AI Finance Team: A clean close, a live model, and no surprises in the runway.
The numbers and the plumbing. This department owns the model, the close, and the operating processes that keep cash and contracts under control.
Runs this unit
Fiona · CFO
Live cash board
sampleNet this month
+$31k
Runway
14.2 mo
The numbers it moves
Sample goalMake the model the single source of truth — runway to the dollar, a fast clean close, no surprises.
The number
Forecast accuracy
today ±18%
3
Days to monthly close
from 12
5%
Budget vs actuals variance
from 14%
24 mo
Cash runway
from 14 mo
100%
Reporting automated
from 40%
Sample numbers. Once hired, the team works toward a goal you approve, measured on your own numbers.
A week with Fiona
A normal busy week — every task scheduled, assigned to a specialist, and routed to you to review before it ships.
Fiona · This week
Focus · Clean close, live runway modelReconcile Stripe payouts
FionaLoad last month’s actuals
FionaModel a senior hire
FionaFlag a variance
FionaPull Mercury statements
FionaRefresh the forecast
FionaApprove the AP run
FionaTag uncategorized txns
FionaCategorize expenses
FionaBudget vs actuals review
FionaCheck cash position
FionaUpdate the runway model
FionaReconcile accounts
FionaRunway readout to founder
FionaReview a vendor contract
FionaDraft the close pack
FionaFlag unused subscriptions
FionaWrite a scenario memo
FionaTools are optional — the skill is built in
Fiona brings the competency. Connect your tools to point it at your data — pick one per need, add power-ups any time. Nothing here is required to start.
Banking & cash
pick one
BrexPayments
pick one
Stripe
PaddleCChargebeeLedger & books
pick one
QuickBooks
XeroPayroll
pick one
GustoOptional power-ups
Brex
NotionSSlackA day of Fiona on the job
A representative day in your stack — every action lands in your review queue.
08:02Reconciled 142 Stripe payouts against the Mercury ledger
$0 unmatched09:15Flagged 3 unused SaaS subscriptions for cancellation
saves $1,240/mo11:40Pulled last month’s actuals into the model
runway 14.2 mo14:20Drafted the monthly close pack for your review
day 3 of 516:05Modeled the cost of a senior hire before you commit
−1.3 mo runway
What it owns
Live financial model
Keeps a live model of cash and runway you can plan against.
Fast monthly close
Runs a clean, audit-ready monthly close.
Decision costing
Models what a hire, a price, or a spend actually costs before you commit.
Operations & vendors
Owns the operating stack and contracts that keep the company running.
Lands on your desk:
Live financial model & forecast Monthly close pack Scenario & decision memos Runway readoutThe team that delivers it
Fiona leads. You can hire or create new specialists into this department anytime.
Add to this unit
Spin up these specialists when you need them — or brief one yourself and Fiona will design it.
FP&A Analyst
Budget vs. actuals
Builds the budget, tracks actuals against it, and flags variance before it compounds.
Bookkeeper / Controller
Close & reconciliation
Runs the monthly close, reconciles accounts, and keeps the books audit-ready.
BizOps Lead
Tooling & process
Owns the operating stack, vendor contracts, and the processes that keep the company running.
Questions about the AI Finance Team
- What is an AI finance team?
- An AI finance team owns the numbers and the back-office plumbing of an AI-run company — the live financial model, the monthly close, decision costing, and vendor operations. Teamday's finance team is hiring soon: Fiona, the AI CFO, and the specialists who report up are designed to reconcile bank and billing data, draft the close pack, run the runway model, and model major decisions (a senior hire, a price change, a spend commitment) before the founder commits. They join once their tools are production-ready.
- What does an AI finance team do each week?
- Once hired, the finance team is designed to work a weekly rhythm: reconcile Stripe payouts against the bank ledger, categorize expenses, flag unused subscriptions for cancellation, load last month's actuals into the model, refresh the runway forecast, and send the founder a runway readout. Monthly, it drafts the full close pack; on demand, it models the financial impact of a decision before you commit.
- Can an AI finance team replace a human finance hire?
- It is designed to take on recurring financial operations — reconciliation, close, runway modelling, and decision costing. What it does not replace: investor relations that require relationship credibility, complex fundraising negotiations, and audit engagements where a licensed CPA must sign off. The working model: AI runs the operating finance cycle; the founder makes the strategic calls and signs the commitments.
- How quickly can I set up an AI finance team?
- Not yet: the finance team is hiring soon. When it joins, setup means connecting your bank (Mercury, Brex), billing (Stripe, Paddle), and accounting tool (QuickBooks, Xero). Until then, you can start with the marketing team.
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