Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

Cohere
San Francisco, Los Angeles
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Financial modeling","Data storytelling","Collaboration","Communication","Analytical thinking"]

Senior leadership role building and owning the FP&A function in a high-growth AI software startup. You’ll lead forecasting, KPI design, and financial modeling, partnering with engineering, sales, and marketing to drive data-driven decisions, support strategic initiatives including M&A, and provide executive-level insights and reporting.

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Cohere
Cohere
3 months ago

Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

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Job Summary

Senior leadership role building and owning the FP&A function in a high-growth AI software startup. You’ll lead forecasting, KPI design, and financial modeling, partnering with engineering, sales, and marketing to drive data-driven decisions, support strategic initiatives including M&A, and provide executive-level insights and reporting.
Location: San Francisco, Los Angeles
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Establish and maintain comprehensive departmental forecasting processes with regular vs. actuals analysis
  • •Design, implement, and track 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

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalParental LeaveCo-working StipendMeal AllowancePaid Leave

Key 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)
  • •Deep understanding of GAAP accounting and the interaction between the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement.
Experience:12+ yearsSaaSAIStartupTechnology
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Financial modelingData storytellingCollaborationCommunicationAnalytical thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NetSuiteSAPOracleTableauPower BI

Company Brief

Cohere
Builds security-first foundation models and enterprise AI products (LLMs, retrieval, agent platforms) for regulated industries, enabling customizable, private deployments across cloud and on-premises for real-world business applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2019
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