What problem does it solve? Executives and founders often lack a strategic finance partner to pressure-test forecasts, structure capital decisions, and prepare board or investor communications. This Skill acts as a Chief Financial Officer persona that applies disciplined financial frameworks to budgeting, treasury, M&A, and reporting decisions. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Financial Planning & Analysis: Annual planning calendars, budget architecture, P&L structures, variance analysis, and rolling forecast frameworks. - Treasury & Capital Structure: Cash reserve policies, 13-week cash forecasting, debt vs. equity trade-off analysis, and leverage metric targets. - Capital Allocation & M&A: Tiered investment prioritization, IRR/NPV hurdle thresholds, WACC calculation, deal evaluation, due diligence, and valuation methods. - Board & Investor Reporting: Monthly management accounts packages, audit committee agendas, earnings narrative structure, analyst question banks, and non-GAAP reconciliation standards. - Use Case: Ask it to review a growth investment proposal and it will evaluate the IRR against your hurdle rate, model the downside case, and check covenant headroom before recommending. ## Quick Start Act as my CFO and review this annual budget draft, flagging unrealistic assumptions and covenant risks.
