“Now when they update QuickBooks, all I've got to do is hit the month close button in Runway, update that to the latest month, and we're done. That 10-hour chore is gone.”
Paul GastelloFractional CFO
Automating month-close—from 10 hours to 2 clicks
A client spent 10 hours every month closing the books: manually scraping Stripe, logging into multiple bank accounts, and reconciling transactions in Excel. The process was slow, error-prone, and took time away from high-impact work.
Paul implemented Runway’s automatic data integrations with QuickBooks, Stripe, and bank accounts, making transactions flow seamlessly into a single, real-time dashboard.
Impact
- Month-close reduced from 10 hours to 2 clicks
- Reduced billable hours for clients
- Freed up time for strategy
Now when they update QuickBooks, all I've got to do is hit the month close button in Runway, update that to the latest month, and we're done. That 10-hour chore is gone.
Paul Gastello
A single source of truth for financial insights
One client had data scattered across half a dozen platforms, making key insights difficult to surface and act on. Paul’s SQL-heavy Excel model could easily handle that, but it would’ve been completely inaccessible to the CEO. He needed something simple and intuitive.
Paul used Runway to centralize financial data into a real-time dashboard. Instead of opening some complex spreadsheet, the CEO now sees everything in a clear, digestible format, and can drill into details without needing any technical skills. Paul used Runway to help another client understand churn better: "Once we got everything in Runway, it became obvious that their churn was concentrated in one specific segment—lower-tier customers were driving the bulk of cancellations. Even though their overall dollar churn was totally fine."
Impact
- Instant access to key financial metrics
- Dashboards stay up-to-date automatically
- Real-time insights; more confident decisions
CEOs don’t want to sift through tabs or see the detailed mechanics of the model. They just want to log in, and see exactly what they need—LTV, CAC payback, churn—so they can make decisions immediately. And Runway delivers that.
Paul Gastello
Replacing rigid, expensive tools
Paul had tested enterprise FP&A tools like Anaplan. But they were expensive, slow to implement, and required consultants for making major adjustments to the models.
With Runway’s flexible modeling, Paul could adjust revenue forecasts, build scenarios, and tweak assumptions himself, without relying on outside consultants.
Impact
- Models can be tweaked in minutes
- No need for costly consultants
- Super easy to scale
If I need to materially change the revenue build, I can do that myself and then re-hook up the model. I’m not going to need tens of thousands of dollars in consultant fees.
Paul Gastello
From grunt work to high-impact strategy
With so much time spent on data reconciliation and fixing spreadsheet errors, Paul’s clients had limited bandwidth for identifying real revenue opportunities and optimizations. They were leaving money on the table.
Runway automated manual tasks, allowing them to spend more time exploring ways to reduce unnecessary costs (or increase revenue).
Impact
- More time for strategic work
- Data-driven optimizations
- More time to uncover hidden opportunities
I don’t want to update data. I want to focus on strategy and identifying real optimizations that drive business impact. Runway handles the manual FP&A work, so I can solve the problems that actually matter.
Paul Gastello
