Government – Expense Budget

What is an Expense Budget Model for State and Local Government? Expense Budget input forms are considered a key part of annual budget models and are used by budget managers and department heads to enter planned expenses for the next fiscal year. Key functionality in this type of budget template displays multiple years of history as well as prior year's adopted expense budget. Department managers can adjust the provided baseline budget up or down by a percent or amount. They can also document any important information using the comment fields on each row, and they can enter detail below the GL account level as seen on the input screen. You will find an example of this type of budget template below.

Purpose of Expense Budget Models State and local governments use Expense Budget Models to easily capture planned expenses, including at the line item detail level with justifications. When used as part of good business practices in a Budgeting and Planning department, a government can improve its annual budget process, as well as, reduce the chances that users neglect to document important funding requests or that the organization doesn't have time to provide multiple budget iterations or scenarios.

Who Uses This Type of Budget Template? The typical users of this type of budget template are: Budget Managers, department heads. Other Budget Templates Often Used in Conjunction with Expense Budget Models Progressive Budgeting and Planning Departments sometimes use several different Expense Budget Models, along with payroll input forms, capital budget forms, revenue models and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for government finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver planning template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Government – Expense Budget in Solver? The Government – Expense Budget is a pre-built xFP&A planning template in Solver designed for government organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for government finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver planning template? Cfos, controllers, and public sector finance teams in government organizations rely on this Solver planning template to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, near real-time analysis. It is especially useful during month-end close, budget cycles, and board reporting.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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