Manage your financial planning 2026

Many organizations still rely too heavily on annual reports. The problem: once the numbers are on the table, it’s often too late to make real adjustments. Interim figures, on the other hand, allow you to detect deviations early.

Imagine one product group is underperforming while another is outperforming. With Speedbooks, you see this directly in dashboards and reports. You can then investigate whether the deviation is caused by seasonal patterns, one-off large orders, or structural market changes. The result: you take action while it still makes a difference.

Not every business needs the same reporting rhythm. Some prefer monthly insights, others work with quarterly or half-yearly reports. Speedbooks gives you that flexibility. You set the frequency yourself and choose the reports that fit your needs. This way, the planning and control cycle becomes a continuous dialogue rather than a static process.

Budgets are the foundation of any financial plan. But a budget only becomes truly valuable when you connect it to actual figures. Speedbooks makes it possible to define not only annual budgets but also multiple scenarios from optimistic and realistic to more conservative ones.

Thanks to the ability to import budgets from accounting software or Excel, setup is easy. And because you can include seasonal patterns on a monthly basis, comparisons with reality become even more powerful. You instantly see where you’re ahead or behind, and what the drivers are.

If you think financial reporting is always dry and technical, Speedbooks will change your mind. With a single click, you generate standard reports that not only show the numbers but also make them understandable for management, shareholders, and investors.

• Flex reports let you choose which periods and data to compare.
• Management dashboards present the most important ratios and trends on a single A4 page.
• Reports are easy to share as PDFs or via Speedbooks Online, ensuring that all stakeholders have access to the same information. This shifts financial reporting from a retrospective exercise to a tool for collaboration and decision-making.

One of the most useful overviews in Speedbooks is the dashboard. It brings together revenue, costs, cash flow, and scenarios. Graphs and tables show you exactly where you stand at a glance. Even better: you can drill down into details.

You might discover, for instance, that higher revenue is concentrated in just one customer group, or that rising costs are mainly due to staffing. Insights like these make the difference between reacting too late and steering proactively.

Perhaps the most powerful feature of Speedbooks is the forecast module. While reports mostly look back, forecasts provide a forward view. Based on budgets and actual figures, Speedbooks calculates projections for the rest of the year.

The real strength? You can play with scenarios in real time. What happens if revenue drops by 20%? How does cash flow change if staff costs rise by 5%? By adjusting these values live, you instantly see the impact in charts and tables. This makes discussions with executives or investors not just concrete but interactive. Together, you can shift numbers during the meeting and immediately discuss which actions are needed.