The AI-native CFO
Practical finance for the AI era.
For CFOs, operators, and finance staff who want their finance function to move the business.
The Latest
New writing on AI in the finance function, FP&A, and CFO topics.
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The 5-Prompt Weekly Financial Review for CFOs
The exact 5-prompt sequence that turns your Friday close from 4 hours of manual work into a 30-minute LLM-driven review.
What We Cover
Four beats we hit
AI in Finance
How CFOs and their teams use LLMs and AI tools inside the finance function. Prompts, workflows, and models that hold up.
FP&A Playbook
Models, forecasts, and monthly close work that helps operators actually run the business.
Portfolio Company Work
Value creation, integration, and reporting. What actually happens inside sponsor-backed companies.
News & Analysis
Plain-English takes on the finance headlines and product launches that matter this week.
About The Pragmatic CFO
Fifteen-plus years running P&Ls across restaurants, portfolio companies, and everything in between. Focus areas: FP&A, AI in finance, unit economics, and the stuff most CFO content doesn’t touch. No consulting-speak, no jargon, no ads.
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Restaurant P&Ls, unit economics, and 13-week cash models. Same voice, restaurant-specific.
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