Senior Manager of Financial Planning, Analysis

🕒 May 6

🏢🏡 San Francisco – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Cohere

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • SaaS

Cohere is a leading enterprise AI platform optimized for generative AI, search and discovery, and advanced retrieval. The company offers AI-powered applications designed to augment and elevate the global workforce, helping businesses thrive in the AI era. Cohere provides solutions such as embedding and reranking models, allowing enterprises to efficiently retrieve information and build powerful applications. The company offers flexible deployment options for enterprise-grade AI, on any cloud or on-premises, and provides extensive developer resources and support. Cohere is committed to scaling intelligence to serve humanity, making intelligence abundant, affordable, and accessible.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain comprehensive departmental forecasting processes with regular vs. actuals analysis • Design, implement, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across the organization • Build scalable financial models and planning frameworks to support rapid business growth • Collaborate with department heads to understand business needs and translate them into financial requirements • Conduct variance analysis and provide actionable insights to leadership on financial performance • Develop and maintain financial reporting dashboards for executive leadership • Drive process improvements and automation in FP&A workflows • Partner with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives and M&A activities • Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and internal controls • Lead the annual and multi-year long-range planning (LRP) processes • Design and implement robust financial processes and systems that can keep pace with a high-growth startup environment • Own the Monthly and Quarterly Business Review (MBR/QBR) process • Define, track, and socialize critical SaaS/Tech metrics (e.g., CAC, LTV, Magic Number, Net Retention, and Burn Multiple) • Act as a 'CFO for the Departments,' embedded with leaders in Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to manage headcount planning and OpEx • Prepare high-impact materials for Board of Directors meetings

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred. • Strong proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting • Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, etc.) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) • Excellent analytical skills with ability to interpret complex financial data • Exceptional communication skills—the ability to tell a compelling story through data • Experience building and scaling FP&A functions in high-growth and ambiguous environments • Deep understanding of GAAP accounting and the interaction between the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement. • Experience at fast-moving technology companies • Startup experience, particularly in scaling financial operations • Familiarity with SaaS metrics and AI business models • Experience with fundraising, investor relations, and board reporting • Experience implementing financial systems and automation solutions

🏖️ 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!)