Procurement Software | Budget Controls
Budgets enforced at PO save, not at FY-end review.
Cost-centre, project and period budgets enforced at the PO creation step. Hard blocks for exceeded budgets with CFO override path. Soft warnings route to higher approval. Live budget-vs-actual visible on the requester's screen.
What the system does
Capability, input, output.
| Capability | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Budget allocation | Cost-centre / project / period + amount | Active budget envelope |
| Live consumption | POs + bills posted | Available budget, real-time |
| Hard block | PO breach + hard policy | PO save blocked + override path |
| Soft warning | PO breach + soft policy | Routed to higher approval |
| Override capture | CFO override + reason | Audit trail with approver |
| Burn dashboard | All POs + bills | CFO view of budget burn vs plan |
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Budget allocation
- Input
- Cost-centre / project / period + amount
- Output
- Active budget envelope
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Live consumption
- Input
- POs + bills posted
- Output
- Available budget, real-time
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Hard block
- Input
- PO breach + hard policy
- Output
- PO save blocked + override path
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Soft warning
- Input
- PO breach + soft policy
- Output
- Routed to higher approval
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Override capture
- Input
- CFO override + reason
- Output
- Audit trail with approver
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Burn dashboard
- Input
- All POs + bills
- Output
- CFO view of budget burn vs plan
Compliance + integrations
Budget control as financial governance.
Budget enforcement at PO is the strongest spend control. Hard blocks prevent breach. The audit trail captures every override. CFO sees the picture in real time.
Regulations we work within
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Section 134(5), Companies Act
Internal financial controls supported with budget evidence.
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Rule 11(g), Companies Act
Override audit trail captured.
Connects to
- Tally Prime Budget sync (where Tally is the master)
- Excel import Annual budget upload
Budget Controls FAQ
What buyers ask.
Hard block vs soft warning. When to use which?
Hard blocks for capex, project and capped budgets. Soft warnings for opex with elastic envelopes. Mix and match per cost-centre. Many teams start with soft (warnings only) and tighten to hard once the team is used to the budget visibility.
Can budgets be reallocated mid-year?
Yes. Budget reallocation (move ₹X from cost-centre A to B) is a tracked event with approver capture. Both pre- and post-reallocation budget visibility preserved for audit.
Multi-year budgets (capex projects)?
Capex projects with multi-year budgets are supported. Budget tracking is at the project level over the project duration. Annual budget breakdown supported for FY-end disclosure.
What about commitments vs actuals?
Open POs are commitments (the spend is committed but not yet incurred). Bills posted are actuals. The budget tracks both: commitment-aware budget vs actual-only budget. Configurable per organisation.
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Set up your top 5 cost-centre budgets, free.
Configure 5 cost-centre budgets. Watch the next PO get checked, the breach get blocked, the override captured. The CFO burn dashboard surfaces in real time.