Not theory. Not textbook accounting. 120 pages of practical frameworks, checklists and hard-won thinking that make the difference between a finance leader who reports and one who leads.
The CFO Playbook was written because when I stepped into my first senior finance role, nobody handed me a guide. I worked it out through difficult board meetings, PE investors who asked questions I was not prepared for, and business crises that required a level of clarity I had to develop on the job.
Every section is written from direct experience. If it is in this playbook, I have encountered it, worked through it and formed a view on how to handle it well. Not a summary of someone else's thinking. The real thing.
Each of the 23 sections follows the same structure: why it matters, how to do it, how to check, and what best practice actually looks like. Practical frameworks, real checklists, honest commentary.
"The best playbooks are the ones that become well-worn."
Every topic a finance leader will face, covered in depth. From your first week to exit preparation.
Plus the complete 30-60-90 day CFO plan with phase-by-phase checklists.
Starting a new role and want to move fast, build credibility quickly and establish the right foundations in the first 90 days. The 30-60-90 day plan alone is worth the price.
Already in the role and want a comprehensive reference that covers the full breadth of the CFO mandate — from investor relations to AI adoption to multi-entity consolidation.
Working across multiple clients and businesses. A consistent framework to apply across every engagement, from first-week diagnostics to exit preparation.
Ambitious finance managers who want to understand what the CFO role actually involves and build the skills, perspective and commercial instinct to get there faster.
All editions include the complete CFO Playbook 2026 as an instant PDF download.
The complete 120-page playbook. Every section, every framework, every checklist. Yours to keep and return to throughout your career.
The full playbook plus both companion documents — the 30-60-90 checklist and the quarterly self-assessment framework.
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