Spreads....

Budgeted expenses are spread by month to correspond with actual expenses.  Most cost centers choose to spread their expenses evenly across the months.  Unfortunately, the actual expenses don’t match “flat” spending patterns.  Cost center managers have the ability spread expenses, at the account level, to the appropriate months based on when the actual expense is incurred  This can reduce variation significantly and let fiscal focus on problem areas. The system calculates the spread based on history but the users have the ability to make adjustments.