Liquidity Management / 13-week Cash Flow Forecasting
Effective planning and management of liquidity is crucial in times of business distress and/or market disruptions. This allows companies to maintain adequate control of resources and redirect them to the highest ROI priorities.
At Catalycs, we work with CFOs to produce an effective cash management system consisting of:
A 13-week cash flow tool to allow visibility and active management of future cash inflows/outflows
An actuals-to-forecast reconciliation tool to understand the variances and increase forecast precision
A detailed assessment of liquidity improvement opportunities including size of prize and feasibility of implementation
What is it?
- Rolling forecast of liquidity at an entity level to control and manage cash
- Living document, updated weekly with report of variances versus actuals
- Bottom-up buildup based on receipts and disbursements, in contrast to indirect approach
- Used by management, creditors, and advisors during a turnaround/restructuring
What is it used for?
- To assess a company's near-term liquidity
- To identify, implement, and track liquidity improvement measures including funding resources
- To evaluate potential operational scenarios and KPI sensitivities on overall liquidity
- To meet legal and covenant requirements in credit agreements
- To understand a firm's operational structure and core/non-core divisions
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