Behind The Reports
Real stories and insights from teams automating finance
How Book&Entries Uses Cheetah to Stay Lean Without Losing Depth
A case study in doing more with less — by refusing to do the same work twice.
5 mins read
21 Apr 2026
Xero Budget vs Actual Reports: Why the Native One Falls Short (And What Good Looks Like)
Two columns, one variance, a lot of quiet frustration.
6 mins read
21 Apr 2026
Management Accounts from Xero: What They Should Look Like (And Why They Rarely Do)
Senior rates for junior work, repeated monthly.
6 mins read
16 Apr 2026
How Accounting Firms Can Improve Margins (Without Affecting Headcount)
A blank timesheet. The enemy of margin.
5 mins read
11 Apr 2026
What Good Xero Reporting Actually Looks Like for F&B Operators
A love letter to anyone who's manually consolidated four outlets at midnight.
8 mins read
9 Apr 2026
Custom Xero Reports for Retail Businesses in Singapore
A spreadsheet that finally knows what a SKU is.
3 mins read
8 Apr 2026
How to Use Claude Cowork to Build a Consolidated Xero Report Across Multiple Organisations
Look ma, no manually touching spreadsheets
6 mins read
5 Apr 2026
Building Custom Reports with the Xero API
A practical guide to the pitfalls and complexity you'd want to know before starting
8 mins read
14 Mar 2026
Creating Custom Reports from Xero in 2026
The definitive guide to get the exact report you need
14 mins read
22 Jan 2026
Is AI Really Taking Away My Finance Job?
The question that's been silently on our minds since ChatGPT's release
8 mins read
9 Dec 2025
What I Learnt Building 100+ Reports by Hand
Spoiler: They should just all be automated
6 mins read
25 Nov 2025
Why I’m Chasing an Idea That Doesn’t Scale
Someone had to save finance teams from Excel PTSD even in the age of AI
4 mins read
10 Nov 2025