Cash flow forecast for interior design firms
Can we cover Friday? Answered before you ask.
An eight-week view of money expected in next to money committed out, with project profit by trade and by room, built from the work your team already records.
The way it usually goes.
- Cash is a feeling, not a number.The owner keeps it in their head, and a big vendor payment is a surprise every month.
- Profit is known after the project ends.By the time anyone adds it up, the margin is gone and the lesson is late.
- The sheet is out of date the day it is made.Someone builds a cash flow in Excel, and it is wrong by Wednesday.
How it works in Pakka.
It builds from real work
Client stages, vendor contracts, purchase orders and approvals already live in Pakka. Nobody keeps a separate sheet.
Eight weeks, in and out
Money expected in sits next to money committed out, week by week.
See where profit goes
Project profit by trade and by room, and profitability across the firm.
Act on it
Move a payment to Thursday, chase a stage that is due, and approve the week's run.
How it looks in WhatsApp Sample
Next 8 weeks · all projects
- Expected in₹38.4 L
- Committed out₹31.9 L
- Week 3Short by ₹2.1 L
What you get.
Part of the Money Desk. Built and working today.
- An eight-week forecast of money in and money out
- Project profit by trade and by room
- Firm-wide profitability
- Receivables for every client, project and stage
- A weekly payment run you can approve in one go
Questions owners ask.
Do I need to enter anything extra?
No. The forecast is built from client stages, vendor contracts and approvals your team already records.
Who can see it?
Owners and the people you choose. Engineers never see money, and salespeople never see cost or margin.
How far ahead does it look?
Eight weeks, week by week, so a short week shows up while there is still time to act.
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