Step 1
Set company details
Fix the currency, opening cash, and safety cash line for one company so the forecast stays consistent.
Finance Excel template
Tải miễn phí Mẫu dự báo dòng tiền. Quản lý khoản tiền vào, khoản tiền ra và xu hướng số dư trong cùng một workbook.
Mẫu Excel miễn phí giúp bạn rà soát khoản tiền vào, khoản tiền ra và xu hướng số dư trong cùng một workbook.
If you need team collaboration, mobile data entry, photo uploads, corrective action reminders, or dashboards, view the systemized version.
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Incoming payments
Outgoing payments
Balance trend
Input example
Lock in one company’s cash forecast baseline
Align company details, opening cash, receipt plans, payment plans, recurring cash flow, and the safety cash line first, then use the monthly review to spot gaps earlier.
Sheets
10
Review cash headroom first
Workflow
Traceable
Best for weekly rolling checks
Input
Shareable
Helps cover shortfalls early
Input example
Company scope
Northstar Manufacturing
Forecast inflows
4,800,000 USD
Forecast outflows
3,200,000 USD
Safety cash line
500,000 USD
Consultation
If you want to align one company’s company profile, receipt plan, payment plan, cash flow forecast, and alert review with your current workflow, we can help decide what stays in Excel and what moves to the web. We can also adjust the column layout to match your current cash flow sheet.
If you need team collaboration, mobile data entry, photo uploads, corrective action reminders, or dashboards, view the systemized version.
Free download
Xem trước nội dung của bản Excel trước
Mẫu workbook miễn phí giúp dễ theo dõi khoản tiền vào, khoản tiền ra và xu hướng số dư. Sau khi tải về, hãy bắt đầu với sheet thiết lập cơ bản.
File
Cash Flow Forecast Template.xlsx
File name：finance_cash_flow_forecast_template_en.xlsx
Sheets
10 sheets
Align incoming payments, outgoing payments, and balance trends first to reduce missed warnings.
You can keep monthly cash flow and actuals in the same workbook, which makes reviews easier.
You can also add notes in the same flow, which makes it easier to share with accounting and management.
Start with the inflow and outflow assumptions.
Excel to screen mapping
Cột Excel nào sẽ thành màn hình dự báo dòng tiền
Separating opening balance, cash assumptions, and balance trends keeps the forecast view aligned.
Excel element
System element
Notes
Company profile
Company scope settings
Set the company name, industry, currency, opening cash, and safety cash line first.
Receipt plan
Receipt list
Keep customers, expected dates, amounts, status, and owners together.
Payment plan
Payment board
Manage suppliers, due dates, priority, status, and payment owners.
Alert review
Alert list
Record cash gaps, response actions, owners, and review notes.
How Excel is used
Cách vận hành dự báo dòng tiền trong Excel
The overview screen surfaces balances and warning lines first, while the settings screen locks in assumptions.
Step 2
Enter receipts and payments
Record customer receipts, supplier payments, recurring cash flow, and financing reserves in separate sheets.
Step 3
Review the cash forecast
Check monthly forecast inflows, forecast outflows, closing cash, and periods below the safety line.
Step 4
Complete the alert review
Capture gap reasons, response actions, and owners so the next forecast starts from a clearer baseline.
Where does Excel end and the system begin?
Transaction volume, number of locations, and approval needs decide how Excel and the web system should be split.
Excel is enough
Small cash flow operations
If transaction volume is small and monthly review is enough, Excel can still cover the workflow very well.
- Low transaction volume
- Single business entity
- Mostly monthly updates
Partial systemization
Lighten confirmation and sharing first
If you move only the inflow/outflow list online first, confirmation and sharing become much lighter.
- You want a clearer list
- You want to split notifications first
- You want to reduce sharing overhead
Full systemization
Build around cash flow
If you need approval flows, bank connections, permission layers, or audit history, it is safer to design for a system from the start.
- Approval flow required
- Approval flow required
- Bank integration or history management required
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Here are the questions people usually ask before they adopt it.
What do you need for an estimate?
If you can share incoming payments, outgoing payments, balance definitions, and your warning criteria for cash shortages, we can outline the estimate.
Can we use it with our current cash flow sheet?
Yes. You can keep your existing cash flow sheet and move only the inflow/outflow list online first.
Is it suitable for mobile use?
Yes. It is designed with review work in mind, so mobile viewing and data entry are both part of the concept.