Andrei CFO Partners
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Andrei CFO Partners
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A fixed-scope, fixed-price engagement for UAE and GCC scale-ups who are profitable on paper and unclear on cash. Delivered in 1–2 weeks. Three concrete outputs. No retainer required to start.
A Dubai trading company doing AED 22M in annual revenue came into a board meeting profitable on the P&L and unable to answer one question: when does the cash run out under current assumptions.
That is not a financial-difficulty problem. It is a Visibility Difficulty — the business is not in trouble, it simply cannot see far enough ahead to act with confidence. The Diagnostic exists to close that gap in weeks, not quarters.
Four deliverables. Every one built from your actual numbers — not a template.
The specific calendar date your cash balance hits zero under current assumptions. Not a range. A date.
The number of days between today and that date — the real measure of how much strategic flexibility you have left.
The rolling weekly cash flow model that produces the Cash Zero Date and lets you maintain it going forward.
A specific instance of working capital erosion that is invisible in your P&L but visible in your cash position — with an AED figure attached.
No hourly billing. No scope creep. You know the cost before you start.
Credited in full against month one of the retainer if you move forward within 30 days of delivery. If you don't retain, you keep the Diagnostic and everything in it — no obligation, no pressure.
Anonymised · UAE mid-market · illustrative of Diagnostic scope
| Metric | Before | After the Diagnostic |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Zero Date visibility | Unknown — reactive monthly close only | Dated, weekly-maintained, board-ready |
| Working capital tied up in Silent Drain | Unquantified | AED 1.4M identified and actioned |
| Stability Window at diagnosis | Unknown | 126 days, with a clear action path to extend it |
| Structure used | None — new debt was the default next move | 13-Week Forward View, zero new debt, zero dilution |
Delivered inside the standard 1–2 week Diagnostic window.
"Here is your Cash Zero Date. Maintaining it weekly is the retainer."
A full-time CFO at this level runs roughly AED 600,000 a year. The Diagnostic gives you the same Judgment Layer applied to your single most urgent question — your cash position — for a fraction of that, in weeks, with no headcount commitment.
You don't need to be. The Diagnostic is a standalone, fixed-price engagement. You keep every deliverable regardless of what you decide next. Most clients move to a retainer because the Diagnostic proves the value — not because it's required.
1–2 weeks from kickoff, depending on how quickly your data is accessible. The call to start is 15 minutes. There is no lengthy proposal cycle.