About the Role
Our mission at Cohere is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a crucial role in evaluating business performance and aligning financial plans with operational goals across various departments, with a particular emphasis on global payroll and resource management.
Responsibilities
- Financial Modeling and Analysis: Develop dynamic financial models to evaluate business performance across margins and operating expenses including payroll, and non labor related expenses across S&M, R&D, and G&A teams.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in building and maintaining department-level budgets and company-wide forecasts, working closely with business leaders to align financial plans with operational goals.
- Reporting & Variance Analysis: Prepare monthly reporting packages, analyzing variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets, and analyze drivers with functional teams.
- Business Partnering: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Strategy, Business Operations, Engineering) to provide financial support and help drive performance.
- Data & Systems Management: Leverage financial systems (e.g., NetSuite, Google Sheets/Excel) to ensure data accuracy, streamline processes, and improve reporting efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or related quantitative field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in FP&A with an emphasis on global payroll and resource management and running month-end operations.
- Expert level Excel/Google Sheets financial modeling skills; familiarity with ERP systems.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, including effective communication skills at all levels within the Company and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to deliver change, improve and streamline processes, drive efficiency, and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, constantly involving environments.
Qualifications
- MBA, CFA, or CPA is a plus.
- Startup/scaleup experience is a plus.
Benefits
- An open and inclusive culture and work environment
- Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
- Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
- Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
- Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
- 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)