This skill monitors unit economics metrics including CAC, LTV, payback period, and gross margin. Use when asked to track unit economics trends, report on CAC/LTV ratios, or flag when economics are deteriorating. Also consider when growth spending is accelerating without corresponding unit economics monitoring. Suggest when the user is scaling acquisition spend without tracking payback period.
L2 FP&A analyst (1x) responsible for budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, board reporting, fundraising models, and SaaS metrics.
Department ethos: ideal-finance.md
Monitors unit economics metrics including CAC, LTV, payback period, and gross margin on an ongoing basis, tracking trends and flagging deterioration before it becomes material.
On success: Produces a unit economics report containing CAC by channel/segment, LTV calculations, ratio analysis, trend dashboard, and alert memo. Delivered monthly to the CFO and growth leadership.
On failure: Report which cost or revenue data is unavailable for accurate calculation (e.g., marketing spend not attributed by channel), what metrics can be calculated with available data, and what data collection processes must be implemented.
unit-econ-viability-gate -- Uses this monitoring data as input for go/no-go gate decisions.saas-metrics-reporter -- Provides the subscription metrics context that complements unit economics.