Flux Analysis

Understand what changed between reporting periods.

Understand what changed between reporting periods.

Compare financial figures across periods, identify significant movements, and draft explanations and follow-up questions for your review.

From comparative figures to review priorities

From comparative figures to review priorities

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Attach comparative financial information

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Review absolute and percentage movements

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Separate reported facts from possible causes

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Identify evidence and follow-up questions

A year-on-year review of fictional Northstar financials

A year-on-year review of fictional Northstar financials

This live Analyse Financials demonstration compares fictional Northstar financial statements for FY2024 and FY2025. The saved review highlights changes in revenue, margins and expenses, then identifies supporting evidence and questions for the accountant to investigate.

Synthetic demonstration data

Live Analyse Financials workflow with fictional comparative financial statements attached as input

01 Attach the fictional comparative financial statements to the Analyse Financials workflow.

Complete synthetic Northstar flux analysis with FY2024 and FY2025 figures, all four movements, unverified management explanations, supporting evidence and gross-margin conclusion
Complete synthetic Northstar flux analysis with FY2024 and FY2025 figures, all four movements, unverified management explanations, supporting evidence and gross-margin conclusion

02 Compare FY2024 with FY2025. The saved flux table distinguishes the revenue movement from management’s unverified explanation.

Detail of synthetic Northstar employee and marketing movements, evidence needed, and the five-percentage-point gross-margin decline
Detail of synthetic Northstar employee and marketing movements, evidence needed, and the five-percentage-point gross-margin decline

03 Inspect employee and marketing movements in detail, the evidence still needed, and the gross-margin conclusion.

In this synthetic example, revenue increases by R400,000 (20%) while cost of sales increases by R280,000 (35%). Gross margin falls from 60% to 55%: a decrease of five percentage points. Employee costs rise 30% and marketing doubles. Management explanations require supporting evidence. These are example findings, not performance claims.

Review the explanation, then the evidence

Review the explanation, then the evidence

Check source figures and reporting periods, corroborate management explanations, investigate unresolved movements and decide what action to take.