FW GLOBAL · CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

Your finance function.Institutionalized.

A fractional CFO shouldn't mean betting your finances on one person's calendar. Our Centers of Excellence deliver senior CFO, Tax and Compliance capability as a team — with a defined methodology, a partner accountable for your account, and continuity that outlasts any individual.

MODEL
PARTNER-LED
CADENCE
RETAINED
COVERAGE
UAE · KSA · GCC
THE SHIFT

A center, not a contractor.

Then

One freelance CFO. Single point of failure — holidays, illness, capacity, or a resignation, and your finance function stalls.

Now

A center: a lead partner, a delivery team behind them, documented methodology and handover, and a firm standing behind the work.

THREE CENTERS · ONE ENGINE

Run your CFO, tax and compliance from one place.

Engage one center or all three. They share a team, a data model and a partner — so nothing falls between the cracks.

01

CFO Office

Fractional / virtual CFO delivered as a function: planning, budgeting & forecasting, cash and working-capital, board & investor reporting, deal and financing support.

  • Monthly close & management accounts
  • 13-week cash & scenario models
  • Board / lender / investor packs
  • Fundraise & transaction support
02

Tax Office

UAE & KSA corporate tax, VAT and transfer pricing run as an ongoing compliance function — registration through filing, with positions that hold up under review.

  • UAE Corporate Tax & free-zone reviews
  • VAT compliance, refunds & disclosures
  • Transfer pricing & documentation
  • E-invoicing (ZATCA) readiness
03

Compliance Office

Governance, internal controls and regulatory compliance held to standard — audit-ready books, AML/CFT, and the frameworks growth-stage groups are expected to have.

  • ICFR & SOX-lite control frameworks
  • Audit support & internal audit
  • AML / CFT & regulatory compliance
  • Policies, procedures & ESR / UBO
WHY IT HOLDS

Institutional depth. Partner-led delivery.

A.

A named partner

Every account is owned by a qualified Chartered Accountant — the person accountable, not a rotating queue.

B.

A team behind them

A delivery bench absorbs volume, holidays and spikes. Your reporting never waits on one calendar.

C.

A written methodology

Documented close, controls and handover. If anyone changes, the work — and the knowledge — stays put.

D.

One data model

CFO, tax and compliance run off the same books and tooling — no reconciliation tax between advisors.

E.

A firm behind the work

Big-Four-trained partners, professional standards and continuity — the reassurance a solo contractor can't offer.

F.

Back-office at scale

Delivery teams in Lahore and Islamabad give the model cost-efficient depth without cutting seniority.

ENGAGEMENT LEVELS

Scaled to your stage.

Pick a level per center, or blend them. Move up as you grow — the team and the history come with you.

Essentials

For founders who need the books right and the basics covered.

  • Monthly close & management accounts
  • Core tax & VAT compliance
  • Quarterly partner review
  • Audit-ready record-keeping
Most engaged
Growth

For scaling companies that need a real finance function and a seat at the table.

  • Everything in Essentials
  • Forecasting, cash & board reporting
  • Corporate tax planning & TP
  • Controls & policy framework
  • Monthly partner cadence
Scale

For groups and investors — deal-ready, multi-entity, cross-border.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Group consolidation & multi-entity
  • Deal, financing & exit support
  • Internal audit & AML/CFT
  • Dedicated delivery pod

Engagements are retained and scoped to your needs. We quote after a discovery call — no packaged pricing that ignores your reality.

START THE CONVERSATION

Move forward.

Tell us where you are going. A 30-minute discovery call is the fastest way to see whether a center fits.