Stay in control with cash flow forecasting
Managing your business’s cash flow is vital, especially in uncertain times. Xero helps you stay across it.
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Forecast your future cash position
See a simple visualisation of your business bank balance in real-time, including cash flow for the next 7 or 30 days.
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See what’s affecting your cash flow
Understand the impact of paying a bill today versus delaying it until next week. Drill into the detail of your projection including the invoice payments due in and bills to be paid.
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Manage your cash flow
Use projection insights to help keep your books accurate and up to date, tracking what’s due, when and which invoices to chase.
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Plan for different scenarios
Run scenarios and see the impact on your future cash position, then take action from suggestions to help your business run smoothly.
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More about short-term cash flow
The short-term cash flow tool offers the insights businesses need to manage cash flow, and gives accountants and bookkeepers an accessible and interactive way to discuss cash flow with clients.
See how to use short-term cash flowThe short-term cash flow tool offers the insights businesses need to manage cash flow, and gives accountants and bookkeepers an accessible and interactive way to discuss cash flow with clients.
See how to use short-term cash flowWith the advanced short-term cash flow dashboard you can project your cash flow for the next 7, 30, 60 or 90 days, view predicted recurring transactions based on your history, and manually add one-off amounts to see impacts on cash flow.
Find out more about the advanced short-term cash flow predictionsWith the advanced short-term cash flow dashboard you can project your cash flow for the next 7, 30, 60 or 90 days, view predicted recurring transactions based on your history, and manually add one-off amounts to see impacts on cash flow.
Find out more about the advanced short-term cash flow predictions
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