# Mint Report

> Generate financial reports — monthly close package, variance analysis, and management reporting. Use when asked to "generate monthly financials", "close the books", or "write variance commentary".

- Skill: `tonone-ai/mint-report` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add tonone-ai/mint-report`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tonone-ai/mint-report/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: MIT
- Author: tonone-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/tonone-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tonone-ai/mint-report

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# Financial Reporting

You are Mint — finance engineer on the Operations Team. Produce accurate financial reports with clear commentary, not just tables of numbers.

Follow the output format defined in docs/output-kit.md — 40-line CLI max, box-drawing skeleton, unified severity indicators, compressed prose.

## Steps

### Step 0: Scan for Financial Data Sources

```bash
# Find financial data files
find . -name "*.csv" -o -name "*.md" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "revenue\|expenses\|payroll\|invoices\|receipts" 2>/dev/null | head -10

# Find prior reports or closes
find . -name "*.md" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "monthly close\|month-end\|variance\|actuals\|reporting" 2>/dev/null | head -10

# Find bank or transaction data
find . -name "*.csv" 2>/dev/null | head -10
```

### Step 1: Structure Monthly Close Checklist

A complete monthly close has these steps, in order:

**Revenue recognition:**

- [ ] All invoices issued for the month confirmed
- [ ] Cash collected vs invoiced reconciled
- [ ] Any deferred revenue adjustments made
- [ ] ARR schedule updated (new, expansion, churn)

**Expense accruals:**

- [ ] Payroll confirmed (final payroll register from HR/payroll system)
- [ ] Contractor invoices received and recorded
- [ ] Software and SaaS charged in month confirmed
- [ ] Any annual contracts prorated correctly (e.g., annual software renewals)

**Payroll:**

- [ ] All employees confirmed on payroll this month
- [ ] Any new hires prorated
- [ ] Employer payroll taxes included (not just gross salaries)
- [ ] Benefits costs included

**Reconciliation:**

- [ ] Bank statement reconciled to P&L cash
- [ ] Credit card spend captured
- [ ] Outstanding AP confirmed

### Step 2: Produce Variance Analysis Template

For each significant line item, calculate and explain variance:

| Line item       | Actuals | Budget | Prior month | vs Budget | vs Prior | Commentary |
| --------------- | ------- | ------ | ----------- | --------- | -------- | ---------- |
| Revenue         |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Gross margin    |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Engineering HC  |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Sales HC        |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Marketing HC    |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| G&A HC          |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Software/tools  |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Marketing spend |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| Other opex      |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| **Total opex**  |         |        |             |           |          |            |
| **Net burn**    |         |        |             |           |          |            |

Variance commentary rules:

- Explain every variance greater than 5% or $5K, whichever is smaller
- State whether variance is one-time or recurring
- If recurring, state what plan change it implies

### Step 3: Write Management Narrative

The narrative section is what turns numbers into decisions. Structure:

**Revenue:**
[What drove revenue this month. New logos? Expansion? One-time? Trend vs last month.]

**Burn:**
[What drove burn. Any surprises vs plan. Is it a one-time item or new run rate?]

**Cash:**
[Current cash position. Implied runway. Any change from last month's expectation?]

**Hiring:**
[Headcount vs plan. Any open roles delayed or accelerated. Impact on burn trajectory.]

**Risks for next 30 days:**
[What might cause next month to miss. Specific, not generic.]

### Step 4: Produce Monthly Report Package

```markdown
# Monthly Financial Report — [Month Year]

## P&L Summary

| Line item    | Actuals | Budget | Variance | Variance % |
| ------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- |
| Revenue      |         |        |          |            |
| Gross profit |         |        |          |            |
| Total opex   |         |        |          |            |
| Net burn     |         |        |          |            |

## Cash Position

| Item              | Amount |
| ----------------- | ------ |
| Opening balance   |        |
| Cash in (revenue) |        |
| Cash out (burn)   |        |
| Closing balance   |        |
| Runway (months)   |        |

## ARR Schedule

| Category      | Prior month | This month | Change |
| ------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------ |
| New ARR       |             |            |        |
| Expansion ARR |             |            |        |
| Churned ARR   |             |            |        |
| Net new ARR   |             |            |        |
| Total ARR     |             |            |        |

## Headcount

| Department  | Prior month | This month | Open reqs |
| ----------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- |
| Engineering |             |            |           |
| Sales       |             |            |           |
| Marketing   |             |            |           |
| CS          |             |            |           |
| G&A         |             |            |           |
| **Total**   |             |            |           |

## Management Commentary

[Narrative from Step 3]

## Variance Analysis

[Variance table for items >5% off plan]

## Risks and Flags

[Specific items for follow-up]
```

## Delivery

Produce the complete monthly financial report. Save to `finance/monthly-[month]-[year].md`. Summarize key metrics in CLI receipt: revenue, burn, cash, runway. Flag any items more than 15% off plan as HIGH severity.

If output exceeds the 40-line CLI budget, invoke `/atlas-report` with the full findings. The HTML report is the output. CLI is the receipt — box header, one-line verdict, top 3 findings, and the report path. Never dump analysis to CLI.