Cash flow management software
Take better control of your cash with Unit4 FP&A
Unit4 FP&A Cash Flow Planning is built for CFOs and financial leaders who want to ensure financial stability and unlock strategic growth in their cash flow.
Our Cloud software solution helps automate cash flow models, enables advanced forecasting, and improves financial management.
Why does cash flow matter?
Cash flow risks
Inflexibility that weakens execution – For businesses dependent on project-based billing or variable income, poor cash flow management can trigger a domino effect of operational delays, late delivery, missed opportunities, and strained client relationships.
Harming growth – Even the most profitable businesses and solid growth plans can falter without sufficient positive cash flow and cash reserves.
P&L reports mask issues – Profit and Loss (P&L) reports often follow revenue recognition standards, leading to disconnects between reported income and actual cash inflow. Without sustained positive cash flow development, an organization will be at risk of becoming insolvent.
Cash flow wins
Stability, agility and resilience – When income streams fluctuate based on client schedules, strategic cash flow planning and management are the foundation for financial stability and resilience during economic uncertainties, as well as enabling better capital allocation.
Driving growth – Maintaining proper cash flow ensures timely payroll, covers operational costs and provides the flexibility to invest in strategic initiatives, such as expanding talent, upgrading infrastructure or diversifying service offerings.
Going beyond P&L – To avoid insolvency and any shorter-term liquidity issues, cash flow needs to be managed and planned for with as much attention as the P&L. Effective cash flow planning bridges this gap, avoiding unexpected liquidity shortfalls.
Did you know?
46%
of businesses have automated cash flow planning systems*
44%
of businesses still rely on spreadsheets for cash flow planning*
82%
of small businesses failures are due to cash flow problems**
*Source: "The State of the Back Office 2025", Unit4 & Vanson Bourne
**Source: Agicap, "The 2024 State of Cash Flow Challenges in Mid-Market Companies"
Smarter cash flow planning with Unit4
Unit4 FP&A is a system that will help you to increase the quality of your cash and liquidity forecasts – for better-informed decisions – as well as improving the rate of return on your cash. Our cash flow forecasting software gives finance and treasury teams instant control of areas such as liquidity forecasts, net cash positions, currency exposure and more. Accurate forecasts are easily and clearly represented in graphical format – meaning more time to analyze cash flow data.
This delivers benefits such as:
Integrated Cloud platform
Seamlessly connect with your existing financial systems, including P&L and balance sheets, creating a single, unified source of cash flow data.
Automated cash flow models
Eliminate manual processes and errors with automation for both direct and indirect cash flow models, ensuring accurate and timely analysis.
Advanced forecasting
Make agile, data-driven financial decisions with precise forecasts, reducing your reliance on spreadsheets and improving forecasting accuracy.
Scenario planning
Align operational, financial, and strategic planning while optimizing capital use with dynamic scenario modeling.
Data-driven insights
Access actionable insights through a unified cash flow planning platform, empowering efficient use of working capital and enhancing visibility across financial operations.
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Key features
Turn the page on spreadsheets and reduce manual errors.
Gain reliable insights and strategic foresight to optimize working capital and drive better business decisions.
- Customizable input templates by company/business unit
- Detailed reporting of cash data by currency and bank account
- Daily, weekly, monthly or mixed view
- Rule based workflow and alert system that enforces user comments and logs significant changes in any forecast
- Visual status reporting to ensure full process control
- Standardized templates for reporting with both grid and graph view
- Automatic consolidation of cash data in unlimited number of structures – such as legal, business unit, country or cash-pool
- Consolidate reports by optional currency
- Publishing of reports with access controlled by user capabilities
- Platform: Cloud-based
- Security: Built on Microsoft Azure with enterprise-grade security and resilience
- Integration: Integrates with Unit4 solutions and a variety of ERP systems
FAQs
What sets Unit4 FP&A Cash Flow Planning apart from other solutions?
Unit4’s cash flow forecasting and management software offers fully automated direct and indirect models that seamlessly integrate with your ERP system. This provides accurate insights and improves efficiency, empowering you to make better financial decisions.
- Track cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities with ease, to better understand beginning and ending cash flows.
- Compare and analyze forecasts – actual and currency exposure.
- Quickly find differences by month, week and day, and drill down by currency and bank account.
How do automated cash flow models work?
The platform generates cash flow statements by integrating income statements and balance sheets from your ERP and/or FP&A system, creating accurate forecasts with minimal manual effort.
Can Unit4 help with scenario planning?
Yes! Unit4 enables dynamic scenario modeling, to assess cash flow under multiple conditions – from projected revenue increases to economic downturns – providing insights for better capital allocation.
How secure is the platform?
Built on Microsoft Azure, Unit4 FP&A ensures enterprise-grade security, compliance, and data protection through resilient Cloud-based solutions.
Helpful resources
Webinar
Unlock cash flow to drive growth
Watch our on-demand webinar to discover how automated tools and clear strategies can reduce errors, save time, and boost decision-making accuracy.
Blog
Mastering cash flow: 5 expert tips to improve financial forecasting
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