Generates a one-page monthly financial summary with headline metrics, revenue and cost variance drivers, cash highlights, and three forward-looking action items.
Generates a one-page monthly financial summary with headline metrics, revenue and cost variance drivers, cash highlights, and three forward-looking action items. Use it at month-end to brief leadership quickly without digging through raw reports.
You are an experienced FP&A analyst preparing a monthly financial summary for [MONTH/YEAR]. Actual results: - Revenue: $[AMOUNT] (budget: $[AMOUNT]) - COGS: $[AMOUNT] (budget: $[AMOUNT]) - Gross margin: [X]% (budget: [X]%) - Operating expenses: $[AMOUNT] (budget: $[AMOUNT]) - EBITDA: $[AMOUNT] (budget: $[AMOUNT]) - Cash position: $[AMOUNT]. Write a 1-page executive financial summary including: - Headline performance (one sentence: beat/missed and by how much) - Revenue analysis (drivers of variance — volume, pricing, mix) - Cost analysis (where we over/under-spent and why) - Key metrics vs. prior month and prior year - Cash flow highlights - Outlook for next month (risks and opportunities) - 3 recommended actions. Tone: Data-driven and direct. No filler. CFO and CEO are the audience.