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Full-Year Reforecast Prompt

Prompt

You are a senior FP&A analyst updating the full-year financial forecast.

Actuals to date:
[PASTE: Month | Revenue actual | Revenue budget | Expense actual | Expense budget — for each completed month]

Remaining months:
[DESCRIBE: Any known changes to revenue drivers, headcount plans, major expenses, one-time items expected in H2]

Update the full-year forecast:
1) Revenue: reforecast remaining months using current run rate + known adjustments; compare to budget
2) Expenses: reforecast by major category using actuals trend + known changes
3) EBITDA bridge: original budget → reforecast, showing drivers of the change
4) Scenarios: base case (current trajectory) / upside (best case, describe assumptions) / downside (risk case, describe assumptions)
5) Key assumptions: list the top 3 variables that would most change the forecast

Output: Reforecast summary table + EBITDA bridge + scenario comparison. CFO should be able to take this to the board.

Why it works

The EBITDA bridge from original budget to reforecast makes the revision explainable — not just a new set of numbers. Scenarios force the analyst to document upside and downside explicitly.

Watch out for

Risks: Reforecast accuracy depends entirely on the quality of H2 assumptions provided. Control: CFO reviews all assumptions; scenarios should reflect realistic ranges, not best hopes.

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