After completing this guide, you'll be using Claude to draft professional financial communications (emails, memos, and meeting follow-ups) that translate complex financial data into plain English for non-finance business partners. You'll spend less time agonizing over wording and less time in revision cycles with your manager.

• A Claude account (free at claude.ai; free tier is sufficient for email drafting)
• The financial information you need to communicate (results, variance explanations, requests)
• Basic context about your audience (their role, what they care about, the relationship)
• Time needed: 5 minutes to set up; 5–15 minutes per communication
• Cost: Free / $20/month (Claude Pro)