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Free Budget vs. Actual Variance Excel Template

Calculate and view variance across your accounts with our free Budget vs. Actual Excel Template.

Detailed and Automated Reporting

With our Budget vs. Actual Report, you can input your monthly actual and plan data for each account to automatically calculate budget vs. actual variance analysis.

Visualize Your Variances

Easily view individual account and overall revenue, gross margin and expense variances with visual trendlines and color-coded percentages.

Designed and Formatted With Best Practices

All of our Templates are formatted (but still customizable) using best practices so you can start analyzing your variances right away instead of spending hours on template design.

Frequently Asked Questions

A. A Budget vs. Actuals Analysis is a financial review that compares planned financial outcomes (budget) with the actual figures. It helps identify variances, enabling businesses to adjust strategies and improve financial performance. Learn more about Variance Analysis with our dedicated guide.
A. A Budget vs. Actual Report provides a clear view of discrepancies between projected and actual figures. This aids in variance analysis, helping identify areas of over or underperformance and informing future budgeting decisions.
A. To use a Budget vs. Actual Excel Template, input your planned and actual figures into the respective fields. Our free template will automatically calculate variances, providing a visual representation of your financial performance.
A. A Budget vs. Actual Report is crucial for financial analysis Financial Analysis as it provides insights into financial performance. It helps identify trends, manage costs, and make informed decisions, thereby driving business growth and profitability.
A. Yes! This Budget vs. Actual Tempalte is free to download. We also have a range of other Excel Templates Excel Templates available for download.

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Plan operating expenses by category and use our dashboard to compare expenses across prior year, current year and plan year.

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Get started with a free what-if analysis template. Model monthly forecasting scenarios and view variances between forecasted inputs and scenario models.

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Plan revenue, quantity of units sold and cost of sales for all of your products with this Revenue Projection Template.

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