Finance workflow implementation

Cash Forecasting and Liquidity

Know when cash gets tight and what you can do about it.

Build a cash forecast your team can maintain, investigate the assumptions that matter, and bring a clear decision to the weekly cash review.

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Who this is for

A finance owner with a defined problem

For CFOs and treasury leaders working through uncertain collections, multiple entities, debt facilities or a forecast that takes too long to refresh.

How it works

The base forecast is only one possible future.

Same opening cash. Different timing. Different decisions.

Thirteen-week cash scenarios against a minimum liquidity floorThe base forecast stays above the 0.8 million floor. Delayed collections fall below it in weeks 7 and 8 before recovering. Lower sales breach it in weeks 12 and 13. Exact illustrative values are available in the table below.0123Cash ($m)$0.8m floorW1W5W9W13
Base forecastCollections delayedLower sales
MANAGEMENT DECISIONThe timing changes the response

A temporary collections gap calls for a different response than a sustained sales shortfall.

Choose and monitor an action

Validate the assumption, assign an owner and test the effect on the next forecast.

View the illustrative weekly balances
Weekly ending cash in millions of dollars
WeekBase forecastCollections delayedLower sales
12.42.42.4
22.22.22.2
32.32.12.2
42.01.71.9
51.81.31.6
61.70.91.4
71.50.61.2
81.60.71.1
91.81.01.0
101.91.40.9
112.11.70.8
122.01.90.6
132.22.00.5
Illustrative balances in $ millions, not client results or a probability model. The $0.8m line is an example management liquidity floor, not a covenant calculation.

What we deliver

  • A rolling 13-week cash forecast with approved opening balances, receipt assumptions and payment schedules.
  • Scenario analysis for customer collections, sales changes, capital spending and borrowing decisions.
  • Liquidity and covenant monitoring using definitions approved by your finance team.
  • A review pack, action register and operating runbook with named owners.

What we need from your team

  • Bank and ledger balances, receivables, payables and planned cash movements.
  • Customer payment history, debt terms and the finance owner who approves their interpretation.
  • A defined entity scope, refresh schedule and access to the agreed source systems.

Controls built into the workflow

  • Code calculates the forecast and borrowing rules; AI can investigate scenarios and explain the results.
  • Missing or stale inputs are visible, and assumptions remain available for review.
  • Payments, borrowing and covenant submissions remain subject to your approval process.

How we measure the result

  • Forecast error and directional bias over repeated cycles.
  • Preparation time, review effort and follow-through on agreed actions.
  • Reconciliation to approved balances and correct handling of liquidity exceptions.

Inside the deliverable

What your team reviews

A typical review pack shows weekly opening cash, receipts, disbursements, borrowing and ending liquidity alongside the assumptions that changed. Each proposed action has an owner and a next review date.

Approach

See how calculation and judgment work together

The Cascade manufacturer demonstration explores a 13-week forecast and uncertainty around collections and sales. Python performs the calculations; the agent selects scenarios and explains the risk. It uses a fictional company and synthetic data, and the hosted page replays a recorded run.

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Scope and acceptance

Agree on the boundaries before building

One agreed forecast and review workflow. Entity count, bank and ERP connections, covenant definitions and support requirements determine scope. Cash outcomes depend on business conditions and management action; the engagement does not guarantee liquidity or covenant compliance.

Implementation follows the RoboCFO Pilot, with timing and investment confirmed after scoping. Access, source quality and security approvals affect the delivery schedule. Acceptance includes agreed test cases, reconciliation, reviewer approval and an operating handoff. Benefits that need repeated cycles are measured after launch.

If the data foundation needs work, we scope that first. Continuing monitoring and maintenance can transition to an Operations Retainer. A broader agenda can sit within a Finance AI Transformation program.

Finance workflows

Start with a concrete operating problem

Choose a defined implementation, with the data, controls and ongoing ownership scoped around the work.

Cash Forecasting and Liquidity

Know when cash gets tight and what you can do about it.

Explore the scope

Variance Analysis and Management Reporting

Spend the review meeting on what changed and what to do next.

Explore the scope

Payables and Invoice Workflow

Give invoices a reliable path from intake to review.

Explore the scope

Define the first useful change.

Tell us about your process, source systems and the result your team needs. We will help determine the right scope.

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