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Monthly MIS report template
A ready-to-use Excel management pack for SMEs: P&L against budget, KPIs, working-capital days, a three-month cash outlook and commentary prompts.
What is inside
Everything in one monthly pack.
Blue cells are inputs and yellow cells are where you start. Everything else is a formula, so the pack updates as you enter your numbers. All example figures are fictitious.
Settings
Company name, reporting month and the minimum cash buffer: the pack follows the month you choose.
Actuals and Budget
Monthly figures by line: revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, and month-end cash, receivables, inventory and payables.
P&L vs Budget
The month and year to date against budget, with variances coloured by whether they help or hurt.
KPIs
Gross and EBITDA margin, cost ratios, receivable, inventory and payable days and the cash conversion cycle, with charts.
Cash outlook
Three months of expected receipts and payments, closing cash, and a warning when cash falls below your buffer.
Commentary
Prompts for what changed, why, and the decisions needed: the part that turns numbers into a management pack.
How to use it
Four steps each month.
Close the month
Post all invoices, bills and bank entries, and reconcile the bank, so the numbers are complete.
Enter the totals
Copy monthly totals by line from your accounting system into the Actuals sheet, and set the reporting month.
Read the variances
Start with the biggest variances against budget and the change in receivable and inventory days.
Write the commentary
Two or three lines on what changed and why, and the decisions needed. Share the pack within a week of month-end.
Questions
Common questions, answered.
What is a monthly MIS report?
A management information pack: profit and loss against budget, cash and working capital, key performance indicators and short commentary, prepared every month so owners can make decisions.
Is the template free?
Yes. Download it, replace the fictitious example figures with your own and use it as you like.
Does it work with my accounting software?
Yes. Export monthly totals from QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Tally, Odoo or any other system and enter them in the Actuals sheet. We can also build packs that refresh from your ledger automatically.
Which version of Excel do I need?
Any recent version of Microsoft Excel. It also opens in Google Sheets and LibreOffice, though charts may look slightly different.
Let’s talk about your monthly reporting.
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