Spotlight Reporting Pros and Cons

The reporting structures and the graph representations. It is so user friendly and great to have more business insights in such a fun way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The data for non-financials can be more automated than manually imported every time, like a sheet can be linked and then connection to be refreshed every time there is a change to make it easier. The executive summary can have more automations to have business insights like expenses which are unusually high/to be brought in attention to the board. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The monthly analysis that can be added to each report, the import and template functions, helps me set a standard report for a particular entity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The required fields are not always clear on what needs to be done in the day-to-day accounting system in order to use the software to its full potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Consolidated reports, QuickBooks Online integration works well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Would prefer more USA GAAP reporting templates. Would be nice to use templates across multiple groups/reports. Really wish ther was custom date range functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once spotless templates are set up, it is easy to download the information monthly. Adding commentary gives customers a visual report that helps them understand their business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An essential part of turning a business around is actioning sales initiatives, and it would be good to have Spotlight integrate with the major CRM brands Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Spotlight reporting allows me to create management accounts at the click of a button that my clients can understand and show graphically how the business is doing, allowing us time to discuss the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be great if Xero project data were also part of Spotlight Reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Spotlight helps start the discussion about your business, identifies pain points and allows us go on with improving the business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think it should have video links or a help icon in the program that when you hover over a report if not sure how a report works it can guide you Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Consolidated reporting across multi-currency ledgers. Being able to forecast multi-currency and across entities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Data (non financial and financial data) not flowing through between Spotlight Reporting & Forecasting. Insert pages between modules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Visual impact allows me to deliver meaning to the numbers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish I had a way to market it to my clients more efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cash flow forecasting rules and assumptions are simple and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Occassionally the forecasting function throws out some weird variables and is not that easy to correct, particularly in areas such as tax, super, PAYGWH where the 'rule based' application should be applied easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to customise the layouts in P+Ls, easy to use, speeds up reporting time significantly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still some features that are not available, like consolidated cashflow statements, which require us to do manually. Can be slow if have multiple users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.