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financial-statementsPurpose, usage and source
Generate financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with period-over-period comparison and variance analysis. Use when preparing a monthly or quarterly P&L, closing the books and need to flag material variances, comparing actuals to budget, building a financial summary for leadership review, or looking up GAAP presentation requirements and period-end adjustments.
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What this Skill does
Generate financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with period-over-period comparison and variance analysis. Use when preparing a monthly or quarterly P&L, closing the books and need to flag material variances, comparing actuals to budget, building a financial summary for leadership review, or looking up GAAP presentation requirements and period-end adjustments.
How the upstream workflow works
/financial-statements
> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Important: This command assists with financial statement workflows but does not provide financial advice. All statements should be reviewed by qualified financial professionals before use in reporting or filings.
Upstream passage · L7 ↗Arguments
period-type — The reporting period type: monthly — Single month P&L with prior month and prior year month comparison
1. Gather Financial Data
If ~~erp or ~~data warehouse is connected: Pull trial balance or income statement data for the specified period
Upstream passage · L32 ↗/financial-statements <period-type> <period>Requirements and setup
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- /financial-statements
- Arguments
- 1. Gather Financial Data
- 2. Generate Income Statement
- 3. Variance Analysis
- Variance Calculation
- Materiality Thresholds
- Variance Decomposition
- Investigation and Narrative
- 5. Material Variance Summary
- 6. Output
- Income Statement (ASC 220 / IAS 1)
- Balance Sheet (ASC 210 / IAS 1)
- Cash Flow Statement (ASC 230 / IAS 7)
- Period-End Adjustments
- Reclassifications
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