{"product_id":"become-the-cfo-mike-pritula-9798180501141","title":"Become the CFO: The Finance Leader's Playbook for Stepping Into the Top Seat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI've watched hundreds of finance managers reach for the CFO seat and stall one rung below it. Same wall every time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey close the books in four days. They build the cleanest model in the company. Then the board asks where to put the next dollar - and they answer with a variance report. The CEO wants a recommendation; what comes out is an immaculate \"it depends.\" The seat goes to someone \"more commercial,\" and nobody can quite explain why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pattern repeats because the skills that make a great finance manager are the exact skills that cap you one rung below the top. Precision is not strategy. A flawless close is not a capital plan. Boards promote the person who turns numbers into decisions, not the person who reconciles them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat works: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe CFO Role Map\u003c\/b\u003e - the seven areas a board actually grades you on, so you fix the right gaps first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Strategic Finance Plan\u003c\/b\u003e - turns the CEO's vision into a number you can stand behind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Capital Allocation Scorecard\u003c\/b\u003e - sends scarce capital to the highest real return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Risk Register\u003c\/b\u003e - prices the threats that could end the company before they do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe IPO Readiness Audit\u003c\/b\u003e - tells you whether the company is built to go public\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat doesn't: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaiting until you feel \"ready\" - the title goes to whoever is already doing the job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiding in the month-end close instead of owning the strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnswering \"it depends\" with nothing after it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe system in this book is what I've seen work - 20 chapters, 63 templates, every one on the page. No downloads, no email walls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single corporate finance reference like \u003ci\u003eThe Essential CFO\u003c\/i\u003e runs about $68 in paperback. A fractional CFO bills $250 to $500 an hour. A two-day CFO workshop costs thousands. This book costs less than dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop closing the books and start running the money. Open Chapter 1 tonight - then watch your next board meeting go differently.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Pritula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180501141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Mike Pritula","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173564948735,"sku":"9798180501141","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/become-the-cfo-mike-pritula-9798180501141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}