Manufacturing & Distribution
FP&A Software for Manufacturers
Plan production costs, staffing, and multi-plant operations without wrestling spreadsheets across facilities.
Spreadsheets Weren’t Built for the Shop Floor
Manufacturing finance teams juggle raw material costs, labor across multiple shifts, equipment depreciation, and demand forecasting—often across several facilities. Spreadsheets can't keep up with the speed and complexity of modern manufacturing operations.
Centage gives manufacturing CFOs and controllers a purpose-built platform that models the full financial picture: from the shop floor to the corporate office, from next month's production run to next year's capital plan.
Industry Challenges
Complex Cost Structures
Raw materials, labor, and overhead vary by facility, making accurate budgeting a moving target.
Inventory Planning
Production schedules must be tightly tied to demand forecasts to avoid costly overruns or shortages.
Multi-Location Operations
Different cost structures at each plant make consolidation and comparison extremely difficult.
Workforce Management
Multiple shifts and skill levels across facilities create layered compensation and scheduling complexity.
Capital Expenditure
Equipment investments and depreciation schedules require long-range financial modeling.
Seasonal Demand
Fluctuating demand requires flexible planning that can adapt quickly without starting from scratch.
How Centage Helps
Purpose-built tools that address the unique financial planning needs of manufacturers.
Multi-Location Consolidation
Roll up plants, distribution centers, and offices automatically. Centage consolidates financial data across every location, giving you a single source of truth while preserving the detail you need at each site.
Workforce Planning by Shift
Model production and support staff across shifts and facilities. Plan headcount, overtime, and benefits at the position level so you can see the true cost of adding a night shift or expanding a crew.
CapEx Planning
Plan equipment investments with built-in depreciation modeling. Whether it's a new CNC machine or a full production line, Centage lets you model the financial impact over the asset's entire lifecycle.
Cost Allocation
Allocate overhead across production lines and products with flexible allocation rules. Understand the true cost of each product and identify margin improvement opportunities.
Scenario Modeling
Model capacity changes, new facilities, and demand scenarios side by side. Compare what-if analyses instantly without duplicating your entire budget.
Variance Analysis
Track actual vs. planned costs by facility and product in real time. Identify variances early and take corrective action before they become costly problems.
Real-World Scenario
The Challenge
A $75M manufacturer with 3 plants needs to model adding a night shift at one facility while simultaneously planning equipment upgrades at another—without disrupting current production budgets.
The Centage Solution
Using scenario modeling, the finance team builds side-by-side plans: one with the night shift addition (including new hires, shift differentials, and utility costs) and another with the CapEx schedule for the equipment upgrade.
The Outcome
Leadership sees the consolidated impact on cash flow, margins, and headcount across all three plants—enabling a confident, data-driven decision in days instead of weeks.
Manufacturing Industry FAQs
Yes. Centage supports unlimited entities and automatically consolidates data across plants, warehouses, and offices with inter-company eliminations and currency conversions as needed.
You can build cost models that include raw materials, direct labor, overhead, and variable costs. These models update dynamically as you change volume assumptions or cost inputs.
Absolutely. Centage includes a dedicated capital expenditure module that models purchase timing, depreciation methods, and balance sheet impact over multi-year horizons.
Yes. The personnel module lets you plan by shift, skill level, and facility. You can model shift differentials, overtime rules, and seasonal staffing changes at the individual position level.
Centage supports seasonal spreading patterns and driver-based assumptions. You can tie expenses to revenue drivers so your plan flexes automatically with demand changes.
Ready to Ditch the Spreadsheets?
Join 500+ finance teams who have modernized their planning. Implement in just 4–6 weeks and start driving strategic decisions.
4-6 week implementation • Onshore support