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Cash Runway Command

Know what every decision does to runway — before you make it.

Real-time, multifactor Cash Conversion Cycle monitoring with a 13-week rolling forecast, DSO/DPO/DIO tracking and automated runway alerts.

Overview

What you get

Cash Runway Command turns your bank feed and ledger into a living forecast of how many months of runway you have under any plausible scenario.

Every hiring, capex, pricing or collections decision is stress-tested against the forecast before it is committed, so leadership sees the runway impact in real numbers.

Built on the CCC = DIO + DSO – DPO discipline, with automated alerts when any driver moves outside its safe band.

Deliverables

What's included

  • ◆Direct-method 13-week rolling cash forecast, refreshed weekly
  • ◆DSO, DPO and DIO trend dashboards with safe-band alerts
  • ◆Cash Conversion Cycle scorecard with target benchmarks
  • ◆Automated runway alerts and bank-covenant stress tests
  • ◆Scenario modeling for hiring, capex, pricing and collections moves
  • ◆Integration with QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite plus bank feeds
  • ◆Weekly variance-to-forecast review with the operator
  • ◆Monthly cash narrative for the board or lender
Scope

In & out of scope

In scope
  • ＋Weekly 30-minute operating review with the founder/CEO
  • ＋Cash, AR, AP and inventory data flowing into the forecast
  • ＋Lender and investor cash communications on request
Out of scope
  • −Full P&L planning and board reporting (see Fractional CFO)
  • −Valuation, M&A or fundraising deck preparation
Best for

Is this the right engine?

  • →Inventory-heavy operators (food & beverage, wine, manufacturing, retail)
  • →Service businesses with lumpy AR or large project deposits
  • →Companies inside 12 months of a critical cash event
  • →Operators who want a CFO-grade cash discipline without a full retainer
Process

How it runs

  1. 01
    Week 1

    Connect ledger and bank feeds; baseline CCC, DSO, DPO, DIO and current runway.

  2. 02
    Week 2

    Stand up the 13-week direct-method forecast and alert thresholds.

  3. 03
    Ongoing

    Weekly refresh, variance review and scenario sandbox for major decisions.

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