Berkshire Hathaway · Sell-Side Deal ReadinessOverview
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Cash visibility
13 wks
Rolling forecast · 2.1% variance
Days to close
6.2
▼ from 14.1 at kickoff
Budget vs actuals
−3.8%
Opex under budget · June
Needs your action
3
Sign-offs blocking progress
Workstreams
click any to drill in
▾13-Week Cash Flow & Liquidity
LIVERolling forecast · working capital
Live · refreshed Mondays✓
Real cash visibility · not quarter-end numbers
DWDavid Walker
FP&A & Financial Modeling
ACTIVEBudget · AOP · scenario analysis
Lender scenario pack in build62%
Board-ready · lender discussions supported
KPI & Reporting Infrastructure
ACTIVEKPI tracking · dynamic reporting
Pipeline wired · views in review45%
Decisions from reporting · not spreadsheets
Deal Readiness
DILIGENCEClean, structured, deal-ready financials
Data room 82% complete→
Open the Deal Room · QoE workspace
Timeline
16-week engagement
▾✓Discovery & data auditWk 1–2 · Done
✓Cash flow build + close workWk 3–5 · Done
●Modeling + KPI infrastructureWk 6–10 · Now
4Deal-readiness sprintWk 11–13
5Handoff · your team runs itWk 14–16
This week
both sides, on the record
▾EPICLender scenario pack — leverage cases v2Wed
YOUAOP assumptions sign-off (15 min)Thu
EPICKPI tracking views — review sessionThu
YOUData room: payroll register uploadFri
Workstreams
Office of the CFO — the real catalog
13-Week Cash Flow & Liquidity
LIVERolling forecast, working capital optimization, banking-to-GL workflow
Delivered · monitored weekly✓
DWDavid Walker
FP&A & Financial Modeling
ACTIVEBudgeting, AOP, scenario analysis for lender discussions and board reporting; debt-to-equity and leverage modeling
Lender pack in build62%
KPI & Reporting Infrastructure
ACTIVEKPI identification, tracking enablement, dynamic reporting — decisions, not spreadsheets
Views in review45%
Deal Readiness & Transaction Support
DILIGENCEClean, structured, deal-ready information — QoE workspace, data room, PBC tracking
Data room 82%→
Data Enablement & Systems
ACTIVEFix underlying pipelines, warehouse integration, actuals-to-budget tracking
Warehouse mapping38%
JMJeremiah Marshall
Capital Raise Support
QUEUEDFinancial strategy with PE / VC / investment-banking support
Starts after lender pack—
Open items
5
of 9 flagged · 2 resolved this week
Adjustments identified
$1.34M
Net EBITDA impact · $1.9M gross
Data completeness
82%
+9% this week · PBC list
High priority open
2
Clear before lender meeting
Flagged impact by area
Gross adjustments identified, by category
Review coverage
% of accounts reconciled & tested
Income statement78%
Balance sheet62%
Cash flow45%
Net working capital70%
Anomaly findings
click a row — full status flow, assignment, and activity
| Severity | ID | Finding | Impact | Status | Owner |
|---|
Financial statements
$ in thousands · flagged rows carry an open finding — click to open it
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow
| Line item | FY24 | FY25 | LTM Mar-26 | Δ YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product revenue | 52,100 | 55,800 | 58,300 | +6.9% FLAG |
| Services revenue | 18,400 | 19,200 | 19,800 | +4.3% |
| Total revenue | 70,500 | 75,000 | 78,100 | +6.4% |
| Product COGS | 31,200 | 33,400 | 34,900 | +7.1% |
| Services COGS | 9,800 | 11,900 | 12,600 | +21.6% FLAG |
| Gross profit | 29,500 | 29,700 | 30,600 | +0.7% |
| SG&A — Payroll | 8,100 | 9,400 | 9,900 | +16.0% FLAG |
| Other SG&A | 6,200 | 6,500 | 6,700 | +4.8% |
| EBITDA | 15,200 | 13,800 | 14,000 | −9.2% |
Data room & PBC
provided-by-client request list
PBC items received
6/9
3 still outstanding
Reconciled
4
Ready for review
Outstanding requests
3
Blocking full coverage
| Document | Period | Status | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audited financials | FY23–25 | RECONCILED | 100% |
