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Budget

BUDGETS
AND FORECASTING

Formal plans for the level of business or trading to be


achieved. They are usually detailed, and are generally
prepared for the next full financial year, by month.

Why prepare budgets?


A BUDGET GUIDES OUR STEPS FOR THE
YEAR. IT CONSISTS NOT ONLY OF
FINANCIAL INFORMATION, BUT ALSO OF
THE ACTIONS REQUIRED OF US IN
ORDER TO ACHIEVE MONETARY
TARGETS. A BUDGET IS NOT JUST
NUMBERS, BUT ALSO CONTAINS

TYPES OF BUDGET
VARIOUS REPORTS AND CHARTS.

O P E R A T I N G B U D G E T

CAPITAL BUDGET

CASH BUDGET

THE BUDGETING PROCESS


The budget team
THE MANAGER THE RULE BOOK
THE COACH THE GOVERNING BODY
THE CAPTAIN
AND PLAYERS

PRELIMINARY PROCESSES
MARKET TRENDS
EXPENSE TRENDS
PRIOR RESULTS

Limiting factors
CAPACITY MANAGEMENT
LABOUR CAPITAL
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS

ERICA LENN S.VILLAGRACIA


Budget
AND FORECASTING

BUDGET
PREPARATION
PROCESS

HEAD OFFICE

SALES AND
MARKETING
PLAN

ROOM REVENUE,
OCCUPANCY AND
AVERAGE ROOM
RATE
Forecasting
IS A TYPE OF BUDGET, BUT IS USUALLY COMPLETED
ON A SHORTTERM BASIS AND IS GENERALLY MUCH
LESS DETAILED, UNLESS FOR REVENUE MANAGEMENT
USAGE.

WE NEED TO FORECAST
DAILY
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
SEASONALLY
WHAT DO WE FORECAST?

We forecast:
ROOMS SOLD AND AVERAGE RATE
FOOD AND BEVERAGE COVERS AND SPENDS
OTHER REVENUE
COST OF SALES
PAYROLL
EXPENSES

WHY DO WE FORECAST?

We forecast to enable managers to


plan more effectively
& to enable financial control to
manage more effectively

ERICA LENN S.VILLAGRACIA

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