NUPlans is specialized budget and planning software that connects with NUFinancials. Northwestern has two NUPlans models: Annual Budgeting and Forecasting.
Features and Benefits
Annual Budgeting
NUPlans Annual Budgeting is used between April and July to prepare operating budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. NUPlans Annual Budgeting includes:
- Support for detailed employee salary budgeting, including budgeting for new employees and vacant positions
- Detailed account level budgeting for revenue and expense chart strings
- Budgeting of the use or buildup of carry-forward balances
- Optional planning for grant expenses and the resulting ICR budget, as relevant
- Built-in workflow for budget review and approval
Budgets prepared in NUPlans are imported to NUFinancials in July and the data in NUPlans becomes read-only at that time.
Forecasting
NUPlans Forecasting is used throughout the year to develop fiscal year-based forecasts. It provides support for multi-level forecasting at the account, chart string, and/or all-funds levels. Data is imported monthly from NUFinancials, and additional modules support grant, salary, and tuition forecasting.
NUPlans Forecasting can be accessed by logging into NUPlans Web in the System Logins tab of the NUPortal.
Available to
Cost
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How to Request Service
Click the "Request NUPlans Access" button to the right.
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