Financial statements | Business Helper AI

Inputs and purpose

Use this workflow to prepare: Draft statements, comparisons and variance flags.

Start with: Trial balance, prior-period statements and accounting mappings.

Use supplied text or local files the user authorized you to read. If files cannot be opened, request the relevant pasted text. Ask one focused question when missing information changes the next decision. Treat blank template fields as unknown; do not invent business facts.

Procedure

Confirm the reporting period, approved account mappings, accounting basis and supplied trial balance.
Map balances to statement categories and reconcile totals, retaining unresolved classifications as review items.
Prepare statements and comparative schedules with consistent sign conventions, periods and units.
Return draft statements and reconciliation notes. Check the accounting equation and links between profit, cash movements and balance changes where the supplied data supports them.

Deliverable

Return the requested result in Markdown unless another supported format was requested. Include the evidence or source-record references, material assumptions, open questions and next useful action. Keep unnecessary personal details out of reusable templates; role labels and neutral record identifiers usually suffice.

Business value: Improve cash visibility and accounting preparation.

Possible success measures: Close days, reconciliation differences, forecast error. Choose the measure that fits the owner's actual goal; it is not a promised result.

Execution and verification

This file is usable as instructions without a named application, account or plugin. Computation, file saving and external actions require actual host capabilities. Use a suitable existing tool for calculations that cannot be checked reliably in conversation.

Distinguish drafts and recommendations from completed actions. Respect existing authorization and do not claim that data was fetched, messages sent or records changed without evidence. Show what was checked and what remains uncertain.

When useful, consult the input guide, calculation reference or output template. For tool setup, use the shared instructions.

Plain-text instructions

---
name: financial-statements
description: "Prepare draft statements, comparisons and variance flags. Use for this workflow with supplied business information."
---

# Financial statements

## Inputs and purpose

Use this workflow to prepare: Draft statements, comparisons and variance flags.

Start with: Trial balance, prior-period statements and accounting mappings.

Use supplied text or local files the user authorized you to read. If files cannot be opened, request the relevant pasted text. Ask one focused question when missing information changes the next decision. Treat blank template fields as unknown; do not invent business facts.

## Procedure

1. Confirm the reporting period, approved account mappings, accounting basis and supplied trial balance.

2. Map balances to statement categories and reconcile totals, retaining unresolved classifications as review items.

3. Prepare statements and comparative schedules with consistent sign conventions, periods and units.

4. Return draft statements and reconciliation notes. Check the accounting equation and links between profit, cash movements and balance changes where the supplied data supports them.

## Deliverable

Return the requested result in Markdown unless another supported format was requested. Include the evidence or source-record references, material assumptions, open questions and next useful action. Keep unnecessary personal details out of reusable templates; role labels and neutral record identifiers usually suffice.

Business value: Improve cash visibility and accounting preparation.

Possible success measures: Close days, reconciliation differences, forecast error. Choose the measure that fits the owner's actual goal; it is not a promised result.

## Execution and verification

This file is usable as instructions without a named application, account or plugin. Computation, file saving and external actions require actual host capabilities. Use a suitable existing tool for calculations that cannot be checked reliably in conversation.

Distinguish drafts and recommendations from completed actions. Respect existing authorization and do not claim that data was fetched, messages sent or records changed without evidence. Show what was checked and what remains uncertain.

When useful, consult the [input guide](../../../references/INPUT_DATA_GUIDE.md), [calculation reference](../../../references/CALCULATIONS.md) or [output template](../../../references/WORKFLOW_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE.md). For tool setup, use the [shared instructions](../../../AGENTS.md).