Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Fractional CFO with Sara Daw, CEO of The CFO Centre Group Limited

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In this episode of CFO Weekly, Sara Daw, CEO of The CFO Centre Group Limited, joins Megan Weis to talk about the role of a fractional CFO in the growth of modern entrepreneurial businesses. Learn when growing companies should consider bringing on a fractional CFO, how experienced executives can successfully transition to fractional work, and why this flexible model is reshaping the future of executive leadership.

Sara is a distinguished Chartered Accountant and co-founder of the CFO Center and Liberti Group, pioneering the fractional CFO model globally. With over two decades of experience transforming entrepreneurial businesses, she has grown the CFO Center to operate across 17 countries with 800 CFOs. Having started her career at Deloitte and holding an MBA, Sara revolutionized the part-time CFO concept in the early 2000s, developing it from a personal solution for work-life integration into a global business model.

What You’ll Learn:

• How fractional CFO services enable growing businesses to access high-level financial expertise without the cost of a full-time executive
• Why the $2-3 million revenue mark is the optimal time for businesses to consider bringing on a fractional CFO
• How to transition from traditional CFO roles to fractional work
• Why culture fit matters more than industry expertise when matching fractional CFOs with clients
• How the fractional model helps executives achieve better work-life integration while maintaining career growth

Learn more about Sara

• Sara Daw on LinkedIn
• The CFO Centre Group Limited Website

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