Finance directors and CFOs sign off on more contracts than any other function — vendor agreements, SaaS subscriptions, outsourcing contracts, banking facilities. Most of those contracts were written by the other side. Clavico tells you what you're actually agreeing to.
Scan a vendor contract free →Finance directors and CFOs occupy a unique position in the contract stack. They are responsible for financial governance — but they review contracts written by suppliers, vendors, and service providers whose primary objective was to protect themselves, not you.
A typical finance director or CFO will review or sign off on:
Each carries terms that directly affect the P&L — auto-renewals, price escalation clauses, uncapped liability, payment terms that favour the supplier. Most are reviewed under time pressure, without dedicated legal support for routine documents.
1. Auto-renewal clauses
SaaS and service contracts that renew automatically unless written notice is given — often 60 or 90 days before the renewal date. Missed auto-renewals are the single most common avoidable cost for finance teams managing a vendor stack of 20+ subscriptions.
2. Price escalation
Many vendor contracts include annual price escalation tied to CPI or a fixed percentage — quietly increasing costs year-on-year without requiring active renegotiation. These clauses are often buried in schedules or appendices.
3. Uncapped indemnity exposure
Indemnity clauses in supplier agreements can create unlimited liability exposure if a third-party claim arises from the supplier's work. Without a liability cap, that exposure flows directly to your balance sheet.
4. Payment terms asymmetry
Supplier contracts often include favourable payment terms for the supplier — immediate invoicing, short payment windows, interest on late payment — while the same supplier offers you extended terms in their own favour on the receivables side.
"The terms that cost you most are rarely in the headline numbers. They're in the boilerplate."
Upload any vendor contract — SaaS agreement, service contract, outsourcing agreement, banking facility. In under 3 minutes:
| Law firm review | In-house review (unaided) | Clavico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per contract | $800–$2,400 | $0 (but 2–4 hours) | $39 |
| Turnaround | 2–5 days | Variable | Under 3 minutes |
| Catches auto-renewal clauses | ✓ | Sometimes | ✓ Always |
| Revenue leakage score | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Negotiation guidance | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Clavico starts at $39 for 1 scan, or $99 for a 5-scan pack.
For finance teams reviewing vendor contracts, the ROI is direct: a single successfully negotiated auto-renewal clause or price escalation carve-out typically saves multiples of the scan cost in the first year. No subscription required — scan the contracts that matter.
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