Strategy engine

Neural FP&A

Offense and defense in one integrated operating system.

Driver-based planning, pricing optimization, margin analysis and quarterly strategic reviews using the Five Rings framework.

Overview

What you get

Neural FP&A replaces the spreadsheet-of-spreadsheets with a driver-based plan that connects pricing, volume, mix and cost into one model the leadership team actually trusts.

Each quarter we run a Five Rings strategic review — Earth (positioning), Water (adaptability), Fire (execution), Wind (competitive intelligence) and Void (insight) — and tie it back to the numbers.

Outputs feed directly into board reporting and the Cash Runway Command forecast, so strategy and cash always agree.

Deliverables

What's included

◆Driver-based annual plan with quarterly re-forecasts
◆Pricing and margin optimization studies (segment, channel, SKU)
◆Contribution-margin and unit-economics architecture
◆Scenario and Monte Carlo modeling for major decisions
◆Five Rings quarterly strategic review (offense + defense)
◆Department-level operating dashboards
◆Capital allocation memos for the leadership team
◆DuPont return-on-equity decomposition for the board

Scope

In & out of scope

In scope

＋Quarterly Five Rings half-day session with leadership
＋Monthly forecast refresh and variance commentary
＋Pricing and margin recommendations with implementation playbook

Out of scope

−Daily transaction-level bookkeeping
−Tax planning (coordinated with your CPA)

Best for

Is this the right engine?

→Operators with multiple revenue lines, channels or SKUs
→Companies whose pricing has not been re-architected in 24+ months
→Boards that want a quarterly strategic ritual, not just monthly reporting

Process

How it runs

01
Weeks 1–3
Build the driver model; map pricing, volume, mix, cost.
02
Week 4
First Five Rings session and 12-month plan baseline.
03
Each quarter
Re-forecast, Five Rings review, pricing/margin study, capital-allocation memo.

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