JANUS  One of the ways S4B creates value is by using cutting edge technology and innovative systems. Our world beating, in-house accounting system ‘Janus’ was designed and developed by our Managing Director, John O’Mahony BSc ACA, over a 30-year period. Janus is the name of the Roman god with 2 faces and is where we get the month name of January from. One face looks to the past and one to the future. What does it do? Janus is quick and very easy to set up. It analyses the past and combines this with management input to forecast where the future lies. The starting point is the client’s trial balance. We review, check and amend this where necessary, providing feedback and training to the client. We set up the trial balance in such a way that it automatically captures much more information than is the norm. What is its output? It typically will have

• Executive Summary so that management can focus on key items
• KPIS with Graphs, including operational KPIS
• Drill down of information to get further detail and understanding
• Drill out of yearly figures to easily obtain the monthly figures
• Comparison against budget and year end by month/year to date/year ending
• Notes on reports to explain major variances
• Profit and Loss with automatic re-forecast to the year-end
• Balance sheet with automatic re-forecast to the year end
• Sales and if possible gross margin by customer
• Departmental accounts and reports
• Trade Debtor and Creditor summary with explanations on status
• Other key balance sheet reports
• Salary reports with departments /gross/commission/bonus/employers NI etc. broken out.

Then, a 12-month forecast would be produced based on the history and management input. This would include:

• Profit and Loss
• Balance Sheet
• Source and Application of Funds
• Cash Flow forecast.

Summary So, Janus can deliver solutions and financial reporting to SME’s that are normally only accessible to very large corporations with huge infrastructure costs, and it can do this at a fraction of the cost.  As a result, it is unmatched by the market. It contains features that are designed to enable S4B to deliver tailored solutions to business. As a result management can make decisions on their business with accurate information and can improve profitability and cash flow. The S4B Team If you would like to find out how S4B can help your company achieve Profit Maximisation with our in-house accounting system ‘Janus’ ,contact one of the S4B team at [email protected] or call us on 01628 623444. Find out more about how we use Janus to help businesses achieve their full potential.