Budget Preparation

Preparing the budget should be a collaborative exercise - but it shouldn't take months of manual labor. Cougar is designed so that your Property Managers can work with your Asset Managers and others - each contributing their expertise to different parts of the process.

Cougar has access to your accounting system's General Ledger so it uses the same level of detail that your Chart of Accounts will allow. We have full history, and as every month is closed off, we upload those actuals too. Your budget is prepared using the latest available data. During the budget season, data can be easily refreshed and reforecast, so that the review process is seamless.

Cougar can drill into microscopic detail for detailed recoveries and end-of-year reconciliations. It can also accommodate detailed percentage rental projections. Cougar takes you below-the-NOI line. Budgeting for debt service and other detailed financing options is made simple and accurate. We can also budget for non-operational items and have those allocated back to properties.

Once the budget has been reviewed and approved, you can export it back into the General Ledger at the push of a button.