A Better Way to Model Your Municipality’s Future
Synario Is Your FP&A Software for Public Sector Finance
Municipal finance leaders face aging infrastructure, unpredictable revenues, and growing demands, all while justifying every decision to elected officials and the public. Spreadsheets weren’t built for this, but Synario was. Our purpose-built platform helps you model complex scenarios, project long-range outcomes, and plan your public entity’s path to success.
Financial Modeling Built for Sustainable Government Success
Real-Time Answers for Real-World Complexity
Managing capital projects, debt obligations, rate structures, and long-range forecasts across multiple funds is too complex for spreadsheets. Synario gives municipal finance leaders the clarity to move fast, modeling unlimited scenarios and updating financial plans in real time as questions evolve in the boardroom.
Whether you’re a finance director in a mid-sized city, a CFO at a water authority, or a budget analyst supporting a school district — or anywhere in between — Synario adapts to how your organization works.
Industry-Leading Implementation
Municipal Financial Model Insights in 90 Days
With Synario, you get actionable insights ready for your next board presentation, budget cycle, or strategic planning session.
Our dedicated team will customize a strategic planning template to your municipality’s unique structure and reporting requirements, delivering a working financial model in as little as 90 days with no IT resources required on your end.
A Full Suite of Municipal Financial Tools at Your Disposal
Cash on Hand Analysis
Model scenarios to understand the impact on your municipality’s unrestricted cash and reserve balances.
Municipal Scenario Planning
Build and compare fully flexible scenarios tied to capital projects, revenue assumptions, and alternative futures.
Debt Service Coverage Projections
Project coverage ratios across multiple funding scenarios to build credibility with bond rating agencies and stakeholders.
Funding Option Analysis
Evaluate competing capital projects and analyze the full range of debt financing and funding options in one platform.
Long-Range Forecasting
Build a sustainable 10, 20, or 30-year financial forecast that accounts for population growth, infrastructure investment, and shifting revenue streams.
Rating Agency Presentations
Generate dynamic, board-ready presentations directly from your financial model.
Trusted by Local Government and Public Sector Entities
What Sets Us Apart
Click to Confidence
Our “explain” feature provides detailed explanations for every calculation in your model with a single click, eliminating guesswork and building trust in your financial projections.
Forecast Faster
Spend less time rebuilding models and more time making data-backed decisions. Synario delivers a working financial model in as little as 90 days.
Audience-Specific Interfaces
Board members and elected officials see tailored outputs rather than the full model. Assumptions update in real time, turning boardroom questions into collaborative conversations.
FAQs About Municipal Financial Planning with Synario
Synario empowers municipal finance teams to quickly and easily build, analyze, and present complex financial scenarios. Eliminate spreadsheet sprawl, reduce errors, and make better decisions with dynamic, real-time modeling tools built for local government.
What types of municipalities use Synario?
Synario serves city and county governments, water and wastewater authorities, local education boards, school districts, transit agencies, and special-purpose districts of all sizes.
How does Synario differ from spreadsheets for municipal financial planning?
Synario allows finance teams to evaluate unlimited alternative assumptions within a single model, toggling through forecast versions instantly rather than managing multiple spreadsheet files. The patented scenario builder enables layered planning all within one comprehensive, audit-ready model.
Can Synario be customized for our municipality’s specific funds and reporting requirements?
Yes. We start with a base model covering common municipal requirements, then our team refines it to match your fund accounting structure, reporting formats, and planning needs.
Is Synario a cloud-based platform?
Yes. Synario is browser-accessible and allows multiple users to collaborate simultaneously, with no IT infrastructure required on your end.
Can Synario support scenario planning for capital project decisions?
Absolutely. Model multiple capital improvement programs, analyze different funding strategies, and instantly see the long-range financial impact of each scenario on cash reserves, debt service coverage, and ratepayer or taxpayer impact.
How does Synario support financial reporting for boards and elected officials?
Synario generates audience-specific presentations directly from your financial model. Assumptions can be adjusted in real time during presentations, turning static reports into live, collaborative conversations.
Can Synario handle multi-fund budgeting for local governments?
Yes. General funds, capital funds, enterprise funds, and debt service funds are all connected within one model so that you can see your organization’s full financial picture at any time.
Explore How Municipalities Use Synario
Local governments across the country are using Synario for long-range forecasting and scenario analysis tools.Let’s discuss your needs, and how we can help you.
