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Finance AI Lab

Brad Zapalac

VP of Finance · Ships faster than your ERP implementation

A weekend build, not a sales pitch. Six working finance tools, assembled with AI to show what's now possible. The metrics are illustrative; the build speed is real.

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Live Tools Deployed
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Functions Transformed
PE-backed
Operating Context
AI-first
Strategic Approach

Live AI Assets

Automating the manual, time-intensive processes that drain FP&A resources — so your team can focus on driving value, not producing reports.

FP&A2 days → 2 hours

PE Portfolio Health Dashboard

Real-time EBITDA bridge, cash runway, and KPI tracker built for PE-backed boards. Replaces manual monthly pack production with live reporting.

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Close Cycle10 days → 5 days

Month-End Close Tracker

AI-powered close calendar with task owners, milestone tracking, and a conversational Close Copilot. Predicts completion timelines, surfaces bottlenecks, and scores risk — compressing the reporting window by 50%.

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Cash+40% accuracy

13-Week Cash Flow Model

Rolling cash forecast with scenario toggles for base, upside, and downside cases. Built for PE sponsor weekly liquidity reviews.

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FP&A4 hours → 15 mins

Variance Commentary Generator

Inputs actuals vs budget data and generates board-ready narrative commentary in seconds. Eliminates the manual reporting loop.

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Exit Readiness3 wks → 1 wk

EBITDA Bridge Builder

Interactive waterfall chart showing movement from prior period to current EBITDA. Designed for sell-side storytelling and audit prep.

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Procurement2 hrs → 30 secs

Contract & Invoice Intelligence

Extracts key terms, payment schedules, penalty triggers, and renewal dates from vendor contracts and invoices. Eliminates missed obligations and auto-renewal traps.

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“Your AI is only as powerful as the intelligence you give it.”

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AI Builder
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Strategic Partner

Investing in Intelligence.

This site is an experiment: how much working finance tooling can one VP of Finance build with AI in a few weekends? The answer, it turns out, is six live tools, a dashboard, and this site itself. If you're wondering what an AI-fluent finance leader could do inside your portfolio company, you're looking at the proof of concept.

I am also eager to hear from other finance professionals who are tackling the same challenges — month-end close compression, forecast accuracy, board-ready reporting, and exit readiness. If that sounds like your world, reach out at bradzapalac@gmail.com or on LinkedIn. Let us collaborate, share what is working, and push this forward together.

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