{ "schema": "aiblocks-page/1", "id": "agency-chief-financial-officer", "type": "agent", "name": "Finance decision reviewer", "summary": "Get a CFO-style decision brief for one money choice, with options, cash impact, a downside case and the numbers to check first.", "headline": "Finance decision reviewer", "subhead": "Describe one money decision, such as a hire, a big purchase, a loan or a price change. Add your cash and recent income and costs. You get a brief with a recommendation, the options, what each does to your cash, a downside case and the numbers to check before you act.", "job": { "id": "plan-budgets-and-cash", "name": "Plan budgets, costs and cash flow" }, "level": "intermediate", "thinking": "high", "tested": true, "updated": "2026-11-03", "first_published": "2026-10-26", "inputs": [ { "type": "question", "required": true, "label": "Question", "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like" }, { "type": "spreadsheet", "required": false, "label": "Spreadsheet", "what": "a spreadsheet with its data, formulas and charts" } ], "outputs": [ { "type": "brief", "required": true, "label": "Brief", "what": "a creative brief: goal, audience, angle, offer, mandatory claims (by ID), formats" }, { "type": "plan", "required": true, "label": "Plan", "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step" } ], "you_give": [ "The decision in one line, with the amount and the date. For example, hire one salesperson in March.", "Your cash today, from your bank balance or latest statement.", "Your income and costs for the last 3 to 12 months, from your P&L or a bank summary.", "Money already promised, such as loan payments, leases, payroll and tax bills.", "Loan terms, your minimum cash level or the return you need before spending (optional)" ], "you_get": [ "A recommendation of go, go smaller, wait or no, with the reason and what would change it", "Your runway before and after the decision, and any limit you would break", "Two to four options with cash out, what each returns and what you give up", "A downside case that shows if you still stay safe when sales are lower", "A list of assumptions and the figures to tie to a statement" ], "use_when": [ "You are about to hire, buy equipment, sign a lease or take a loan and want to know if your cash can take it.", "A partner or investor says \"we should spend on this\" and you want the options and the downside side by side.", "You have a plan with a rosy forecast and want to see what happens if sales come in lower.", "You need to explain a money decision to a board, a bank or a business partner and want the logic written down." ], "skip_when": [ "You want a month of bank and ledger entries checked. Use the Month-end bookkeeping reviewer.", "You want a budget against actuals review for a team. Use the Budget and forecast analyst.", "You only want to know how long your cash lasts. Use the Startup cash forecast builder.", "You need a tax ruling, an audit sign-off or legal advice. Take the questions in the brief to a qualified accountant or lawyer." ], "output_sample": { "input": [ "One money decision, with the amount and the date", "Your cash today and your income and costs for the last 3 to 12 months", "Money you already owe each month, such as loans, leases and payroll", "Loan terms, your minimum cash level or the return you need (optional)" ], "prerequisites": [ "An AI that can read pasted tables or a spreadsheet, if you attach one" ], "output": [ { "name": "Decision", "contains": "The one choice under review, the amount and the date." }, { "name": "Recommendation", "contains": "Go, go smaller, wait or no, with the reason and what would change it." }, { "name": "Cash and runway check", "contains": "Cash today, monthly net cash flow, runway before and after, and any limit at risk." }, { "name": "Options and trade-offs", "contains": "Two to four choices with cash out, return and what you give up." }, { "name": "Downside case", "contains": "The plan re-run with lower sales, and whether you stay safe." }, { "name": "Assumptions", "contains": "Each number, where it came from and how far the answer moves if it is wrong." }, { "name": "Numbers to tie out", "contains": "Figures to match to a statement before you rely on the brief." }, { "name": "Questions for your accountant or advisor", "contains": "Points the AI cannot settle, with what to confirm." } ] }, "output_shape": "DECISION\n | | \n\nRECOMMENDATION\n | | \n\nCASH AND RUNWAY CHECK\n Cash today | Monthly net cash flow | Runway before | Runway after | Limit at risk \n\nOPTIONS AND TRADE-OFFS\n