Alok Bhushan

Starting at Chassi has meant going back to school on the office of the CFO (throwback to my Ramp days). I asked our team what they read to stay sharp, and OnlyCFO came up. At a quick glance this quote caught my eye “ARR is a hope, GAAP revenue is a judgment, and cash is a fact.” At ProsperOps I spent most of my time on the cost side with PE operating teams, finding savings in portcos' cloud bills. Coming over to the revenue integrity side, much of the same problem shows up. ARR is the number everyone leads with in the board deck, and it’s also the easiest one to be optimistic about. Contracts get signed but not billed, renewals get assumed, discounts slip through without anyone tracking them. The disparity is none of that shows up in the bank account. The finance leaders we work with at Chassi don’t treat that gap as a footnote. They go looking for it early, before diligence forces the question. That’s where enterprise value leaks. Thanks for the share this morning Mac K. and Andrew Zwerner . #privateequity #cfo #valuecreation #revenueleakage

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"Let's simulate it." That line isn't from the CFO. It's Propy, the analyst inside Prolyz Report. Monday, 08:47. Revenue is up 14%. Net margin is 2.1 pts below plan. The board meets at nine. James doesn't open a dashboard. He asks. → Propy walks him through the gap, chart by chart → "Cashback? From what?" One uncapped cashback rule → "What if we cap it?" The simulation runs live: +1.9 pts → "Put it in front of the board." Done, before nine One conversation. 58 seconds. No laptop. Ask your numbers out loud, see the why on screen, decide on the move. #CFO #FinanceLeaders #AIinFinance #DecisionIntelligence #Prolyz

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What happens when a global nonprofit doubles its budget overnight? For myAgro, founded by Anushka Ratnayake, that moment was a turning point, filled with both opportunity and operational complexity. Amid leadership transitions and a rapidly growing team, they needed more than just financial management. They needed clarity, stability, and strategy. That’s where Raji Kalra from ProCFO Partners stepped in as interim CFO. Over two years, Raji helped rebuild the finance function, restore trust with the board, redesign budgeting from the ground up, and prepare the organization for long-term success. This story is about more than numbers; it’s about the right leadership at the right moment. Read the full story: Building Financial Continuity for a Global Mission https://lnkd.in/ekgrKvcD #growthstrategy #interimleadership #financialstrategy #nonprofitleadership #scalingimpact #ProCFOPartners #clientstory #CFOleadership

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📊 The CFO, CTO Disconnect Costs Millions Finance talks in ROI. Engineering talks in clusters. Between them? A language barrier that quietly burns millions. The solution isn't to make engineers accountants, it's to make finance data live where engineers live. Our Compute Discovery Engine creates a shared layer where both side see the same truth: spend tied directly to workloads, performance, and outcomes. Alignment isn't a meeting, its architecture. #RevOps #FinOps #TechFinanceBridge #ComputeDiscovery

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I’ve sat through enough 3P product meetings to know the smartest product rarely wins. Usually the winner is the one already awkwardly living inside the workflow everyone complains about but refuses to leave. That’s why the Microsoft/OpenAI “will they, won’t they” story is more interesting than the gossip. Model advantage expires fast. ...but distribution (where people actually work, search, click, and accidentally open Teams) lasts a lot longer! The best AI might build the future. The one already sitting next to the budget line usually gets the invoice.

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Delegating to AI doesn't mean giving up control. It's what makes delegation possible. That's what our own Kierian Davis shared on a Controllers Council panel with CFOs and controllers on moving from AI experiments to real results. One key takeaway: most finance teams have tried AI, but few have scaled it. The gap usually comes down to governance, not technology. Worth a read if you're figuring out your next step with AI. https://ow.ly/E5TW50ZwB2h

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For Michele Tobin, Chief Revenue Officer at ProRata.ai, the best advice to her younger self is simple: don’t expect your career to be linear. Taking a step off the expected path might feel risky, but that’s often where real growth begins. Success doesn’t always follow a straight line. Sometimes, it takes a detour to get exactly where you’re meant to be.

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I spoke with Joseph Sanborn, CFO of EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER), who shared incredible knowledge on becoming and succeeding as a public CFO. Personal favourite hearing his story on leading through huge market change while driving shareholder value. This is a must-listen! Link in the comments. #nextexit

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