Why Budget?
Planning and decision making
Monitor Performance
Communicate goals
Master Budget:
Overall Financial Plan for Organization
2 key areas of master budget:
Operating budget (budgeted income statement) sales budget, production
budget
Multiple smaller activities
Financial budget (balance sheet)
Focus on cash flows of the org
Cash budget-> Capital budget
|budgeted balance sheet budgeted statement of cash flows
Review Process:
Review with budget committee to view the alignment with strategic goals
and objectives
Strategic Plan & budget (Senior Level)-Long term
Intermediate Plan & budget (Middle Level)-Mid Term
Operational Plan & budget (lower level)-Short Term
District sales manager budget: volume, price and sales mix