Automated Audit Engagement Budget vs. Actual Report
Every Monday, WebRun reads engagement budget and hours data, compares budgeted hours to hours actually logged, calculates the variance and percentage consumed for each engagement, and delivers a ranked report to Google Sheets and a summary to Slack so managers can identify at-risk engagements before they overshoot.
How do I automatically generate a weekly budget vs. actual hours report for my audit engagements?
Every Monday WebRun reads engagement budget data from Suralink, compares budgeted hours to hours logged, and writes a ranked variance report to Google Sheets with at-risk engagements highlighted. A Slack summary of files consuming over 80% of budget with less than 60% completion lands in your management channel before the week's first standup.
- At-risk engagements identified before hours overshoot budget
- Weekly variance report in Google Sheets with prior weeks archived automatically
- Management team alerted in Slack to files consuming budget faster than completion
Built for audit partners · CPA firms · engagement managers · practice managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
app.suralink.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Suralink - read engagement and budget context
suralink.com
WebRun opens Suralink to read engagement and budget context. - Open Suralink and list all active engagements with their budgeted hours and engagement stage
- Capture the current completion percentage and request status for context on how much work remains
- Note the responsible partner and engagement manager for each file
Done when All active engagement names, budget hours, and current completion status are captured.
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Google Sheets - write variance report
google.com
WebRun opens Google Sheets to write variance report. - Open the budget vs. actual tracking Google Sheet
- Write a row per engagement with budget hours, hours logged, variance, and percentage consumed
- Highlight rows where hours consumed exceed 80% of budget but completion is below 60%
- Timestamp the report at the top and archive the prior week's data to a history tab
Done when This week's budget vs. actual report is written and prior data is archived in Google Sheets.
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Slack - post budget overrun summary
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to post budget overrun summary. - Post a summary to the audit management Slack channel listing engagements at risk of overrun
- Show engagement name, budget consumed percentage, and completion percentage for each at-risk file
- Include a link to the full Google Sheet for detail
Done when The management team has an at-risk engagement summary in Slack with a link to the full report.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it contact clients or bill them when hours go over budget?
No. WebRun only generates an internal report. Any billing decision or client conversation about budget overruns is made by the engagement partner, not by the automation.
Where does the hours-logged data come from?
WebRun reads budget data from Suralink. If your firm logs hours in a separate time system, you can connect it during setup so actual hours are pulled from both sources for the variance calculation.
Can I see historical variance trends, not just the current week?
Yes. The Google Sheet archives each week's data to a history tab, so you can track how budget consumption has moved over the life of each engagement.
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