Does it replace my accountant?

No — it's a tool that helps you and your accountant work faster with better insights. The ratios are calculated in code for accuracy, but always verify against your source data.

What CSV format does it need?

A standard format with line item names and amounts. The tool includes templates for common P&L and balance sheet layouts.

Automated Financial Statement Analyser

P&L in, ratios + commentary out

Time Saved

5 hrs/month

Steps

5 steps

Industry

Accounting

Department

Finance

5 hrs/month5 stepsAccountingFinance

MediumFinance & Accounting

Difficulty

Overview

Financial statements contain valuable insights but interpreting them properly takes skill and time. Claude Code builds a tool that reads your P&L and balance sheet from CSV, calculates key financial ratios (profit margins, current ratio, debt-to-equity), compares against prior periods, and generates a plain-English report with trends and actionable recommendations. The calculations are done in code (not AI) for accuracy — AI is used for the written commentary.

Target audience: Business owners, CFOs, and accountants who review financial statements regularly

Implementation Steps

Claude Code creates a Node.js project with csv-parse and Claude API SDK

via Claude Code

You provide a P&L and/or balance sheet as CSV files

via Claude Code

Claude builds a CLI that parses financial data and calculates ratios

via Claude Code

Ratios and trends are sent to Claude API for written commentary

via Claude Code

Output is a Markdown report with ratios, trends, and recommendations

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Build It

Open Claude Code in your terminal

Run claude in your project directory

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Claude builds the entire project for you

It will scaffold files, install dependencies, and wire up the full workflow

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Business Case

Problem

Financial statements contain critical insights but interpreting them takes expertise and time

Solution

Code calculates the ratios accurately, AI writes the plain-English analysis

Impact

Make better financial decisions with instant, clear analysis

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Features

CSV parsing

MVP

Reads P&L and balance sheet from standard CSV formats

Ratio calculations

MVP

Key financial ratios computed in code (not AI) for accuracy

AI commentary

MVP

Plain-English analysis of trends and recommendations

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Tech Stack

Claude CodeRequired

Builds the financial analysis tool

Claude APIRequired

Generates written analysis and commentary from calculated ratios

csv-parse (npm)Required

Reads financial statement CSV files

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Automated Financial Statement Analyser

Overview

Implementation Steps

Build It

Business Case

Problem

Solution

Impact

Features

CSV parsing

Ratio calculations

AI commentary

Tech Stack

FAQ

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