Arcvue FP&A — User Guide
This guide is for the people using Arcvue FP&A, not building it.
Arcvue FP&A is where a government contractor plans and looks ahead: what each contract will earn, what the indirect rates will be, what a decision does to the bottom line, and what a buyer would see. The accounting side of the platform records what happened; this side is about what happens next.
You do not need to arrive already fluent in government-contract finance. Where a screen needs an idea — wrap rates, provisional rates, unbilled receivable, exit-readiness — the guide explains it where you need it.
Start here
| If you want to | Read |
|---|---|
| See the whole business on one screen | Dashboard |
| Understand where every number came from | Where Your Financial Data Comes From |
| Sign in, or fix a password | Account Access |
| See what the accounting team does each month against what it costs (the business owner alone) | Accounting Spend |
| Reach any screen without hunting for it | Getting Around Arcvue |
Planning and forecasting
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Contract Forecasting | What each contract is expected to earn, and the build-up behind it |
| Forecast Cockpit | The working surface for driving a forecast |
| Income Statement | The planned P&L |
| Financial Statements | Balance sheet, cash flow and covenants |
| Scenario Planning | What-if cases and what they do to the rates |
| Indirect Pool Rates | Viewing and managing the pools |
| Rate Targets | Planning the indirect rates you want to hit |
| Treasury | The 13-week cash forecast |
| Debt & Refinancing | Instruments, schedules and covenants |
Winning and pricing work
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| NEO — Business Development & Capture | The bid/no-bid pipeline |
| New Business Pipeline | What is in the pipeline and what it is worth |
| Pricing | Pricing a proposal |
| Past Performance Library | What you can cite, and where it is thin |
| Contract Requests | Asking for a contract to be set up |
Running the portfolio
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Contract Portfolio | Every contract, in one place |
| My Programs & Program Performance | How your own programs are doing |
| Analytics: Executive Reports and Exports | Reports and what they export |
| Arcvue AI | Asking Arcvue questions in plain English, and asking it for reports, charts and tables |
| Custom Reports | Saving, sharing and exporting the reports Arcvue AI builds |
Growth and exit
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| M&A Deal Evaluation & Modeling | Evaluating an acquisition |
| Value Builder | What an acquirer would see today |
Administration and reference
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Tenant Configuration | Admin setup |
| Database Reference | Schema and query reference |
Looking for the accounting side — closing the month, invoicing, timekeeping, expenses? That is the Arcvue Accounting user guide. Step-by-step task walkthroughs live under Walkthroughs.