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Stop assembling numbers. Start using them.

An AI-powered finance office built on your existing ERP and accounting stack. Board packs, 13-week cash-flow forecasts, and month-end close, drafted by AI and signed off by your team. The numbers are ready before the meeting, not during it.

Works on your existing ERP and ledger Human review on every output First board pack in weeks, not months
This month in your finance office
Revenue vs plan +4.2%
Gross margin 61.3%
Cash runway 9.4 months
13-week cash low point Week 8
Close day Day 5
Your ERP and accounting data AI drafts, finance approves 13-week rolling cash view Board-ready reporting EU data handling
Why this exists

Most finance teams spend the first week of every month assembling last month's numbers.

The board pack is always late. The cash forecast lives in a spreadsheet that one person maintains. Variance commentary gets written at midnight before the board meeting. FP&A scenarios take a week to model because all the assumptions are buried in cells nobody else can find.

That is the problem this service is designed to fix. Not by replacing finance judgment, but by removing the assembly work so the people with judgment have time to use it. The AI handles the data gathering, the draft narratives, the forecast refreshes, and the close checklist. Your team handles the review, the interpretation, and the decisions.

Week 1
Most finance teams spend the first week of every month assembling last month's numbers. The AI CFO Office drafts the month before the close checklist is even complete, so the first week becomes analysis time, not data entry.
How it works

Four steps. From first data connection to first board pack.

No new software to buy. No ERP migration. We connect to what you already run and build the finance layer on top of it.

1

Connect

Read-only connections to your ERP, accounting platform, payroll system, bank feeds, and any spreadsheets your team relies on. Nothing is moved or replaced.

Assessment phase
2

Model

Chart of accounts mapping, KPI definitions, forecast logic, and close checklist structure, agreed with your finance team before any automation runs.

Build phase, weeks 1 to 2
3

Automate

Monthly reporting and board pack drafts, 13-week cash forecast refresh, close checklist orchestration, and variance commentary drafts are generated automatically on your cycle.

Build phase, weeks 2 to 4
4

Review and decide

Your team reviews every AI draft, edits what needs editing, and signs off. The AI learns from corrections and improves month over month. The board receives work your team has approved, not raw AI output.

Every month, ongoing
What the office covers

Five finance functions, all running from your data.

You can start with one module and add the others as the data foundations are in place. Most clients begin with reporting and cash, then add close automation and FP&A.

Management reporting and board packs

Monthly KPI pack and board report drafted automatically from your ERP and accounting data. Narrative commentary, variance analysis, and period comparisons included. Your team edits and approves before it goes anywhere.

13-week cash-flow forecasting

A rolling direct cash forecast updated from your bank feeds, accounts receivable, and accounts payable data. Low-point flagged. Scenario branches for planned large payments or receipts. Refreshed automatically on your cadence.

Month-end close automation

Close checklist orchestrated automatically: reconciliation prep, intercompany matching, accrual reminders, and variance commentary drafts for each P&L line. Day-5 close is achievable once the process runs cleanly.

FP&A and scenario modeling

What-if models for hiring decisions, pricing changes, churn scenarios, and revenue mixes. Assumptions tracked and versioned so the board can see exactly what changed between the March plan and the June reforecast.

Finance copilot

Ask plain-language questions over your own financial data: which customers are driving the margin change, what is the cash impact of delaying that hire by one quarter, how does Q2 track against the original plan. Answers are grounded in your ledger records, not guessed.

Want the depth? How each module works, the data foundations required, the governance model, and the full engagement structure are laid out in the complete AI CFO Office guide.

Sample output

What a variance commentary draft looks like.

The AI drafts the commentary for each month. Your finance team reviews the bullets, adjusts the framing where needed, and approves. Nothing goes to the board unsigned.

The card on the right is illustrative of the format. Actual commentary is generated from your own figures.

May board pack · variance commentary draft
AI draft pending finance review
Management commentary, May 2026

• Revenue came in 4.2% above plan, driven by faster-than-projected onboarding of two enterprise accounts in the last week of the month. The timing benefit is unlikely to repeat in June. (draft for review)

• Gross margin at 61.3% is 1.1 points below plan. The shortfall tracks to higher-than-budgeted third-party API costs on the new product tier. A pricing review is scheduled for Q3. (draft for review)

• Cash position is in line with forecast. The 13-week low point falls in week 8, corresponding to the scheduled VAT payment and the quarterly payroll run. No liquidity action required at this time. (draft for review)

Where it pays off

Four types of company that feel this problem most.

