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COST ACCOUNTING

Understand where costs originate and the profitability of each business unit

TRILAY ERP+ distributes revenue, expenses and costs across centers, products, projects and business units to analyze results and profitability with integrated information.

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From overhead to profitability by dimension
The cost challenge

From overhead to a precise reading of profitability

Without integrated cost management, expenses go unallocated and profitability is only analyzed in general terms.

Without integrated management

Profitability hard to read

  • Expenses without clear allocation.
  • Indirect costs hard to distribute.
  • Profitability analyzed only in general terms.
  • Budget separate from execution.
  • Little traceability back to the source document.
With TRILAY ERP+

Costs and profitability by dimension

  • Cost and profit centers.
  • Allocation of revenue and expenses.
  • Distribution of direct and indirect costs.
  • Profitability by dimension.
  • Comparison between budget and actual.
Centers and costs

Organize information according to the business structure

Distribute revenue, expenses and costs with defined criteria to read profitability.

Centers

Cost centers and profit centers

  • Configurable centers
  • Cost centers and profit centers
  • Movement allocation
  • Filters by center and period
  • Structure according to the organization
Costs

Distribute each cost with defined criteria

  • Direct and indirect costs
  • Allocation and distribution
  • Apportionment with configurable criteria
  • Relation to revenue
Profitability

Analyze the result of each center and unit

  • Net revenue and expenses
  • Costs and result
  • Direct profitability and by center
  • By project, product or unit, when applicable
Budget and dimensions

From budget to actual

Cost accounting relies on the comparison between planned and executed figures, without replacing Budgeting.

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Profitability Dimensions

Center, product, project, business unit, branch, activity or period, depending on the configuration.

02

Budget vs. Actual

Planned, executed, variances, monthly distribution and control before and after.

03

Traceability

Each movement is related to its center, source document, date, concept and amount.

Analysis

Cost accounting reports

Confirmed information for results analysis.

Analysis

  • Budget vs. actual
  • Profitability
  • Distribution by month

Centers

  • Center distribution
  • Detailed centers
  • Centers by item

Budget

  • Economic budget
  • Financial budget
  • Over-limit authorizations
Part of the same ERP

Connect costs with the real operation

Movements come from the operation of the same ERP; it is not an isolated parallel accounting.

  • Integrated Accounting
  • Purchasing, expenses, services and sales
  • Projects
  • Budgeting & planning
  • Management Reporting and Balanced Scorecard
Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

How is it different from Budgeting?
Cost accounting analyzes how revenue and costs are allocated and what profitability each dimension generates; budgeting and planning defines forecasts, limits and future controls.
Does it allow allocation of indirect costs?
Yes. It allocates and distributes direct and indirect costs with configurable criteria and apportionment, relating them to revenue.
Can profitability be analyzed by project or unit?
Yes. Depending on the company's configuration, profitability can be analyzed by center, product, project, business unit, branch, activity or period.
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Related features

Integrated Accounting

Accounting record of the operation.

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Budgeting & Planning

Forecasts, limits and controls.

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Project Management

Profitability by project.

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Management Reporting

Result indicators.

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Know the profitability of each unit with TRILAY ERP+

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