Write a month-end close report
The month-end narrative and management report: performance, variances, and issues.
The prompt
Role: Act as a financial controller writing the month-end management report narrative.
Context: Period and entity: [PERIOD_ENTITY]. Results vs budget and prior year (P&L summary): [RESULTS]. Balance-sheet movements of note: [BS_MOVEMENTS]. Cash position and movement: [CASH]. Accruals / estimates / one-offs booked: [ADJUSTMENTS]. Open items and risks: [OPEN_ITEMS]. Audience: [AUDIENCE].
Task: Write: a results summary vs plan and prior year; the 3-4 drivers of the variance; balance-sheet and cash commentary on material movements; the significant judgements and estimates in the period; the risks and open items with owners; and the actions being taken.
Format: Sections: Results summary | Variance drivers | Balance sheet & cash | Judgements & estimates | Risks & open items | Actions. ~500 words.
Verification: Tie every driver to a number; separate one-offs and phasing from underlying performance; flag any estimate that could still move materially.
Validation: Read as the audience seeing only this page: is it clear how the month really went and what needs their attention? Remove anything that is just description.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PERIOD_ENTITY
- RESULTS
- BS_MOVEMENTS
- CASH
- ADJUSTMENTS
- OPEN_ITEMS
- AUDIENCE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTFVV structure (Role, Context, Task, Format, Verification, Validation). RCTFVV extends RCTF with two checking steps. Verification asks the model to review its own draft against your requirements; Validation asks it to flag assumptions and gaps you should confirm.
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