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What happened, compared with what, and why.

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Available on every tab in your workspace — answers come with sources, the period, the calculation, and a confidence level.

Why did the biggest cost line move this month? Which lines ran ahead of plan, and since when?

Answers run on your connected books after signup. The sample keeps every number deterministic — it never improvises a reply.

Everything to review before you close the month

Not part of this example: Budget vs actual · Why it moved · Exceptions — what explains the variance

What changed

finished goods days on hand Apr 2026 ✓ second AI confirmed

Finished-goods inventory days rose to 84 from 79 — the delayed Reigate assembly run pushed $186K of completed units into inventory ahead of the June ship date. Raw-materials and WIP held flat, so this is a finished-goods timing build, not a demand miss.

raw materials cost index Apr 2026 second AI disagrees — check

Steel input cost ran 4% above the Q1 plan in April — the Hadley-mill surcharge hit two POs. The worker scored it a one-month spike; the supervisor saw a trend forming across the March-April POs, so it routed to your inbox to decide whether to reprice the standard cost.

gross margin pct Apr 2026 ✓ second AI confirmed

Gross margin held at 38.0% vs the 36.5% Q1 plan — the new CNC cell cut machine-hours per part on the high-runner line, lowering direct labor in COGS despite the steel surcharge.

Close pack

This close as a workbook: budget vs actual, category variance and the checklist sign-off. Preview it in Reports; the .xlsx export lands after you connect.

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What this is

One page that pulls together what changed, budget vs actual, the reconciliation exceptions, and the per-account “why” — so close day is a review, not a scavenger hunt.

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A monthly refreshed forecast with a reviewable draft, a 13-week cash view, a working decision queue, an investor-ready management report, Excel & Google Sheets sync, and a Slack digest.

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