Stop holding the whole finance function in your head.
Working Attention is the CFO operating system. It shows you what needs attention, asks your team the questions you would otherwise chase, and tracks whether things get better.
Start with one workflow. Keep your systems. We do not scan inboxes.
On your radar
- Audit planningDana
- ERP cutoverSam
- Bank refinancingPriya
- Annual budgetMarcus
- Cyber reviewLena
Each one has an owner. You hear if it moves.
Needs you today: the covenant forecast has no owner. Two people each think the other has it.
Sunday Reset
- Do now
- 3
- Do soon
- 5
- Do later
- 9
Since Friday
- Priya, by email: the accrual review moved to day 5 for the auditors.
- Marcus, in the app: the board pack is with the CEO.
- Dana, in the app: the audit planning dates are agreed.
- Sam, by email: the ERP cutover test moved to Thursday.
- Lena, in the app: the cyber review has its first draft.
Your attention this month
Everyday 58%, Events 24%, Emergencies 6%, Evolution 12%
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One sheet of A3 worked for ten years. Then the job got bigger.
For ten years, the writer known as The Secret CFO ran a working life on one sheet of paper: four quadrants, filled in by hand every Sunday night. Four weeks into a first Group CFO role, it had become seven or eight sheets stapled into a plastic wallet. Then came the 3AM wake-ups: eyes open, adrenaline racing, something critical missing from a board update published six hours earlier.
Every CFO runs an operating system, even if it is only a calendar, an inbox and a to-do list. It holds until the job gets big enough to break it. Working Attention is built for that job. Our logo is that sheet, folded down to the one panel that matters.
A CFO's attention runs in four modes.
The Secret CFO calls them the Four Es. Working Attention is built on them, because knowing what you are working on does not tell you how you need to operate. Sort the work by mode and you can see where your attention really goes, and protect the improvements that always get pushed to after year-end.
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Everyday
Keep things running.
Month-end close, forecasting, board reporting. It fills whatever space you give it.
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Events
Deliver an outcome.
Acquisitions, refinancing, the annual budget. They seize chunks of your calendar.
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Emergencies
Handle the crisis.
A liquidity crunch, a covenant breach, fraud. They blow the whole plan apart.
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Evolution
Make things better.
Process redesign, systems, team upgrades. An unsecured creditor with the last claim on today's time.
At your fingertips: one picture of how the work runs.
Put the three side by side and the gaps show themselves. Each person sees their role. You see how it fits together.
What good looks like
Best practices, adapted to your company.
What the policy says
The documented or agreed way of working, as your team understands it.
What actually happens
Your team's accounts, checked against evidence.
On your radar: permission to be reminded, rather than having to remember.
The Secret CFO, It's all in your head
Ask
AI asks the right person a short follow-up, by email or in the app, when context is missing or stale.
Map the gaps
Answers update the map, and gaps point to work that needs an owner or a decision.
Act
People confirm and act. The AI never decides for you.
Check results
See whether things improved against what you expected. Then the questions start again.
Start small, then widen
- One workflowShare enough context to find one useful gap.
- Your teamInvite the people doing the work. Each one sets how often we ask.
- Connected workflowsAdd more as it earns its place. Integrations are optional.
In the bin: the things you can stop worrying about.
The Secret CFO binned about 500 emails a day after one quick scan, and trusted the system to bring back what mattered. Here is what you can stop worrying about with us.
Does it read our email or Slack?
No. It sends short questions and reads the answers people give. It does not scan inboxes or chat history. People choose what to share.
Do we have to replace our ERP or reporting tools?
No. It sits alongside your accounting and reporting systems. Getting started needs no system switch, and integrations are optional.
Who can see what?
Each person sees the context their role allows. The CFO sees how the work fits together.
Does the AI make decisions or move money?
No. People confirm and act. The software records funding decisions and who made them. It never makes a payment.
Where do we start?
With one workflow, such as capital allocation or the month-end close. Share enough to find one useful gap, then invite the people doing the work.
How is this different from the Secret CFO membership?
Membership gives you the best practices and tools. Working Attention is separate software that connects them with your company's context and ongoing work.
$1,000 a month for your team of 10.
Or $10,000 a year. Each extra person is $50 a month. Your first 14 days are free, and we ask for a card up front.
Start 14-day trialWhat you get for it
- Fewer missed problems.
- Less chasing.
- Clearer ownership.
And a record of where gaps persist and where results improve over time.