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Cash Flow Projections Template EXCEL

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Standard Operating Procedure

Registry ID: TR-CASH-FLO

Financial Modeling: 13-Week Rolling Cash Flow System

1. System Overview & Purpose

Purpose: To provide granular visibility into liquidity runway, identifying potential shortfalls before they occur.
Scope: Operating cash inflows and outflows, excluding capital expenditures (unless specified).
Cadence: Weekly updates (Friday close).
Design Philosophy: Modular data entry feeding a dynamic rolling horizon.

2. Data Structure & Column Definitions

Field Name	Data Type	Validation Rule	Description
Date	Date	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Expected transaction date.
Category	Dropdown	List (Rev, COGS, OpEx)	Categorization for KPI aggregation.
Description	Text	Free text	Entity or vendor name.
Status	Dropdown	[Actual, Forecast]	Determines variance analysis.
Inflow	Currency	`>=0`	Cash received.
Outflow	Currency	`>=0`	Cash disbursed.
Net Flow	Formula	`Inflow - Outflow`	Weekly delta.

3. Master Data Table (Mock)

Date	Category	Description	Status	Inflow	Outflow	Net Flow
2023-11-01	Revenue	Client A Payment	Actual	15,000	0	15,000
2023-11-01	OpEx	Rent/Lease	Actual	0	4,500	-4,500
2023-11-08	Revenue	Recurring Sub	Forecast	8,200	0	8,200
2023-11-08	COGS	Hosting/Cloud	Forecast	0	1,200	-1,200
2023-11-15	OpEx	Payroll	Forecast	0	12,000	-12,000
2023-11-15	Revenue	Client B Project	Forecast	5,000	0	5,000
2023-11-22	OpEx	Marketing Ads	Forecast	0	2,500	-2,500
2023-11-29	OpEx	Utilities/Misc	Forecast	0	800	-800

4. Key Formulas & Calculation Logic

Net Cash Flow (Row): =E2-F2 (If E is Inflow, F is Outflow).
Rolling Ending Balance: =Previous_Balance + Net_Flow_Current_Period
Monthly Forecast Sum: =SUMIFS(E:E, A:A, ">=2023-11-01", A:A, "<=2023-11-30")
Runway Calculation (Days): = (Current_Cash_Balance / ABS(AVERAGEIF(G:G, "<0"))) * 7
- Note: Calculates weekly burn rate and projects runway in days.

5. Summary KPI Dashboard

Metric	Calculation / Value
Total Inflow (4-Week)	`=SUM(Inflow_Range)`
Total Outflow (4-Week)	`=SUM(Outflow_Range)`
Projected Net Cash	`Total Inflow - Total Outflow`
Cash Burn Rate (Avg/Wk)	`=AVERAGEIF(Net_Flow_Range, "<0")`
Liquidity Runway	`[Total Cash] / [Abs(Burn Rate)]`

6. Standard Operating Workflow

Weekly Reconciliation (Mon): Replace "Forecast" entries from the previous week with "Actual" bank statement figures.
Rolling Extension: Append 7 days of new forecast data to the bottom of the table to maintain a 13-week outlook.
Variance Check: Flag any variance between "Forecast" and "Actual" exceeding 10%; adjust future forecasts accordingly.
KPI Audit: Review the Dashboard (Section 5) to ensure the runway remains above the 90-day threshold.
Documentation: Archive a version-controlled copy (e.g., CF_Model_YYYY-MM-DD.xlsx) before the next update cycle.

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