Features & Benefits

Vivid Reports CPM software is a comprehensive financial reporting, analysis and budgeting software that combines all of the functionality of Microsoft Excel® with the processing power of Microsoft SQL Server®. Below are the key features and benefits we provide:

Reporting Features

• Transforms Microsoft Excel® into a secure financial portal with ordinary Microsoft Excel® files that anyone can open and view
• Control Panels (Trees) that are essential for easy and secure navigation
• Deep Analysis Features, including:
  • Drill-down
  • Drill-across/trend analysis
  • Lead sheets (detailed audit reports)
  • Report analyzer to find variances
  • Drill-To-Flex (additional capability enabling drill-through to any ODBC data source)
  • Drill-To-Document-Image
• Data warehouse with report calculation engine, and central management area
• Simple report design based on six categories of your G/L
• Robust security, including authentication, user/role management, and SOX compliance

Budgeting Features

• Budgets are created in Microsoft Excel® and seamlessly stored in the Vivid Reports database
• Develop multiple budget plans and scenarios:
  • Traditional annual budget
  • Forecasts
  • Rolling budgets
  • Multi-year plans
  • What-if scenarios
• Capture budget transactions (employees, projects, assets, events)
• Document your thoughts and assumptions with budget notes
• Audit of budget changes is automatically maintained
• Budget by any combination of accounts and segments (e.g. branch, division)
• Quickly develop budgets using your history or revising existing plans
• Easily distribute and share budget templates for input from your team

Included Modules (All are included without additional costs)

• Audit reports/lead sheet generator
• Multiple database/company consolidations (even if each company is using a different ERP, Chart-of-accounts, or segment structure, has different fiscal year-ends or a different functional currency)
• Currency and unit conversion
• Advanced report check and maintenance
• Report automation and delivery

Benefits

• Better insight and decision-making
• Easy to deploy, share reports and collaborate
• Reduce the burden on the accounting department and enable fiscal responsibility across all departments
• Peace of mind knowing that reports are accurate and secure
• Simplify processes and realize a faster month-end close
• Stop exporting; your information is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Excel®
• Great technology with unique proven methods and concepts
• Central database for easy management with little to no reliance on IT
• Excellent services to ensure you realize the full potential of Vivid Reports
• A true partner in Vivid Reports who is here to help when needed