Role overview

Cohere, a leading security-first enterprise AI company, is seeking a Financial Analyst to join its Business Operations team. You will support budget planning, forecasting, and spend management across general and administrative functions, serving as a key finance partner to multiple business units and driving smarter financial decisions.

Key responsibilities

Own the preparation and management of the G&A budget and forecast across Finance, Legal, People, and Corporate Affairs, monitoring headcount, vendor, and operating expenses.
Support the company-wide annual planning process, including corporate calendaring and consolidated profit-and-loss statements.
Build and maintain department-level budgets and company-wide forecasts in collaboration with business leaders to align financial plans with operational goals.
Develop dynamic financial models to evaluate business scenarios, investment opportunities, and operational changes.
Prepare monthly reporting packages, analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets, and communicate findings to department leaders.
Serve as the finance point of contact for G&A budget owners, challenging assumptions and identifying efficiency improvements.
Support organization-wide workforce planning by developing and maintaining the workforce model and establishing key headcount and compensation assumptions.
Leverage financial systems including NetSuite, Google Sheets, Excel, and Pigment to ensure data accuracy and streamline reporting processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or a related quantitative field; an MBA, CFA, or CPA is preferred.
At least 5 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis with emphasis on budget management and month-end operations.
Expert-level proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets financial modeling, along with familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across all organizational levels.
Proven track record of delivering process improvements, driving efficiency, and influencing stakeholders to adopt change.
Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, constantly evolving environments; startup or scaleup experience is advantageous.

What makes this role worth considering

Cohere offers comprehensive benefits including full health and dental coverage with a dedicated mental health budget, retirement plan matching, 100 percent parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, and 6 weeks of paid vacation. The company is remote-friendly with offices globally in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin, and Seoul, and provides a $500 home office stipend for all employees. You will work on meaningful projects at a growing AI enterprise while enjoying professional development opportunities, including an education and learning stipend for conferences and coaching.