2. What is it?
An integrated cloud-reporting and forecasting tool that allows you to create insights for better
business decisions - “Designed by Accountants, for Accountants”.
A tool that will show you where you've been, where you are and where you're going financially.
A suite of powerful reporting tools so you can find the solution to best meet your particular
needs.
Integrates well with QuickBooks, Xero and MYOB.
Integrates with excel and will therefore be suitable for all other packages which will be exported
to excel.
Seamlessly import financial and non-financial data and easily visualize into clear actionable
insights.
4. Dashboard
Dashboard provides an instant snapshot of business performance to enable you
to focus on what really matters - a great entry-level experience.
A wide selection of simple displays and charts.
Quick and easy to use drag-and-drop dashboard creation.
Gain a holistic view of performance with financial and non-financial KPI
reporting.
One page dashboards with three customizable layout options for clear focus.
Use our non-financial integrations for a full 360 degree view of a business.
5. Reporting
Reporting is a powerful management tool designed to help clients and/or
businesses to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes.
Save time and effort by seamlessly consolidating up to 50 client organisations
with multiple currencies.
Extensive chart gallery with templating, customization and white-labelling
options.
Drive action, share insights with our action plan and pre-populating executive
summary.
Use our cash waterfall chart to visualize your cash-ins & outs, and monitor
liquidity.
Share more by adding any external content into a report.
6. Forecasting
Great budgeting and cash flow forecasting can be the difference between business success and
failure. Forecasting is an ‘all-in-one’ budget creator, three-way forecasting and scenario builder.
Easily import your budget data or start from scratch.
Full three-way forecasting with flexible rules and great outputs ideal for the bank and board.
Add loan amortization and dynamic rules for a more timely and accurate client forecast.
Plot and plan for the future by selecting or creating ‘what if?’ scenarios.
Use drivers as the building blocks to forecast revenue, costs and the success of the business.
Our tax schedules improve the accuracy when forecasting the payment of different tax types.
7. Multi
For franchises, not-for-profits and industry specialists, Multi allows you to aggregate, rank and
benchmark. Multi is a specialist tool that takes the drudgery out of creating multi-entity reports
where comparisons are key.
Consolidated view of up to 500 organisations.
Organisation ranking and KPIs.
Anonymized rankings for sharing with franchisees and branches.
Exception reporting.
Visual scorecard and chart galleries.
8. Consolidation (Group Accounting)
Add two or more companies together in a group.
Eliminate group transactions.
Report as one entity.
Choose a single currency for the group though they may be in different
jurisdictions.
9. Difference Between Spotlight and QuickBooks
Dashboard
Spotlight QuickBooks
Choice of content of the dashboard and
the graphs
Dashboard is set in stone and can only
change the period
10. Difference between Spotlight and QuickBooks
Management Reports
Spotlight QuickBooks
Customized cover page
More professional look
Executive summary page
Allow you to add any content you may
wish e.g. organogram and Google
Analytics
Set KPIs for the client
Custom charts
Add actionable points for the client
Company overview - P&L and Balance
sheet
Sales performance
Expense performance
11. Benefits of Spotlight Reporting
Helps to clean out the chart of accounts in QuickBooks and other
packages.
Gives you the chance to advice the client based on the figures.
Allows to create forecast, dashboard and report for one client.
Create a report layout for every client and use it every month for the same
client or for other clients as well.
Developing new products which enhances one’s knowledge in
management reporting.