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Cash Flow Forecast Template

Thirteen weeks of cash visibility, in the format lenders and boards ask for.

Excel & Google Sheets Free download 4 tabs
Opening cashReceiptsPaymentsClosing cash

Illustrative preview · Opening cash · Receipts · Payments · Closing cash

01 — What's inside

What's in the template

Built by FP&A professionals, for companies. Every tab has a job.

  • Thirteen weekly columns

    The standard short-term cash window, week by week.

  • Receipts by source

    Customer collections, financing, and other inflows kept separate.

  • Payments by category

    Payroll, suppliers, rent, tax. The lines that actually move cash.

  • Closing cash and buffer

    Each week ends with a cash position and a distance to your minimum.

02 — How to use it

How to use it

Four steps, in order. The first one matters most.

  • Start with real opening cash

    Bank balance today, not the balance sheet number.

  • Forecast collections, not revenue

    Cash arrives when customers pay, which is not when you invoice.

  • Schedule payments by week

    Payroll dates and supplier terms drive the timing.

  • Watch the closing line

    If any week breaches your buffer, act now, not that week.

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FAQ

Common questions

It is one quarter of weekly detail, the standard window for short-term cash management and lender reporting.
The P&L records revenue when earned. Cash moves when money actually lands.
Weekly. Roll it forward one week at a time, adding a new week 13.

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