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Planning Core™

Turn hiring signals into a disciplined planning system with a board-ready forecast, decision cadence, and a clean next-step roadmap.

Best fit
CFO · VP of Finance · Director of Strategic Planning · Head of Finance

Mid-market companies with 50-500 employees in Tech, Professional Services, or Manufacturing; US-based; Series B to Series D funding.

Job posting

Companies with active job listings for FP&A Manager, Strategic Finance Lead, or Director of Financial Planning.

What this includes
  • Driver-based forecast model
  • Board-ready planning pack
  • Scenario library and what-if analysis
  • Monthly finance operating cadence
Case study

Planning Core™ case study

Composite example for finance leaders hiring into FP&A or strategic finance.

Planning lives across spreadsheets, the board deck changes every month, and finance hires need a clear operating framework on day one.

Step 1

Use hiring and funding signals to anchor the planning scope.

Step 2

Build a driver-based forecast and scenario library that leadership can reuse.

Step 3

Turn the board pack into a repeatable monthly cadence instead of a one-off scramble.

Forecast cycle
10 days to 3 days
Board pack prep
8 hours to 2 hours
Decision confidence
One spreadsheet set to one planning system

Planning Core gives finance leaders a clearer operating rhythm and a faster path from open roles to board-ready planning.