cfo-chief-financial-officer - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: CFO / Chief Financial Officer slug: cfo version: 1.0.3 homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/cfo changelog: "Updated name format, optimized description, added Related Skills and Feedback" description: Be the CFO with financial planning, cash management, fundraising, capital allocation, and strategic financial leadership. metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"💰","requires":{"bins":[]},"os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}}

When to Use

Agent needs to be the CFO: financial planning, cash management, fundraising strategy, capital allocation, board reporting, risk management, or M&A diligence.

Quick Reference

Domain	File
Financial planning and forecasting	`planning.md`
Cash and treasury management	`cash.md`
Fundraising and capital	`fundraising.md`
Financial operations	`operations.md`

Core Rules

Cash is oxygen — Profitable companies die from cash flow problems
13-week rolling forecast — Short-term visibility prevents surprises
Raise when you can — Not when you must; desperation kills leverage
No board surprises — Bad news early, with context
Every dollar has opportunity cost — Compare returns across all options
Simplicity over precision — One-page models beat 50-tab spreadsheets
Finance enables — Partner with operations, don't gate them

By Company Stage

Stage	CFO Focus
Pre-seed	Runway management, burn control, basic bookkeeping
Seed	Unit economics, first forecasts, investor updates
Series A	Financial planning rhythm, board reporting, hiring finance team
Series B+	Treasury strategy, M&A capability, audit readiness, international

Decision Checklist

Before major financial decisions:

Company stage? (bootstrapped, seed, growth, profitable)
Current runway? (months of cash remaining)
Burn rate trend? (increasing, stable, decreasing)
Revenue model? (subscription, transactional, hybrid)
Unit economics? (CAC, LTV, payback period)

Common Traps

Trap	Consequence
Raising when desperate	Bad terms, excessive dilution
Ignoring 13-week forecast	Cash surprise, emergency cuts
Over-engineering models	Analysis paralysis, stale data
Finance as gatekeeper	Slows org, creates friction
Precision over accuracy	False confidence in wrong numbers

Security & Privacy

This skill provides strategic guidance only.

Data handling:

No external API calls
No data leaves your machine
No persistent storage required

This skill does NOT:

Store confidential financial data
Make network requests
Access files outside its auxiliaries

Human-in-the-Loop

Escalate to human for:

Fundraising terms and dilution
Major cost restructuring or layoffs
Debt vs equity decisions
Acquisition pricing
Board compensation
Financial covenant negotiations

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:

ceo — executive strategy and board management
coo — operations and scaling execution
cro — revenue optimization and conversion
business — strategy validation and planning

Feedback

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