹ in lakh.
Before: the usual Excel MIS
| This month | Last month | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 40.50 | 46.00 |
| Other income | 0.15 | 0.20 |
| Purchases | 26.50 | 30.50 |
| Expenses | 15.10 | 14.15 |
| Profit / (loss) | (0.95) | 1.55 |
- Sent around the 20th, as a spreadsheet
- No budget, so no "are we on plan?"
- No view of cash ahead
- Nothing on debtors or overdue customers
- No actions, no owner, no follow-up
- No record of who checked it
After: the CFOPartner pack
Page one says:
- Sales ₹40.5 L, ₹4.5 L below the ₹45 L budget.
- A loss of ₹0.95 L after a ₹1.55 L profit last month.
- Salaries up from ₹4.1 L to ₹4.8 L; admin costs up from ₹1.5 L to ₹1.9 L over three months.
- Debtors up from ₹78 L to ₹92 L in three months while sales did not grow.
Actions agreed:
- Owner: collect ₹10 L from debtors older than 90 days, by the 20th.
- Accountant: send debtor ageing with the month-end records, by the 4th.
Plus budget vs actual, a 3-month cash forecast, working capital, the health score and the filings status. Reviewed by the senior, approved by the partner, sent in the firm's name on the agreed day.
The difference is not more numbers. It is that the owner knows what changed, why, and what to do this week, and the firm has a record that it was reviewed.
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