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Budget vs actual variance analysis in Excel v1.0.0

Use this resource to analyze variances between budget and actual results

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install budget-variance-analysis-excel

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent applies materiality thresholds, calculates absolute and percentage variances, then breaks each variance down by category, period or cost center. You get an analysis report and a variance waterfall chart.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
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What you get

  • SKILL.md : calculation steps, thresholds and breakdown
  • references/variance-formulas.md : variance formulas
  • scripts/README.md : notes on the calculation scripts

Good fit for

  • You need to explain a gap between budget and actuals
  • You are preparing monthly reporting for a client or leadership

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    Tags

    • budget
    • variances
    • excel
    • financial reporting

    About

    You say

    “Analyze the gaps between our 2026 budget and this quarter's actuals, by cost center.”

    Card for the “Budget vs actual variance analysis in Excel” skill

    Skill published by Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io> under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to analyze variances between budget and actual results
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • assets/README.md0.5 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/README.md0.6 KB
    • references/variance-formulas.md0.8 KB
    • scripts/README.md0.6 KB
    • SKILL.md2.2 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
    Source
    github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/tree/ab85a061f7bcc039dac13ee193de7a4cd4388571/skills/.curated/excel-variance-analyzer
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « excel-variance-analyzer » (Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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