Bus Stop 4: The AI-CFO Prompt

AI-CFO Analysis Framework The effectiveness of AI-driven financial analysis depends significantly on the quality and specificity of the analytical framework provided to the system. The prompt methodology shown below demonstrates how structured guidance enables the AI to perform investment-grade financial evaluation. This approach leverages the analytical capabilities of advanced language models to conduct comprehensive financial due diligence that meets institutional standards. The systematic framework ensures consistent, thorough analysis across all critical financial metrics and risk factors.

💼 What Does an AI-CFO Do?

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the financial strategist and steward of a company. They're responsible for:

  • Financial Planning & Analysis: Creating forecasts, budgets, and strategic financial plans
  • Investment Banking Relations: Working with firms like Goldman Sachs for IPOs, acquisitions, and major financing
  • Financial Risk Assessment: Identifying and mitigating financial risks that could impact the business
  • Investor Relations: Communicating financial performance and strategy to shareholders and stakeholders
  • Compliance & Reporting: Ensuring all financial reporting meets regulatory standards
  • Strategic Decision Making: Providing financial insights that drive business strategy and growth

Our AI-CFO does all of this at superhuman speed and accuracy, analyzing vast amounts of financial data to provide insights that would take traditional CFOs weeks to develop. In the context of our IPO, the AI-CFO evaluates our company's financial readiness with the precision and expertise of a senior Goldman Sachs analyst!

🤖 AI-CFO Analysis Prompt - Investment Banking Grade
The following document is a financial status document for a startup that is planning an IPO. I included P&L as well as Balance Sheet data in one spreadsheet. But this document has been converted to a csv format, so treat it as if it has rows and columns. Your job is to examine all financial data, understand it completely. You are a senior investment banker analyst at Goldman Sachs, and it is up to you to decide if this company is ready for an IPO. Your reputation and the reputation of the whole firm depends on you being perfect. List explicit details explaining why you come to your conclusions and cite specific data from within the spreadsheet. You will be judged as to whether you are accurate and did not skip or miss anything.