Variance Analysis

The practice of comparing actual financial results against budgets, forecasts, or prior periods to identify and explain differences (variances).

Key Details

  • Helps identify unexpected trends, operational issues, or opportunities for improvement.
  • Common variance types include revenue variance, cost variance, and volume variance.
  • Effective variance analysis requires timely, accurate data from reconciled financial records.
  • In fintech, variance analysis often focuses on transaction volumes, fee income, and operational costs.

Related Terms

Need to automate variance analysis?

NAYA helps finance teams automate reconciliation and ledgering at scale.

Book a Demo