Finance Forecasting Excel Dashboard – P and L Statement

Overview: Finance Forecasting Excel Dashboard – P and L statement

Meet your new control room. A clean, dark-mode Excel Dashboard that surfaces what matters fast. Click, filter, decide. No fuss.

What you’ll get

• A quick read on plan vs. reality.
• Clear views of where spend comes from and why.
• Simple tracking for contracts, invoice amount, and cash movement.
• Trends that tell a story for profit and loss.
• All powered by a tidy, structured dataset.

Filters & controls

Pick a year. Narrow a sector. Zoom a location.

Here’s the thing—those slicers on the left aren’t decoration. Change one and the whole page shifts with you. Charts, cards, GAP. All in sync.

Refreshed and ready

You’ll notice a small timestamp. It tells you when the data last updated. Handy during reviews.

KPI layer (top-right)

Value Amount — KPI card

One bold kpi card. It sets the tone for the conversation. What’s the portfolio doing right now? This answers it in a beat.

Contracts Amount — doughnut gauge

A compact doughnut that reads like a gauge. No clutter, just progress toward plan.

Invoices Amount — 100% stacked bar progress

A horizontal stacked bar chart doubles as a progress bar. In practice, it shows how much work actually reached billing.

GAP (variance) — KPI card

Up or down. Red or green. The card spells out the difference from target so your next move is obvious.

Liberation & Available — mini widgets

Two small helpers. A mini gauge for liberal amount. A clean badge for remaining capacity. Quick signals, zero noise.

Breakdowns that explain the “why”

Expenses by Domain — clustered columns

Target vs. Actual, side by side. You’ll notice the heavy hitters instantly. Great for budget conversations.

Expenses by Location — clustered columns + GAP badge

Branches at a glance. The GAP badge sums up performance across your current filters. In practice, it’s your short list for follow-ups.

Expenses by Year — compact snapshot

A tiny year stack that hints at peaks. It sets context before you dive into months.

Time-series that reveal the story

Profits and Loss — monthly clustered columns

Month by month, side by side. See seasonality. Spot the spikes. Tie outcomes back to decisions.

Expenses Target vs Actual — dual line

Two lines, one message. When Actual floats above Target, you’re overspending. When it tucks below, you’re winning back margin.

Data model that stays tidy

Spreadsheet-first, analysis-ready

Everything runs in a familiar Spreadsheet. Easy to edit. Easy to audit. Easy to share.

What feeds the visuals

Transactions with dates, sectors, domains, locations, and amount types. Targets on the same grain. Calendar logic for time math. That’s it—clean, durable, reliable.

Calculations under the hood

Totals, variance, and contribution

Totals roll up with your filters. GAP = Actual minus Target, with a percent to rank impact. Contributions show who moves the needle.

Trends and comparisons

Monthly aggregations power the long view. Add-ons like YTD or YoY slide in neatly when you need them.

Interactivity & UX

Consistent legend, calm colors

Target and Actual never change roles. Your eye learns the pattern. Insights come faster.

Dark mode by design

High contrast. Crisp lines. Present in a meeting room and everything still pops.

How teams actually use it

Executive check-ins

Filter to the current year and a sector. Scan cards. Confirm GAP. Drill into domains or locations. Decisions in minutes.

Ops and cost control

Watch the dual line. Keep spend on plan. If a location drifts, it shows up here first.

Billing and cash flow

Line up Contracts with the invoice amount progress. If billing lags, you’ll catch it early.

Planning & forecasting

Excel forecast ready

Bring your scenarios. The model plays nicely with excel forecast workflows and teams already forecasting in excel.

Expense reporting format

Data tables follow an excel format for expense reports. Imports stay smooth. Reviews stay quick.

Chart inventory (for the builders)

• KPI card: Value Amount, GAP, Available Amount
• Doughnut gauge: Contracts Amount, Liberation Amount
• 100% stacked bar chart (horizontal): Invoices Amount
• Clustered column: Expenses by Domain; Expenses by Location; Profits & Loss (monthly)
• Compact column: Expenses by Year snapshot
• Dual line: Expenses Target vs Actual (monthly trend)
• Slicers: Year, Sector, Location

Useful notes

Useful charts, not clutter

Every visual earns its space. If it doesn’t help the decision, it doesn’t ship. You get useful charts, period.

Not legal paperwork

Just to be crystal clear—this is analytics. It’s not a will template.

From insight to action

Progress action fund

See the GAP. Prioritize the fix. Re-allocate budget. Rinse and repeat. The loop turns insight into a progress action fund that actually moves results.

Related Finance Dashboards

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• Personal Finance Excel Dashboard - Excel Mobile Version
•  Personal Finance Tracker Dashboard – Advanced Excel Tool

Video Tutorial — Build This Finance Forecasting Excel Dashboard

Watch the full Finance Status & Forecasting Excel Dashboard tutorial on our Other Levels YouTube Channel