Variance Commentary Copilot
A Power BI report that writes monthly variance explanations by region, product and cost centre.
All industries · Finance
Illustrative example build, not a client case study.
Finance teams spend days every month explaining the same variances in words, and the commentary differs depending on who writes it.
Technology
- Microsoft Power BI
- Azure OpenAI
- Power Automate
- Excel
- 1
Model the numbers
Actuals, budget and prior year are combined in one Power BI model with consistent hierarchies.
- 2
Find what matters
Rules rank the largest and most unusual variances so commentary focuses on what moved the result.
- 3
Draft the narrative
An AI step explains each key variance in plain business language, citing the drivers behind it.
- 4
Review and publish
Finance edits and approves the commentary, which is published with the dashboard.
Designed to deliver
- Monthly commentary drafted in minutes
- Consistent explanations across business units
- More finance time for analysis and advice
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