# Maritime Budget and Cost Control Software

> NOZZLE Maritime Budget and Cost Control Software sets annual vessel budgets by cost centre, tracks committed and actual spend against them, and flags over-budget requisitions before they are ordered — part of the NOZZLE Finance platform.

Source: https://nozzlesoft.com/solutions/maritime-budget-cost-control-software/  
Language: en


## What is maritime budget and cost control software?

Maritime budget and cost control software lets a ship operator plan each vessel's
spend by cost centre and see how actual costs track against the budget through the
year, so overruns are caught early. NOZZLE handles this within the
[Finance](/solutions/ship-financial-management-software/) module, using the Budget
Plan and Budget Report.

NOZZLE builds each vessel's budget from cost centres within a budget year — so
technical, crewing, stores and other spend are planned and tracked separately —
with annual amounts split across periods and grouped for reporting. Because
budgets are linked to procurement and payables, NOZZLE shows committed costs, paid
invoices, remaining balance and utilisation against each cost centre as spend
happens, and requisitions can be checked against budget before they become
purchase orders.

Budget and cost control works with
[purchase order management](/solutions/purchase-order-management-software/) and the
wider [Finance](/solutions/ship-financial-management-software/) module. Book a
[demo](/request-demo/) to see budget versus actual on your own cost centres.


## Key features
- Cost Centres
- Annual Budgets
- Budget vs Actual
- Utilisation Tracking


## Capabilities

### Budget every vessel by cost centre
_Budget Plan_

NOZZLE builds each vessel's budget from cost centres within a budget year, so technical, crewing, stores and other spend are planned and tracked separately rather than as one lump sum. Annual amounts can be split across periods and grouped for reporting.

* Cost centres organised within a budget year * Annual budget amounts with period breakdown * Cost-centre groups for consolidated reporting * Budgets defined per vessel across the fleet

### See what's committed and spent, not just what's left
_Budget vs Actual_

Because budgets are linked to procurement and payables, NOZZLE shows spend against each cost centre as it happens — committed costs, paid invoices and the remaining balance — so a budget overrun is visible early, not at year end.

* Committed and actual spend tracked against each cost centre * Remaining balance and utilisation visible per cost centre * Requisitions checked against budget before they become purchase orders * Budget reporting for the vessel and the fleet

## Frequently asked questions

### What is maritime budget and cost control software?
Maritime budget and cost control software lets a ship operator set vessel budgets by cost centre and track committed and actual spend against them through the year. In NOZZLE this is part of the [Finance](/solutions/ship-financial-management-software/) module, built on the Budget Plan and Budget Report.

### How does NOZZLE structure a vessel budget?
NOZZLE organises each vessel's budget into cost centres within a budget year, with annual amounts that can be split across periods and grouped for consolidated reporting across the fleet.

### Can NOZZLE stop over-budget purchasing?
Requisitions can be checked against the relevant cost centre's budget before they become purchase orders, so over-budget spend is flagged at the point of decision. See [Purchase Order Management](/solutions/purchase-order-management-software/).

### Does NOZZLE show budget versus actual?
Yes. Because budgets link to procurement and payables, NOZZLE shows committed costs, paid invoices, remaining balance and utilisation against each cost centre, with budget reporting for the vessel and the fleet.

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