Fractional CFO · UK · EU · US · APAC
Cognos Advisory brings CFO-grade financial strategy, AI-enabled processes, and a two-decade track record across PE/VC-backed businesses in London, Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific — to the companies that need it most, at the stage where it makes the biggest difference.
Most SMEs between £2M and £50M turnover are making critical financial decisions without the senior expertise to support them. We change that — embedding directly with your team across any timezone, without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Senior financial leadership embedded in your team — attending board meetings, managing investors, owning strategy — without the full-time salary, equity dilution, or long-term commitment.
Most SMEs make growth decisions on instinct. We build the models, dashboards, and reporting frameworks that replace gut feel with genuine financial clarity — and give your investors the confidence to back you.
Having raised capital from seed through to growth equity — across equity rounds, structured financing, and international grants — we know what serious investors scrutinise, and how to present your business compellingly.
Having worked at the forefront of AI deployment in finance and legal-tech — including leading the acquisition and integration of a prominent UK legal AI company into an AI-native platform — we've built a focused suite of practical, ready-to-use templates that bring institutional-grade financial structure to businesses that couldn't previously access it.
Most growing businesses have spreadsheets where they need systems, and gut feel where they need data. These tools close that gap — deployable in days, not months, and priced for the SME that doesn't have an enterprise budget.
Informed by hands-on CFO experience across SaaS, MedTech, EdTech, professional services, and regulated industries in multiple jurisdictions — and built around the processes that PE-grade investors actually expect to see.
Templates marked "Available now" are ready to share — request a sample, or get in touch about early access to one still in development.
A structured, scored assessment that benchmarks your finance function against PE-grade standards across people, process, systems, and controls — with a prioritised action plan.
Available now Request template →A formula-driven 13-week cash flow and 12-month P&L model, built to work from data exported out of Xero, NetSuite, or QBO — update your assumptions and it recalculates automatically.
Available now Request template →A structured, board-ready monthly reporting template — built to turn your financials and narrative into an investor-grade pack in a fraction of the time.
Available now Request template →A scored self-assessment across financial model, data room, and cap table readiness — benchmarked against what investors expect at each funding stage.
Available now Request template →A scored checklist covering governance, controls, and regulatory reporting obligations — built for regulated and professional-services businesses.
Available now Request template →Automated tracking of ARR, MRR, churn, LTV, CAC, and NRR — the metrics that drive valuations in SaaS and subscription businesses.
Coming soonFCA Senior Manager · Commercial CFO · AI in Finance
Christopher is a commercial CFO with 25 years across PE and VC-backed businesses in the UK, EU, US, and APAC — spanning SaaS, AI/Tech, MedTech, EdTech, legal-tech, and professional services, from pre-revenue through to $50M+ ARR and exit.
His experience spans senior finance roles at high-growth technology and professional services businesses, including an AI-native platform where he led the end-to-end acquisition and integration of a prominent UK AI company. That hands-on experience deploying AI in a regulated, international environment directly informs how Cognos Advisory approaches finance for SMEs.
He has served as CFO and Group Finance Director across PE-backed and VC-backed businesses in robotics, SaaS, strategic consultancy, and legal-tech — including scaling one business from £5M to £40M ARR before leading its exit to a US acquirer.
Through Cognos Associates, he has worked with growth-stage businesses across EdTech, MedTech, retail eCommerce, professional services, and a large not-for-profit — giving him direct experience of what effective CFO leadership looks like at every SME stage.
He holds FCCA designation, previously held FCA Senior Manager (SMF) status, and is conversational in French and Spanish.
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A structured onboarding that respects your time and gets us contributing — not just learning — from the first engagement.
A focused review of your current reporting, forecasting, and finance function — identifying the most material gaps and quick wins against PE-grade standards.
We agree scope and cadence together — from a focused project (model build, fundraise prep, exit readiness) to ongoing fractional days. Adjusted as your needs evolve.
Christopher joins your board meetings, investor calls, and leadership team — owning finance deliverables alongside your team rather than reviewing them from the outside.
We leave you with better infrastructure — smarter models, cleaner reporting, AI-enabled processes — so the value compounds well beyond the engagement itself.
Every engagement is led directly by Christopher. No juniors, no handoffs. You get a senior CFO-level operator who has done this in the real world.
Operating across UK, EU, US, APAC, and Singapore — with experience managing multi-entity structures, cross-jurisdiction compliance, IFRS, US GAAP, and international grant programmes.
Having led AI adoption and M&A in a live AI business, we bring grounded, practical AI thinking to your finance function — not buzzwords.
Everything we build is designed with your next funding round or exit in mind. We know what institutional investors and acquirers look for — because we've sat across the table from them.
Whether you're preparing for a fundraise, need a financial model built, want an ongoing CFO partner, or are exploring what our AI tools could do for your business — we'd love to hear from you.
We work with clients across the UK, EU, US, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong — remotely and in person.
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