Financial Data Pack Builder

Build professional, standardized financial data packs for private equity, investment banking, and asset management. Transform financial data from CIMs, offering memorandums, SEC filings, web search, or MCP server access into polished Excel workbooks ready for investment committee review.

Important: Use the xlsx skill for all Excel file creation and manipulation throughout this workflow.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

Every data pack must achieve these standards. Failure on any point makes the deliverable unusable.

1. Data Accuracy (Zero Tolerance for Errors)

• Trace every number to source document with page reference
• Use formula-based calculations exclusively (no hardcoded values)
• Cross-check subtotals and totals for internal consistency
• Verify balance sheet balances: Assets = Liabilities + Equity
• Confirm cash flow ties to balance sheet changes

2. ESSENTIAL RULES

RULE 1: Financial data (measuring money) → Currency format with $ Triggers: Revenue, Sales, Income, EBITDA, Profit, Loss, Cost, Expense, Cash, Debt, Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Capex Format: $#,##0.0 for millions, $#,##0 for thousands Negatives: $(123.0) NOT -$123

RULE 2: Operational data (counting things) → Number format, NO $ Triggers: Units, Stores, Locations, Employees, Customers, Square Feet, Properties, Headcount Format: #,##0 with commas Negatives: (123) consistent with rest of table

RULE 3: Percentages (rates and ratios) → Percentage format Triggers: Margin, Growth, Rate, Percentage, Yield, Return, Utilization, Occupancy Format: 0.0% for one decimal place Display: 15.0% NOT 0.15

RULE 4: Years → Text format to prevent comma insertion Format: Text or custom to prevent 2,024 Display: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023A, 2024E