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Skill bromso/metapowers/plugins/accounting/skills/variance

A Claude Code plugin that adds an agentic skills framework, with MCP's and a meta prompting processes. Inspired by "Superpowers" & "Figma Console MCP", but not just for development or design; but for all aspect within the digital production cycle.

Install
npx -y skills add bromso/metapowers --skill variance

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Compare actual financial results against budget or forecast

SKILL.md

2.0 KB, as published. Nobody here has run it

Variance

Perform variance analysis for "$ARGUMENTS". Compare actual results to budget, forecast, or prior period and explain the differences.

Prerequisites

None — utility skill, run anytime. More effective when financial data is available from Phase 7 (statements) or Phase 4 (trial balance).

Process

  1. Establish comparison basis:

    • What are we comparing? (actual vs. budget, actual vs. forecast, actual vs. prior period)
    • What level of detail? (total entity, department, account, line item)
    • What period? (month, quarter, year)

  2. Calculate variances:

    • For each line item, compute:
      • Dollar variance — actual minus budget/forecast
      • Percentage variance — dollar variance divided by budget/forecast
    • Classify as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)
    • Highlight variances exceeding materiality thresholds

  3. Analyze root causes:

    • For each significant variance, identify the driver:
      • Volume variance (more or fewer units)
      • Price variance (higher or lower unit cost/price)
      • Mix variance (different product/service mix)
      • Timing variance (recognized in a different period)
      • One-time items (non-recurring events)
    • Quantify each driver where possible

  4. Write the artifact to .metapowers/accounting/$ARGUMENTS/variance.md with sections:

    • Variance Summary — high-level overview of actual vs. budget with key metrics
    • Detailed Variance Table — line-by-line comparison with dollar and percentage variances
    • Root Cause Analysis — explanation of significant variances
    • Recommendations — actions to address unfavorable variances or capitalize on favorable ones

Output

The variance analysis written to .metapowers/accounting/$ARGUMENTS/variance.md. Present a summary highlighting:

  • Top favorable and unfavorable variances
  • Key root causes identified
  • Recommended actions

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