Budget to Actuals

Budget to Actuals: FY2021 (12/01/2020 – 11/30/2021)

Executive Summary:

  • All expenses in current year were covered by operational cash. No brokerage funds needed.
  • Cash Outflow is anticipated to be 0.09% under budget ($17k).
  • All bad debt has been removed

Expense Outflow:

  • Salaries and benefits expected to increase due to inflation and retention of key employees
  • Salaries and benefits includes final pension payment ($1mm) which is an unusual one-time event.
  • Lower project and professional service costs due to greater use of internal resources
  • Membership Engagement lower due to lack of in-person events

Successes:

  • Pension liability fully transferred
  • Digital course content delivered to members quickly with internal studio
  • New internal initiatives, like DEI, help keep SLA a leader in the industry

Learning Points:

  • Adjust to a work from home first work force and keeping morale high and team engaged
  • Increase SLA mark by attending more events and getting name out there.
2021 Budget to Actuals
1CASH INFLOWDec-Sep ActOct/Nov Fcst2021 Forecast2021 BudgetVariance ($)Variance (%)
2Stamping Fee Revenue26,222,998 6,277,001 32,500,000 29,200,000 3,300,000 11.3%
3
4Operating ExpenseDec-Sep ActOct/Nov Fcst2021 Forecast2021 BudgetVariance ($)
(-) Under Budget
Variance (%)
(-) Under Budget
5Salaries & Benefits [A]12,066,761 2,658,94014,725,70213,343,5731,382,128 10.4%
6Temporary Help88,179 34,000122,17920,000102,179 510.9%
7Internship---75,000(75,000)(100.00%)
8Employee Relations88,299 30,233118,533152,860(34,326)(22.46%)
9Rent946,687 188,2001,134,8871,129,2005,687 0.5%
10Insurance130,549 26,666157,215159,996(2,781)(1.74%)
11Taxes9,295 2,00011,295-11,295 100.0%
12Telecom405,896 89,650495,546479,70015,846 3.3%
13Supplies165,376 34,175199,551271,050(71,498)(26.38%)
14Postage and Delivery18,454 10,00028,45460,000(31,545)(52.58%)
15Printing and Reproduction3,814 7,00010,81439,400(28,585)(72.55%)
16Travel58,688 82,666141,355348,649(207,294)(59.46%)
17Events21,122 25,00046,122200,000(153,877)(76.94%)
18Equipment Rental49,881 13,33463,21580,004(16,788)(20.98%)
19Computing & Network103,582 40,000143,582259,000(115,417)(44.56%)
20Document Management33,715 1,50035,21522,20013,015 58.6%
21Network2,520 4,0006,52081,600(75,080)(92.01%)
22Professional Services405,336 200,000605,336855,719(250,382)(29.26%)
23Software Support & Maintenance265,805 169,000434,805702,000(267,194)(38.06%)
24Communications Mediums35,544 16,00051,544114,000(62,455)(54.79%)
25Professional Development94,576 70,399164,975340,715(175,739)(51.58%)
26Contributions63,143 18,00081,143160,000(78,856)(49.29%)
27Dues and Subscriptions131,493 17,665149,158170,610(21,452)(12.57%)
28Membership Engagement80,312 56,400136,712268,150(131,437)(49.02%)
29Miscellaneous1,663 50,20051,863126,200(74,336)(58.90%)
30Bank Service Charges53,324 10,60063,92433,60030,324 90.3%
31Total Operating Expense15,324,026 3,855,62919,179,65519,493,229(313,573)(1.61%)
32
33Capital ExpendituresQ1-Q3 ActualForecast Q42021 Forecast2021 BudgetVariance ($)
(-) Under Budget
Variance (%)
(-) Under Budget
34CRM V1.061,256 188,744 250,000 250,000 --
35SLA Learning Center Diversification Enhancements96,387 -96,387 100,000 (3,613)(3.61%)
36SLA Learning Center - On-Demand Course Creation48,077 11,923 60,000 60,000 --
37SLA Data Analytics 2.087,410 12,590 100,000 100,000 --
38BR 450 Touch Up-200,000 200,000 -200,000 100.0%
39BR 475 Touch Up-100,000 100,000 -100,000 100.0%
40Total Capital Expenditures293,130 513,257 806,387 510,000 296,387 58.1%
41
42Total Cash Outflow15,617,156 4,368,886 19,986,042 20,003,229 (17,186)(0.09%)
43
44[A] Includes: Non Recurring Final Pension Cost1,036,192
45Adjusted Total Cash Outflow18,949,851 20,003,229(1,053,379)(5.3%)