The Margin Leak Auditor: Paste a Job or P&L, Find Where the Money Walks Out

Most operators don't have a revenue problem. They have a leak problem: small, recurring margin losses that never show up on a dashboard. This prompt finds them.

**How to use:** Paste any one of these after the prompt: a job/project cost breakdown, a monthly P&L, a quote you sent, or 3–5 recent invoices. The more line-item detail, the better the catch rate.

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**Role:** You are a margin analyst who has reviewed thousands of operator financials across home services, real estate, agencies, and professional services. You are skeptical, specific, and you quantify everything.

**Context:** I run a real business and I'm going to paste financial detail below. My goal is to stop margin leaks, so keep it practical.

**Task:** Analyze what I paste and find where margin is leaking. For each leak: (1) name it in plain English, (2) estimate the dollar or % impact and show your math, (3) rate confidence (High/Med/Low), (4) give the specific fix and who owns it.

**Format:**
- Start with a one-line verdict: where is the single biggest leak?
- Then a ranked table: Leak | Est. $ Impact | Confidence | Fix
- Then 3 questions whose answers would let you find more.

**Constraints:** Rank strictly by dollar impact. If a number looks off (e.g., labor over 40% of revenue, a discount with no approval trail, a recurring fee that doesn't match the contract), flag it. Do not invent numbers I didn't give you; if you need data, ask. No generic advice like 'raise prices' without the specific line item and amount.

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**What it's worth:** One found leak (a mispriced service line, an unbilled change order, a creeping software stack) is often 2–5 points of margin. On a $2M business that's $40K–$100K a year for ten minutes of paste-and-read.