For CFOs
Know where the quarter is heading before the board asks.
Right now, finance can tell you where the company stood at the last close. Sebastian keeps the outlook up to date as the business changes and shows you what moved it, so you can decide while there is still time.
In the product
How CFOs use Sebastian
Each change lands on the day it happened and the figure moves with it. Posted amounts fill in behind.
Operating income · October 2026 · current outlook
$2.24M+$35K vs plan
Posted $2.10MIncurred, not posted $0.00MRest of month $0.13M
Latest changes to the outlook
Cloud usage above forecastDecision8 Oct · Batch workload since 4 Oct · investigation opened−$200K
Engineering starts moved12 Oct · Three start dates into November+$40K
Cloud accrual postedPosted21 Oct · $30K incurred cost confirmed in the ledgerno change
Before and after
Your month, before and after
| Aspect | Status quo | Sebastian |
|---|---|---|
| Knowing where you stand | Two weeks after the month ends, from a reforecast deck built from memory. | A current outlook every day. Posted and estimated amounts kept apart. |
| Explaining a variance | The team writes commentary the week after close. | The reasons are attached when the number moves. |
| Making a decision | A meeting, a thread, a spreadsheet nobody can find later. | Options with their cost, the decision recorded, the outlook updated. |
| Trusting a number | Ask the team how firm it is. | Every figure says what it is, where it came from, and when it was refreshed. |
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