Cash. Plan. Decide. In one operating view.
CFOs need cash visibility, scenario planning, and board-ready reporting — without four spreadsheets reconciling between QuickBooks/Xero, Stripe, ad platforms, and HubSpot. Fairview is the FP&A operating layer that turns 3 days of monthly close into 3 hours of variance review.
Four jobs. One platform.
Rolling cash + runway visibility
Connected to accounting + billing. Always know how much cash you have, when it runs out, and which scenario triggers a raise.
Budget vs actuals — automatically
Variance analysis at department + line-item level. Flags anomalies before the monthly close meeting.
SaaS metrics that match GAAP
ARR, MRR, NRR, GRR, Magic Number, Burn Multiple — calculated consistently with your bookings rules.
Board deck in one click
KPI section auto-populates. Includes confidence intervals on forecasted numbers — not just point estimates.
What CFOs report on
Cash Runway
Cash runway = cash in bank ÷ monthly net burn. The conservative survival floor — no revenue growth, no new fun
Burn Multiple
Net cash burn divided by net new ARR added in the same period. A burn multiple of 1.5x means the company burne
Burn Rate
Burn rate = how fast a company spends its cash. Gross burn = total monthly outflows. Net burn = gross burn min
Rule of 40
A SaaS benchmark stating that a company's revenue growth rate plus EBITDA margin (or free cash flow margin) sh
Gross Margin
Revenue minus cost of goods sold ( COGS ), expressed as a percentage of revenue. Gross margin measures how muc
ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)
ARR is the total value of recurring subscription revenue normalized to one year. The north-star metric for Saa
MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue)
The predictable revenue a company earns each month from active subscriptions. MRR normalizes all recurring con
Net Revenue Retention
The percentage of recurring revenue retained from existing customers over a period, including expansion (upgra
Magic Number
A SaaS efficiency metric that measures how much net new ARR is generated for every dollar spent on sales and m
Budget vs Actuals
Budget vs actuals (BvA) compares planned vs realised spend by line and department, monthly. Foundation of oper
Features CFOs use most
CFO use cases
- Board-Ready Forecast Ship a forecast the board trusts — without a week of reconciliation.
- Find Profit Leaks See where margin is leaking — before it shows up in the P&L.
- Revenue Forecast See next quarter's revenue — with confidence scoring.
- Weekly Operating Review Run the Monday meeting off one operating view.
For CFOs
What Is a Good Burn Multiple for SaaS? Benchmarks by Stage
Burn multiple benchmarks for SaaS from seed to Series C: what the metric means, how to calculate it, when a high number
The Rule of 40 for SaaS: Meaning and Calculation
The Rule of 40 explained for SaaS operators: formula, benchmarks by stage from seed to public, worked examples, when it
The 8 Best Financial Planning Software for SaaS (2026)
SaaS FP&A requires ARR/MRR modeling, headcount planning, and scenario analysis. Eight tools compared across pricing, Saa
Topics every CFO should know
Frequently asked
Does Fairview replace my accounting tool?
No. QuickBooks or Xero remains source of truth for GAAP. Fairview reads from them and adds operating intelligence on top — forecast, scenario, variance, margin attribution.
How does this compare to Mosaic / Cube / Pigment?
Mosaic and Cube are FP&A platforms — great for deep modeling, require analyst-level setup. Fairview is operator-facing — same metrics, no modeling skill required, built-in operating cadence. Many CFOs use both.
Can I model scenarios?
Yes. Base / upside / downside scenarios with adjustable drivers (hiring, win rate, retention). Confidence intervals propagate through to runway.
Built for CFOs. Run on it.
Sources & references
- 1 AFP Treasury Benchmarks 2025 — Association for Financial Professionals, 2025. View source .
- 2 Bessemer Burn Multiple Study — Bessemer Venture Partners, 2024. View source .
- 3 OpenView SaaS Benchmarks — OpenView Partners, 2025. View source .
- 4 State of the Cloud 2025 — Bessemer Venture Partners, 2025. View source .
- 5 KeyBanc SaaS Survey 2025 — KeyBanc Capital Markets, 2025. View source .
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