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ShedBox Agent for Finance Teams

Automate financial reporting and streamline reconciliation.

The Finance Challenge​

Finance teams spend too much time on:

  • Manual data extraction from multiple systems
  • Spreadsheet-based reconciliation
  • Creating recurring reports
  • Answering ad-hoc financial questions

ShedBox Agent automates data collection and reporting.

How Finance Teams Use ShedBox Agent​

Automated Month-End Close​

You: "Pull revenue data from Stripe and prepare month-end summary"

ShedBox Agent:
✓ Connects to Stripe
✓ Aggregates transactions
✓ Categorizes by revenue type

November 2024 Revenue Summary:
- Total Revenue: $487,250
  - Subscriptions: $412,000 (84.5%)
  - One-time: $65,250 (13.4%)
  - Services: $10,000 (2.1%)
- Refunds: $4,870 (1.0%)
- Net Revenue: $482,380

Comparison to October:
- Revenue: +8.2%
- Subscriptions: +9.1%
- Refund Rate: -0.2%

Ready to export for the GL?

Multi-System Reconciliation​

# Bank reconciliation pipeline
data_sources:
  bank:
    type: csv
    path: bank_statement.csv

  stripe:
    type: rest_api
    url: https://api.stripe.com/v1/balance_transactions

  quickbooks:
    type: rest_api
    url: https://quickbooks.api.intuit.com/v3/company/123/query

processing:
  join:
    sources: [bank, stripe, quickbooks]
    on: transaction_id

  filter:
    condition: "stripe_amount != quickbooks_amount OR bank_amount != stripe_amount"

output:
  type: file
  path: reconciliation_exceptions.xlsx

Key Benefits for Finance Teams​

1. Data Consolidation​

Connect all financial systems:

SystemData Access
Stripe/PayPalTransactions, payouts, fees
QuickBooks/XeroGL, invoices, bills
BanksStatements, transactions
PayrollWages, taxes, benefits
Expense ToolsReceipts, approvals

2. Automated Reports​

Schedule recurring financial reports:

# Weekly cash flow report
schedule:
  cron: "0 9 * * 1"

data_sources:
  bank_accounts:
    type: rest_api
    url: https://api.plaid.com/accounts/balance

  payables:
    type: rest_api
    url: https://api.quickbooks.com/bills

  receivables:
    type: rest_api
    url: https://api.quickbooks.com/invoices

processing:
  aggregate:
    metrics:
      - current_cash: sum(bank_balance)
      - pending_inflows: sum(receivables)
      - pending_outflows: sum(payables)

output:
  type: email
  to: cfo@company.com

3. Audit-Ready Data​

Generate audit-ready exports with full lineage:

"Export all Q4 transactions with source system references"
"Create a reconciliation trail for revenue recognition"
"Show me the data lineage for this revenue number"

4. Quick Financial Analysis​

Answer questions instantly:

"What's our current burn rate?"
"Show me AR aging by customer"
"What's the revenue concentration among top customers?"

Common Finance Workflows​

Revenue Analysis​

"Break down revenue by product, segment, and geography"
"Show me MRR movement (new, expansion, contraction, churn)"
"What's our deferred revenue balance?"

Expense Management​

"Categorize expenses by department and vendor"
"Which expense categories are over budget?"
"Show me spending trends by cost center"

Cash Management​

"What's our cash position across all accounts?"
"Project cash flow for the next 90 days"
"When do we need to draw on the credit line?"

Compliance & Audit​

"Export all transactions over $10,000 for audit"
"Show me intercompany transactions for the quarter"
"Generate ASC 606 revenue recognition schedule"

Example: Budget vs Actual​

You: "Compare actual spending to budget for November"

ShedBox Agent:
✓ Pulling budget from spreadsheet
✓ Pulling actuals from QuickBooks
✓ Calculating variances

November Budget vs Actual:

| Category       | Budget    | Actual    | Variance  | % Var |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| Payroll       | $180,000  | $178,500  | -$1,500   | -0.8% |
| Marketing     | $45,000   | $52,300   | +$7,300   | +16.2%|
| Software      | $25,000   | $24,200   | -$800     | -3.2% |
| Office        | $8,000    | $8,450    | +$450     | +5.6% |
| Travel        | $12,000   | $15,800   | +$3,800   | +31.7%|
| Total         | $270,000  | $279,250  | +$9,250   | +3.4% |

⚠️ Categories exceeding 10% variance:
- Marketing: $7,300 over (New campaign spend)
- Travel: $3,800 over (Conference attendance)

Would you like a detailed breakdown of any category?

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