Analysis / Finance and cash planning
Size a cash reserve for operating volatility
Use Proforma to size a cash reserve for operating volatility. Produce cash reserve comparison and historical liquidity stress scenarios from your business data.
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Compare cash reserve targets for [planning horizon] using our historical receipt volatility, minimum commitments and seasonal payments. Model [reserve policy options] and a supplied downside collection scenario. Show the liquidity shortfall covered by each target, cash held above operating needs and the assumptions behind the stress case. Describe historical coverage rather than guaranteeing that a chosen reserve will prevent future shortages.
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Method and review
Keep the assumptions visible.
Start with opening cash and dated receipts and payments. Separate recorded cash movements from forecasts, and show which assumptions change the result.
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Historical volatility may omit rare disruptions, so the chosen stress case needs management review.
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