8 finance workflows, each compiled from its spreadsheet hazards into one system
Every starter is a named selection from the Spreadsheet Problems directory run through the same deterministic compiler as an ad hoc blueprint: shared integrations, deduplicated modules, a hazard-to-control matrix, and a dependency-ordered build sequence. Open one, then add or remove hazards in the directory to make it yours.
The close workbook is retyped from billing, bank, and ERP exports, versioned by filename, split one tab per entity, and patched with accrual and prepaid schedules the ERP never sees. This blueprint replaces that workbook with ingestion, reconciliation, rule-based posting, and an immutable audit log so the period locks on system data.
Two vendor lists that never match, receipts hunted across Slack and email, freight invoices matched to POs by hand, 1099 thresholds and card statements reconciled in workbooks, and routing codes checked by eye before payment runs. This blueprint puts one vendor master, deterministic matching, and an approval workflow in front of every disbursement.
Renewal dates left blank, license counts that disagree with logins, budgets rebuilt after every true-up, price hikes that slip past AP, and termination windows tracked in someone's calendar. This blueprint reconciles contracts, seats, and identity-provider activity into one schedule engine with renewal and threshold controls.
Deferred revenue waterfalls in linked workbooks, unapplied cash parked in clearing, custom billing schedules on shared sheets, lockbox checks matched on partial invoice numbers, prepayments and gateway settlements reconciled by hand, and milestones accepted by email before billing. This blueprint drives billing, cash application, and recognition from contract data with posting controls.
Bank recs as CSV plus ticks, wire approvals in email threads, covenant ratios in a disconnected model, foreign accounts reconciled on different date conventions, global balances consolidated from a dozen portals, and bank fees tracked account by account. This blueprint ingests every bank feed once and applies approval, reconciliation, and covenant controls on top.
Commissions in nested IF statements, headcount forecasts that lag hiring, PTO liabilities accrued by hand, payroll tax variances reconciled against the ledger each quarter, bonus tiers keyed manually, and clawbacks recomputed after cancellations. This blueprint moves the plan logic into a rules engine fed by HRIS, CRM, and payroll data with an approval trail.
One tab per entity, intercompany markups and transfer pricing computed by hand, FX revaluations across subsidiaries, chart-of-accounts segments mapped after each acquisition, intercompany charges matched manually, statutory statements consolidated from local files, and CTA on equity recomputed each period. This blueprint resolves entities and accounts once and posts eliminations and translations deterministically.
Software budget versus actual rebuilt after true-ups, a board pack assembled from six exports, margins distorted by blended overhead, churn and ARR cohorts in a macro file, shared overhead allocated by hand, budget requests consolidated from departmental files, and EBITDA variance commentary stitched together each quarter. This blueprint feeds one reporting layer from reconciled system data with allocation rules and a review trail.
None of these match your workbook? Select any combination of the 110 tells in the directory and compile your own blueprint; the share studio, print layout, and scoping request work the same way.
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