The service works for any company with a real finance function to support. These are the situations where the gap between available finance capacity and reporting demand is sharpest:

Company typeThe problem it solves
Founder-led companies without a dedicated finance teamThe founder or a part-time accountant spends days each month on board prep. The AI handles the assembly so they spend hours instead.
CFOs managing lean teamsA CFO with two or three analysts is responsible for reporting that would normally need twice that. The AI extends the team without adding headcount.
PE-backed or investor-backed companies with heavy reporting cadenceMonthly board packs, lender reports, and covenant calculations are non-negotiable. The AI keeps the cadence without burning the team.
Multi-entity businesses with consolidation complexityIntercompany eliminations, multi-currency consolidation, and entity-level vs group-level reporting are time-consuming by hand. Automation runs them on schedule.
Engagement tiers

Assessment, Build, and Run.

Every engagement starts with an assessment so we understand your data landscape and reporting requirements before quoting anything. Pricing is set after the assessment because the right scope depends on what you run and what you need.

Assessment

Understand the landscape

Talk to us
  • Finance ops review: current reporting stack, close process, and pain points
  • Data audit: ERP, accounting, payroll, and spreadsheet landscape
  • Automation roadmap: which modules to build first and in what order
  • Honest timeline and scope estimate before any commitment
Build

Connect, model, automate

Talk to us · fixed build
  • Everything in Assessment
  • Data connections to your ERP, accounting, and bank feeds
  • Chart of accounts mapping and KPI definitions agreed with your team
  • First automated board pack and cash forecast live
  • Close checklist and variance commentary drafts running on your cycle
Run

Ongoing finance ops

Talk to us · monthly
  • Everything in Build
  • Monthly operation: reporting, cash, close, and FP&A running each cycle
  • Finance copilot for ad-hoc questions over your data
  • Model refinement as your business and reporting requirements evolve
  • New scenario models and reporting templates as needed
How pricing works. We scope and price after the assessment, because the right scope depends on your ERP, your reporting cadence, and the number of entities and modules involved. There is no platform licence. You are paying for the build and the ongoing operation, not for a seat in a SaaS tool.
Related work

Built on the same data and engineering practice.

The AI CFO Office draws on the same data pipeline and analytics engineering work that runs across our project portfolio. A few examples of the underlying craft:

Request

Get a finance ops assessment.

Tell us your work email and which part of finance is costing you the most time. We reply within 24 hours to set up a conversation about what your reporting and forecasting landscape looks like and what an engagement would cover.

  • Built on your existing ERP and accounting data, nothing to replace.
  • AI drafts every output; your team reviews and approves.
  • Honest scope and timeline from the assessment before any commitment.
  • EU data handling available; data path agreed before any connection is made.

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FAQ

Questions we hear from finance teams.

What systems do you connect to? +
We connect to the tools your finance team already runs: ERP systems, accounting platforms, payroll systems, bank feeds, and any spreadsheets your team relies on. If a read-only API or export exists, we can work with it. The first thing we do in an assessment is map your data landscape.
Do we need to change or replace our ERP? +
No. The AI CFO Office is built on top of what you already run. We read your data and build the reporting and forecasting layer above it. There is nothing to migrate and nothing to replace.
Who sees our financial data and where is it processed? +
We agree the data path before any connection is made: which systems are read, where the data is processed, and what is retained and for how long. EU data handling is available. Only the people running the engagement have access to your numbers.
Is the AI making financial decisions for us? +
No. The AI drafts outputs: the board pack narrative, the cash forecast, the variance commentary, the scenario model. Your team reviews, edits, and signs off before anything reaches a board or an investor. The AI gives your finance function leverage; the decisions stay with your people.
Is this the same as your AI Analytics service? +
AI Analytics covers forecasting and analytics for any business function: marketing, operations, product, or any dataset you point it at. The AI CFO Office is the finance department version specifically: month-end close, cash-flow forecasting, board packs, FP&A, and a copilot built on your ledger and ERP data. If you need analytics across multiple functions, see our AI Analytics service.
How long does it take to get the first board pack? +
After the data connections are established and the chart of accounts mapping is agreed, most clients see their first automated board pack draft within a few weeks. The assessment phase tells you what the realistic timeline looks like for your specific setup.
What does it cost? +
Pricing depends on the size of your data landscape, the reporting cadence, and which modules you need. We scope and price after the assessment, because the right scope depends on your ERP, your reporting requirements, and the number of entities involved. Talk to us to start.
Do you replace our accountant or CFO? +
No. The AI handles the assembly work: pulling the numbers together, drafting the narratives, maintaining the forecast model. Your accountant or CFO stops spending time on number gathering and starts spending it on judgment, analysis, and decisions. That is the shift this service is designed to create.

Your finance team should be doing finance, not spreadsheet assembly.

A finance ops assessment to map your data landscape and show you exactly what the AI CFO Office would automate in your specific setup.

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