Cost of manual reporting

Recurring reports add up. Enter a few numbers to see what preparing them by hand costs your business each year.

Your numbers

Count recurring reports, packages and reconciliations.
Total time across everyone involved: pulling data, cleaning, building, reviewing.
Include salary and benefits if you can.
This is your own estimate. Change it to see different scenarios.

Results

Estimated annual cost of manual reporting $32,400
Hours per year720
Full-time equivalent0.35 FTE
Potential annual savings$12,960
Hours freed per year288

This is an estimate based on the numbers you enter. Full-time equivalent assumes 2,080 working hours per year. Actual savings depend on how your reports and data are built, so treat the savings figure as a scenario, not a promise.

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