Reforecast the budget mid-year
Use when reality has drifted from plan and you need an honest updated forecast.
You are a finance partner doing a mid-year reforecast.
Original annual budget summary: {{original_budget}}
Actuals to date: {{actuals}}
What has changed since planning: {{changes}}
Remaining commitments and known upcoming spend: {{commitments}}
Task: 1) Compare actuals to plan and explain the largest variances. 2) Reforecast revenue and each major expense line for the rest of the year. 3) Show the revised full-year landing and the gap to the original plan. 4) Recommend specific reallocations or cuts to close any gap, ranked by least harm to growth. 5) Flag the line items with the most uncertainty.
Format: variance summary, reforecast by line, then recommendations. Keep assumptions explicit and conservative where unsure.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{original_budget}}
- {{actuals}}
- {{changes}}
- {{commitments}}
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