| Trial balance — monthly | Jan 23–Jun 26 | RECONCILED | 100% |
| General ledger detail | FY25 | PROCESSING | 72% |
| AR / AP aging | Jun 26 | RECONCILED | 100% |
| Revenue by customer | FY24–LTM | IN REVIEW | 64% |
| Payroll register | FY25 | REQUESTED | 20% |
| Bank statements & recs | FY25 | RECONCILED | 100% |
| Program tooling capitalization memo | Q4 25 | REQUESTED | 0% |
| Owner compensation study | FY25 | MISSING | 0% |
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13-Week Cash Flow & Liquidity
LIVEEvidence — what changed
Measured, not claimed
| Metric | Before | Current | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash visibility horizon | Quarter-end | 13 weeks rolling | Weekly |
| Forecast vs actual variance | — | 2.1% | Trusted |
| Manual cash reporting hrs / wk | 9 | 1.5 | −83% |
| Working capital released | — | $410K | DSO −6d |
Open the model
13-Week Cash Flow — live grid
OPEN →Direct method · actuals locked weekly · full receipts / disbursements detail
Activity
Latest first
DW
David locked W2 actuals — variance 1.8%, collections ahead of plan.
2d ago
JM
Jeremiah flagged the W4 debt-service week for the lender discussion.
4d ago
WB
You approved the AR aging categories for receipts modeling.
6d ago
Needs you
YOUConfirm Q3 capex timing for weeks 8–11Thu
13-Week Cash Flow
UPDATED WEEKLYProposals
click a row for scope, timeline, and pricing detail
▶KPI & Reporting Infrastructure — Phase 2OPEN$70K
Extends the live data pipeline into department-level dynamic reporting.
- KPI tracking views by department, wired to the warehouse
- Actuals-to-budget monitoring with variance alerts
- Board pack automation — one click from close to deck
Timeline · 4 weeksStructure · fixed feeTeam · David + 1 analyst
▶Capital Raise SupportDRAFTScoping
Financial strategy and raise preparation with PE / VC / investment-banking support.
- Debt-to-equity and leverage modeling, scenario cases
- Lender-ready deliverables from the standardized budget data
- Process support through term sheet
Timeline · scoping session firstStructure · phased
▶Cash Flow & Liquidity BuildDELIVERED$85K
The 13-week rolling forecast now live in this portal — receipts and disbursements modeled from your transaction data, refreshed weekly, 2.1% variance.
Delivered · Week 5Result · weekly cash visibility + $410K working capital released
Invoices
Outstanding
▶INV-2026-011January 2026OVERDUE$38,000
- Close automation build — recon workflows · $24,000
- Weekly cash flow monitoring · $14,000
Was due · Feb 28Tied to · Finance Ops + Treasury workstreams
▶INV-2026-014February 2026OPEN$42,500
- FP&A build — lender scenario pack · $24,000
- KPI pipeline — warehouse wiring, dept views · $14,500
- Weekly cash flow refresh · $4,000
Due · Mar 15Tied to · Modeling + KPI workstreams
Archive
▶Q1 20261 invoice · all paid
INV-2026-009 · January · PAID · $42,500 — 13-week cash flow build + close work (close 14.1 → 6.2 days)
▶20251 invoice · all paid
INV-2025-031 · December · PAID · $18,000 — discovery & data audit (the engagement plan this portal tracks)
Reporting & KPIs
visibility that drives action
Hours returned
180/mo
Manual reporting eliminated
Close cycle
6.2d
▼ 56% from kickoff
Working capital
$410K
Released · DSO −6 days
Data checks
Passing
Tick-and-tie validation nightly
Days to monthly close
Since kickoff · lower is better
CurrentBaseline
Hours returned, by workstream
Per month, measured
Schedule
upcoming sessions & working time
●Weekly review — cash, workstreams, decisions neededMon · 9:00 AM
•Lender scenario working session (Jeremiah + your CFO)Wed · 1:00 PM
•KPI views review with department leadsThu · 3:00 PM
•Monthly steering — full leadershipMar 14 · 11:00 AM