Fractional CFO
Forecasting exists to answer 'can we afford this?'
The problem
Owners make commitments and then find out the consequences. A forecast reverses that order.
Why it matters
Every meaningful decision — a hire, a lease, a truck, a contract — has a cash and profit shape. Seeing that shape in advance is the entire point.
How to know if you have this
- Big decisions are made without a model
- You cannot compare two options with numbers
- The plan is a single scenario with no downside case
- Forecasts are annual and never updated
How Advisory Motion solves it
- 01Maintain a rolling forecast updated every month
- 02Model base, upside and downside cases with the trigger points named
- 03Run each real decision through the model before it is committed
- 04Track forecast accuracy so confidence is earned
Illustrative example
Two hires, staged
The model showed both hires at once broke the cash floor in month four. Staging them ten weeks apart preserved the plan and the buffer.
Illustrative composite · not a client identification
Where this connects