Community report recipes

Executive summary tab plus detail from a flat export mindset.

Rebuild into a board-ready workbook: add an Executive Summary sheet with the top 5 KPIs in plain language, risks, and next steps; keep a Detail sheet with the raw rows sorted sensibly; use clear headers and number types for amounts.

From scratch — categories, periods, and balances.

Nonprofit grant budget tracker: one sheet per active grant with funder, period, budget, spend-to-date, balance, and status; add a Summary sheet with totals by program and a notes column for restrictions.

From scratch — weekly inflows, outflows, runway.

13-week cash flow forecast: weekly columns for inflows, outflows, net, and ending balance; include assumptions sheet with starting cash and key drivers; use realistic sample numbers.

From scratch — stages, amounts, weighted forecast.

B2B sales pipeline: deals with name, stage, amount, probability, expected close date, owner; add a monthly forecast sheet with weighted pipeline by stage and a simple totals row.

Improve — variance vs budget and close checklist tabs.

Monthly close workbook: add Budget vs Actual variance by line item with YTD columns, a Close Checklist tab (AP, AR, payroll, accruals), and a one-page CFO Summary with highlights and open items.

Improve — buckets, totals, and client summary.

Accounts receivable aging: bucket open invoices into Current, 30, 60, 90+ days; add customer subtotals, grand total, and an Summary tab with top 10 balances and collection notes column.

Improve — charges, fees, and net payout rollup.

Stripe payout summary workbook: Detail sheet with date, gross, fees, net, and payout ID; Summary by week with net revenue and fee rate; Notes tab explaining any anomalies.

Improve — client billing summary from invoice export.

Client billing rollup from invoices: group by customer with invoice count, subtotal, tax, and balance due; add aging hint column and a Summary tab with top clients by revenue this month.

From scratch — programs, restricted funds, and variance.

Nonprofit program budget: rows by program with budget, actual, variance, and restriction type; Summary by funder; Notes column for board narrative.

Improve — normalize client exports into one deliverable.

Agency multi-client KPI pack: separate tab per client with the same column schema (spend, leads, CPL, ROAS); add Portfolio Summary ranking clients by pace vs target; keep a Raw Data tab.

Improve — executive summary plus operational detail.

Weekly ops KPI pack: Executive Summary with 5–7 KPIs vs last week and target; Detail tabs for fulfillment, support tickets, and backlog; highlight cells that missed target in plain language notes.

Improve — YTD actuals vs plan with commentary column.

Budget variance analysis: add YTD Actual, Budget, Variance $ and % columns; subtotal by department; Summary tab with top 5 over/under lines and a Commentary column for finance notes.

From scratch — categories, owners, and monthly totals.

Team expense tracker: columns for date, vendor, category, owner, amount, status; monthly pivot-style summary by category; small sample rows for SaaS, travel, and contractors.

Improve — SKU levels, reorder flags, and valuation.

Inventory snapshot: SKU, on-hand, reorder point, unit cost, extended value; flag rows below reorder; Summary by category with total value and count of SKUs to reorder.

Improve — client-facing KPI tab with plain-language summary.

Client KPI deliverable: cover-style Summary sheet with period, highlights, and 6 KPIs in plain language; Detail sheet with charts-ready tables; keep branding-neutral layout.