# Variance report example (free CSV download)

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# A variance report example that explains itself

Variance report example is a free CSV template for finance teams explaining budget vs actual. Download it, keep it, adapt it - sample rows are filled in so the shape is obvious.

For finance teams explaining budget vs actual. Download the CSV, keep it, adapt it. Sample rows are filled in so the shape is obvious.

[Download the CSV](/templates/variance-report/variance-report.csv)[See the Budget & Variance Agent](/finance/budget-variance-agent/) [Home](/) › [Templates](/templates/) › Variance report example

## What is inside

| Account                | Budget | Actual | Variance | Source               | Explanation                     |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | -------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Sample: Infrastructure | 12000  | 14850  | \+2850   | AWS invoice INV-1042 | Traffic spike after launch week |
| Sample: Contractors    | 8000   | 6200   | \-1800   | Timesheet export Sep | One role started two weeks late |
| Sample: Tools          | 3000   | 3450   | \+450    | Card statement Sep   | Two seat upgrades, approved     |

*Sample rows shown. Replace them with your real work.*

## Limits

An example, not an audit: explanations still need your sources behind them.

## The standing version

The [Budget & Variance Agent](/finance/budget-variance-agent/) ($19 one-time) runs this as a workflow in your own Drive: it fills this structure from your real inputs, shows evidence per row, and stops at every human decision.

## Questions people ask

### Is this template really free?

Yes. One CSV download, no signup, no email required.

### Can I edit the template?

Yes - it is a plain CSV. Open it in Google Sheets, Excel or Numbers and change anything.

### Is there an agent that keeps this updated for me?

Yes - where a standing agent exists for this workflow it is linked on the page, $19 one-time.

Last updated 13 September 2026 · Reviewed by the AI Agent Skills team.