Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

NOTE: This Senior Staff level career opportunity is a senior level individual contributor role.

As a Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at Cohere, your responsibilities include:

- 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

- Strategic Planning: Lead the annual and multi-year long-range planning (LRP) processes. You will bridge the gap between high-level vision and granular departmental execution.

- Operational Scaling: Design and implement robust financial processes and systems that can keep pace with a high-growth startup environment.

- Performance Management: Own the Monthly and Quarterly Business Review (MBR/QBR) process, providing deep-dive analysis on Forecast vs. Actuals to identify risks and opportunities.

- KPI Architecture: Define, track, and socialize critical SaaS/Tech metrics (e.g., CAC, LTV, Magic Number, Net Retention, and Burn Multiple) to drive data-driven decision-making.

- Departmental Partnership: Act as a "CFO for the Departments," embedded with leaders in Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to manage headcount planning and OpEx.

- Board & Investor Relations: Prepare high-impact materials for Board of Directors meetings and support future fundraising or M&A activities.

This career opportunity may be a good match for you if you have:

- 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.

- Startup experience, particularly in scaling financial operations

- Experience with fundraising, investor relations, and board reporting

- Experience implementing financial systems and automation solutions

For candidates in the United States, the Compensation Range is $220,000 - $320,000 USD