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A finance and accounting plugin for Cowork that supports month-end close, journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, financial statement generation, variance analysis, and SOX audit support.
This plugin assists with finance and accounting workflows but does not provide financial, tax, or audit advice. All outputs should be reviewed by qualified financial professionals before use in financial reporting, regulatory filings, or audit documentation.

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Installation

claude plugins add knowledge-work-plugins/finance

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Commands

Journal Entry

Generate accruals, fixed asset entries, prepaids, payroll, and revenue entries with proper debits/credits and supporting detail

Reconciliation

Compare GL balances to subledger, bank, or third-party balances and identify reconciling items

Income Statement

Produce P&L with period-over-period comparison and variance analysis

Variance Analysis

Decompose variances into drivers with narrative explanations and waterfall analysis

SOX Testing

Generate sample selections, testing workpapers, and control assessments

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/journal-entry

Prepare journal entries with proper debits, credits, and supporting detail. 
/journal-entry <type> <period>
Entry types:
  • ap-accrual — Accounts payable accruals for goods/services received but not yet invoiced
  • fixed-assets — Depreciation and amortization entries for fixed assets and intangibles
  • prepaid — Amortization of prepaid expenses (insurance, software, rent, etc.)
  • payroll — Payroll accruals including salaries, benefits, taxes, and bonus accruals
  • revenue — Revenue recognition entries including deferred revenue adjustments
Example: 
/journal-entry ap-accrual 2024-12
Generates a formatted journal entry with:
  • Account codes, debits, and credits
  • Department/cost center allocation
  • Supporting calculations and documentation
  • Review checklist for approval
  • Comparison to prior period entries

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/reconciliation

Account reconciliation to compare GL balances to subledger, bank, or third-party balances. 
/reconciliation <account type> <period>
Account types: cash, accounts-receivable, accounts-payable, inventory, fixed-assets

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/income-statement

Generate income statements with period-over-period comparison. 
/income-statement <frequency> <period>
Frequency: monthly, quarterly, annual

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/variance-analysis

Decompose variances into drivers with narrative explanations. 
/variance-analysis <category> <period> vs <comparison>
Example: 
/variance-analysis revenue 2024-Q4 vs 2024-Q3
/variance-analysis opex 2024-12 vs budget

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/sox-testing

Generate SOX compliance testing workpapers and control assessments. 
/sox-testing <control area> <period>

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Skills

Domain knowledge automatically applied when relevant:
SkillDescription
journal-entry-prepJE preparation best practices, standard accrual types, supporting documentation requirements, and review workflows
reconciliationReconciliation methodology for GL-to-subledger, bank recs, and intercompany, with reconciling item categorization and aging
financial-statementsIncome statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement formats with GAAP presentation and flux analysis methodology
variance-analysisVariance decomposition techniques (price/volume, rate/mix), materiality thresholds, narrative generation, and waterfall charts
close-managementMonth-end close checklist, task sequencing, dependencies, status tracking, and common close activities by day
audit-supportSOX 404 control testing methodology, sample selection, documentation standards, and deficiency classification

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Example Workflows

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Month-End Close

  1. Generate AP accrual entries: 
    /journal-entry ap-accrual 2024-12
  2. Amortize prepaid expenses: 
    /journal-entry prepaid 2024-12
  3. Book depreciation: 
    /journal-entry fixed-assets 2024-12
  4. Reconcile bank accounts: 
    /reconciliation cash 2024-12
  5. Reconcile AR subledger: 
    /reconciliation accounts-receivable 2024-12
  6. Generate P&L with flux analysis: 
    /income-statement monthly 2024-12

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Variance Analysis

/variance-analysis revenue 2024-Q4 vs 2024-Q3
/variance-analysis opex 2024-12 vs budget
Receive waterfall analysis and provide context on unexplained variances.

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SOX Testing

/sox-testing revenue-recognition 2024-Q4
/sox-testing procure-to-pay 2024-Q4
Review sample selections and document test results.

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Connectors

The plugin uses placeholders like ~~data warehouse and ~~erp for tool-agnostic workflows. Connect your financial data sources via MCP servers:
CategoryPlaceholderIncluded ServersOther Options
Data warehouse~~data warehouseSnowflake, Databricks, BigQueryRedshift, PostgreSQL
Email~~emailMicrosoft 365—
Office suite~~office suiteMicrosoft 365—
Chat~~chatSlackMicrosoft Teams
ERP / Accounting~~erp—NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Xero
Analytics / BI~~analytics—Tableau, Looker, Power BI

ERP / Accounting

Connect your ERP (NetSuite, SAP) to pull trial balances, subledger data, and journal entries automatically

Data Warehouse

Connect Snowflake or BigQuery to query financial data, run variance analysis, and pull historical comparisons

Spreadsheets

Connect Google Sheets or Excel for workpaper generation, reconciliation templates, and financial model updates

Analytics / BI

Connect Tableau or Looker to pull dashboards, KPIs, and trend data for variance explanations
Connect your ERP and data warehouse MCP servers to pull financial data automatically. Without these, you can paste data or upload files for analysis.

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Configuration

Add your data source MCP servers to the mcpServers section of .mcp.json in the plugin directory. The plugin recommends these integration categories:
  • erp-accounting — ERP or accounting system for GL, subledger, and JE data
  • data-warehouse — Data warehouse for financial queries and historical data
  • spreadsheets — Spreadsheet tools for workpaper generation
  • analytics-bi — BI tools for dashboards and KPI data
  • documents — Document storage for policies, memos, and support
  • email — Email for sending reports and requesting approvals
  • chat — Team communication for close status updates and questions

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