Finance teams help the business understand what's happening and decide what to do next. That takes expertise, and a lot of routine work to get to the insights. Today we're introducing more than 25 new finance skills and plugins in Microsoft Copilot, across Excel and Cowork, to take on more of that work and give you more time for the insights. Copilot understands accounting workflows and can work the way you do. Here's a variance analysis in Excel, using the formulas and layout you want.

How does someone become an NFL Analyst? I met with Seahawks Analyst Brian Eayrs to learn about his career and how he uses Copilot in Excel. It all started with a genuine passion for both football and spreadsheets.

Last month I met up with Seahawks Analyst Brian Eayrs to see how Copilot in Excel is helping inform their gameday decisions. Getting to see how my favorite team is using a product I've spent so much of my career working on was an amazing experience.

Trusting your spreadsheet starts with being able to trace what changed and reverse it when needed, whether the changes came from AI or your coworkers. Most AI can help with what's in front of you. The new Change History skill helps Copilot in Excel understand what happened before. We've all come back from vacation to a spreadsheet that looks nothing like the one we left behind. Change History can understand changes made by both people and AI, summarize what matters, and answer questions about how the workbook evolved. In this example, I ask Copilot what changed, which edit broke a formula, and then restore the last working version. You can try it yourself in any workbook stored in SharePoint/OneDrive... just ask Excel Copilot: “Summarize the changes made in the last two weeks.”

Copilot in Excel can now ground its analysis in Power BI reports. One of the most important parts of analysis is knowing you have the right data. Attach a report and Copilot works from the same trusted metrics your organization already uses, then brings the analysis into Excel.