Manufacturing · Finance & Accounting

Samso Industry Demo · Updated May 2026

Finance & Accounting for Manufacturing

Manufacturing finance is the COGS bridge, inventory valuation, standard-cost variance, and the working-capital math across 3 plants. Samso runs the close cycle, plant-level P&L, and SKU-level costing for a $148M industrial supplier with 6 product lines and 410 FTE.

Function KPIs · how the finance org reads its own week

Days to monthly close

8

−2 days LTMPlant close → consolidation

Forecast accuracy

91%

vs ±3% band12-mo trailing on gross margin

Inventory carry vs plan

+$2.4M

Q1 build-ahead vs softer demandInventory $32M total · DIO 64 d

COGS variance to standard

−$4.6M

Material absorption above planSteel + resin commodity spike

Monthly revenue + COGS - last 12 months with cumulative gross margin overlay

MONTHLY · REVENUE / COGS / GROSS PROFIT · $M · MAR 2026 LAST ACTUAL · APR–MAY 2026 FORECAST

06.613.219.826.4FLOW · $M343333MARGIN %ACTUALFORECASTJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAY

Revenue & profit

Revenue (6 product lines · 24 SKUs)Gross profit (revenue − COGS)

COGS components

Material (steel · resin · components)Direct labor + shift premiumOverhead absorption (capacity util)

Twelve services · sized to manufacturing

Each tile is what Samso runs in this function for a manufacturing org.

01 · Service

Financial Statements & Schedules

GAAP IS/BS/CF + plant-level P&L schedules drafted from the ERP - 3-plant pack on the board day 8, not 16.

Days to issue

8

Source systems

5

Variance flags

22

02 · Service

Department-Level Budgeting

Plant, production, maintenance, QA, logistics, and corporate budgets with volume + SKU-mix drivers - one rollup the CFO defends to the board.

Cost centers

18

Driver assumptions

62

Variance to plan

+1.8%

03 · Service

Headcount & Compensation Planning

410-FTE roster across 3 plants and 3 shifts - production-rate comp bands, shift differentials, and labor-variance math wired to plan.

FTE today

410

Open reqs

32

Plan year-end

438

04 · Service

Cash Flow Forecasting

Working-capital forecast with inventory ladder, supplier-term scenarios, and plant capex - 13-week cash view across 3 plants.

Cash conversion

32 d

Forecast acc.

91%

Scenarios

4

05 · Service

Revenue Forecasting

Revenue bridge from order book, OTIF, channel mix, and pricing - the model that catches distribution-channel softness 2 months before actuals.

Backlog

$44M

Coverage

4 mo

OTIF risk to rev

−$1.2M

06 · Service

Board Reporting

Quarterly deck assembled from live ERP + MES - revenue, margin, OEE by plant, OTIF, inventory, and capex - all on one set of numbers.

Board cycle

Quarterly

Auto-pulled charts

24

Hours saved/cycle

28

07 · Service

Pitch Decks & Investor Materials

Sponsor + lender deck + plant-tour pack maintained as live artifacts - refreshed quarterly without rebuilding from scratch.

Deck status

Q2 26

Data room files

220

Last refresh

Apr 2026

08 · Service

Interactive KPI Dashboards

Live dashboards over OEE, throughput, OTIF, scrap, DIO, and SKU-level margin - the same numbers the COO and CFO walk into ops review with.

Dashboards

12

Refresh cadence

Daily

Source systems

5

09 · Service

Sensitivity & Scenario Modeling

Commodity, FX, OEE, and order-mix scenarios on margin and cash - flip a switch to see what +10% steel does to gross margin and DIO.

Scenarios live

5

Assumptions shared

32

10 · Service

Valuation Model (DCF & Comps)

DCF + EBITDA-multiple + industrial-supplier comp set kept current - the input strategic-acquirer and lender conversations run off.

Comp set

14 industrials

EV / EBITDA range

7–11×

11 · Service

Three-Statement Modeling

Linked IS / BS / CF with inventory ladder, capex, working capital, and plant capacity modeled - pressure-tested every quarter.

Forecast horizon

5 yr

Capex + WC

Modeled

12 · Service

Monthly Close Checklist & Reconciliations

Close checklist + auto-recs across ERP ↔ MES ↔ WMS ↔ payroll - what compresses close from 16 to 8 days across 3 plants.

Close days

8

Recs managed

24

What you get · every week & every month

Concrete deliverables, not just dashboards.

Deliverable

Weekly variance + commodity memo

Every Monday: COGS variance by plant (material, labor, overhead), commodity-index moves, and what shifted versus last week's forecast - straight to CFO inbox.

Deliverable

Monthly close package (day 8)

GAAP IS / BS / CF + 3-plant P&L + intercompany eliminations + SKU-margin attachment - board-ready by day 8.

Deliverable

Quarterly working-capital + capex pack

DIO trend, inventory layers, supplier-term scenarios, and plant capex outlook - refreshed quarterly with sensitivity modeling.

Deliverable

Always-on SKU profitability dashboard

Live per-SKU contribution margin, pricing, and mix recommendations - refreshed monthly with material + labor variance attribution.

Manufacturing · Finance & Accounting

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