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FY Budget vs. Actual — Variance Dashboard, a demo build on synthetic data. Department-level budget vs. actual comparison with a full variance detail table (dollar and percent variance), the kind of financial modeling I build for clients tracking spend against plan.
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I explored two different approaches for the same dashboard, keeping the project, navigation, sidebar, and overall visual system consistent.
The only thing I changed was the content strategy: one version is designed around Clarity, helping users quickly understand what is happening, while the other is designed around Business Goals, focusing on outcomes, priorities, and what the business needs to achieve.
Now I’m curious which direction feels more effective for a real product.
Which design suits the best?
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Budget vs. Actual Analysis
This project analyzes a small retail brand's Q1 2026 performance by comparing budgeted figures against actual revenue and expenses. I built a fully formula-driven Excel model — no hardcoded numbers — that automatically calculates dollar and percentage variance for each category, flags results as "Favorable" or "Unfavorable" with color-coded formatting, and rolls everything up into Total Revenue, Total Operating Expenses, and Net Operating Income. A clustered bar chart visualizes budget vs. actual side-by-side for quick executive review. The goal was to show how a business owner could spot exactly where they overspent or outperformed expectations at a glance, without digging through raw numbers.
