Josh Aharonoff, CPA

Fractional CFO | Founder & CEO at Mighty Digits | Follow Your CFO Guy for Finance & Accounting tips!

I build tools that make financial reporting effortless — starting with Model Wiz, the Excel-based FP&A platform used by accounting firms, founders, and CFOs. 

I also teach finance and Excel to a community of 400,000+ across YouTube, LinkedIn, and my newsletter. 

When I’m not creating, I work as a fractional CFO helping companies turn their financial data into action.

Check out some helpful resources here:

🔗 www.modelwiz.com - Get beautiful dashboards + forecast right in your excel file

🔗 www.yourcfoguy.com - Learn Finance & Accounting like you’ve never seen before

🔗 www.mightydigits.com - Get hands on support

CEO and Founder

Mighty Digits is a consulting firm specializing in Accounting and Finance services for early stage startups. Services include Financial modeling, Month end Close, AP / AR Management, Payroll, Compliance Filings and more.

I Asked Claude to Build an Excel Dashboard
People keep saying AI can't handle real financial work.

So I gave Claude a prompt to build a department headcount dashboard (Full prompt in the comments)

20 minutes later...

I'm staring at a fully functional dashboard.

→ What I Asked For

A department dashboard where each manager only sees their team's data.

Dropdown selector. Select "Finance" and everything updates.

Auto filtering tables. KPI cards. Cost breakdowns.

→ What Claude Built

Look at the image in the bottom right corner...this is what Claude gave me.

Source table with employees across Finance, Marketing, Sales, Product, Ops.

The dropdown works. Select a department and boom...everything updates.

Filtered table using the FILTER formula. Dynamic arrays that spill based on selection.

KPI cards that calculate automatically from the filtered data.

Cost breakdown by category. Formulas linked properly.

Clean professional structure.

But here's the thing...

→ Then I Made It Mine

The main image shows what happened after a few tweaks.

Brand colors. Some formatting adjustments. A few design touches.

Now it's world class. Presentation ready. Something I could send to executives TODAY.

That's the power here.

Claude handles the heavy technical lifting. The formulas. The structure. The logic.

You bring the polish. The brand. The final touches that make it yours.

→ What Got Me

It understood dynamic arrays and used them correctly.

The FILTER formula isn't basic. Most finance pros spend hours googling tutorials for this.

It structured everything right from the start. No trial and error. No debugging formulas.

The design thinking... KPIs at top, details below, breakdown on side. Exactly how I build them.

→ Here's What I Keep Thinking

My whole career, I've believed Excel is the most important skill in finance.

Still do.

But with tools like this? You can cut the learning curve MASSIVELY.

You don't need months mastering advanced formulas. Skip straight to using them.

Focus on the business know how. What does this dashboard need to show? What decisions will it drive?

If you know WHAT you want and WHY it matters...Claude handles the HOW.

That's not replacement. That's amplification.

→ The Real Shift

If you implement this in your workflow...use it step by step like a coach handling technical execution while you guide strategy...

That's where it gets powerful.

Every finance team rebuilds the same stuff. Headcount dashboards. Budget trackers. Revenue breakdowns.

The repetitive setup? Claude does it in minutes.

You bring the context. The judgment. The customization.

Transform your financial workflows with Claude, get started at https://lnkd.in/efHYM8VD

What dashboard should I build next?

#ClaudePartner

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Brand partnership • The Guy Behind the Most Beautiful Dashboards in Finance & Accounting | 450K+ Followers | Founder @ Mighty Digits

Fanatic of Biz Strategy & Growth 📈 Husband & Girl Dad 👨‍👧‍👧 Podcast Host 🎙️CEO of Brady CFO.

Are you trying to scale your company without a background in accounting and finance and feel like you’re drowning in cash flow and investment concerns?

Do you find yourself constantly contemplating questions like… 

- How do I improve my margins and bottom line?
- Do I have enough cash, or what do I do with my excess cash? 
- How do I make my business more valuable? How do I maximize its sale price? 
- Why is my cash flow so terrible? I have sales growth but never have enough cash. 
- How do I get better banking terms and get banks to actually want to do business with me? 

As President of Brady CFO, I lead a team of Fractional CFOs to support values-oriented CEOs/owners in America’s backbone businesses — getting answers to these questions and solving your cash flow and financial performance frustrations. 

➡️ Our team of corporate financial experts helps you build the business of your dreams and never run out of cash. 

We serve business owners with $5M-$40M in annual revenue in the following industries:

- Food
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Warehousing/Distribution
- Construction
- Professional Services 

With Brady CFO, you're not paying for deliverables. You're investing in a creative and evolving financial strategy that fits the needs of your growing business. 

Here are some of our bragging rights: 

💥We secured a $10 million line of credit for a company experiencing two years of declining financial performance, with more favorable loan terms than their prior $2.5 million line.

💥We've expanded accounting teams to support growth from $40 million to $80 million in sales, cutting overhead with technology and reducing financial report times from 60 to 15 days.

💥We took a client from a $500k line of credit to a $2.5mil line with lighter bank covenants and a more dedicated banking partner.

💥We've facilitated numerous business sales and purchases, assessed many potential deals, and mastered business valuation and enhancement techniques!

Are you ready to elevate your business's financial health and drive sustainable growth?

Book a call today to learn more about working with Brady CFO ➡️ https://calendly.com/bradycfo/consultation-with-mason 
Services

As President of Brady CFO, I support a team of corporate financial experts who help you build the business of your dreams and never run out of cash. Our fractional CFO service firm provides strategic financial leadership to companies with $5M-$40M in annual revenue.

Mason Brady, MBA, CMAA

This photo was taken before I understood what responsibility really meant.

Back then, leadership was just a costume.
Today, it’s weight.

I was just a kid dressed as Simba.
No idea what it meant to make decisions.
No idea how many people could eventually depend on you getting them right.

Fast forward a few decades.
I’m a husband.
A dad to three girls.
And I work every day alongside 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 who carry more responsibility than most people ever see.

For a long time, I thought success meant:
• bigger numbers
• faster growth
• hitting the next milestone

And then moving on without looking back.
But working inside construction companies and agribusinesses changes how you see things.
When margins are thin.
When cash flow timing matters.
When weather, labor, logistics, and lenders all show up at once.

You learn quickly that growth without clarity isn’t success...it’s stress.

Over the years, I’ve seen strong businesses doing everything “right” operationally…
and still feeling fragile financially.

That’s why I believe so strongly in 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.

Not growth for ego.
Not growth because someone says you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥.
But growth that supports the business 𝗮𝗻𝗱 the life behind it.

That kid in the Simba costume didn’t know it yet.

But leadership was coming.
Responsibility was coming.
And eventually, the opportunity to help others carry it better.

Grateful for the work.
Grateful for the people.
And excited for what’s ahead.

Onward into 2026. 🦁

Mason Brady

Construction 🚧 and Agri 🍓- business owners scale with us. We are a team of Fractional CFOs. We find capital and then manage your finances to build your dream business. Let's grow!

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