Forecast variance commentary for monthly close

The problem

FP&A writes commentary on every line of variance > $50K. Repetitive, formulaic, takes 2 days each close.

Business context

Close timeline is fixed at business day 5. Commentary is the bottleneck.

The solution

Copilot drafts commentary from the variance table + driver notes; analyst polishes.

Outcome & impact

Reusable assets

Given this variance row and driver note, write 2 sentences of commentary in our standard format: '[Line] is [over/under] by [$], driven by [driver]. [Forward-looking note].'