financial-reporter
Generate comprehensive financial reports including P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Financial Reporter Claude skill automates the creation of professional financial statements, including Profit and Loss (P&L), balance sheets, and cash flow reports. By streamlining data categorization and performing automated ratio analysis, it helps businesses transform raw financial data into actionable insights for better decision-making and performance tracking.
Use Cases
- Monthly Performance Review: Automatically generate P&L statements to track revenue trends and expense categories against monthly budgets.
- Year-End Accounting: Prepare comprehensive balance sheets documenting assets, liabilities, and equity for tax compliance and annual audits.
- Investment Readiness: Create detailed cash flow statements and financial ratio analyses to demonstrate business health to potential investors or lenders.
- Budget Variance Analysis: Compare actual financial outcomes with projected figures to identify operational inefficiencies and optimize spending.
| name | Financial Reporter |
|---|---|
| slug | financial-reporter |
| description | Generate comprehensive financial reports including P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow statements |
| category | business |
| complexity | intermediate |
| version | "1.0.0" |
| author | "ID8Labs" |
Financial Reporter
Generate comprehensive financial reports that tell the story of your business. From P&L statements to cash flow analysis, create reports that inform decisions.
Core Workflows
Workflow 1: P&L Statement
- Revenue Collection - Gather all revenue streams
- Expense Categorization - Organize costs by category
- Gross Margin - Calculate gross profit
- Operating Expenses - Deduct operating costs
- Net Income - Calculate bottom line
- Variance Analysis - Compare to budget/prior period
Workflow 2: Balance Sheet
- Assets - List current and fixed assets
- Liabilities - Document current and long-term debt
- Equity - Calculate owner's equity
- Balance Check - Verify assets = liabilities + equity
- Ratio Analysis - Calculate key financial ratios
Quick Reference
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| P&L report | "Generate P&L for [period]" |
| Balance sheet | "Create balance sheet as of [date]" |
| Cash flow | "Generate cash flow statement" |