Financial Analyst, G&A
About The Position
Cohere is seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join its budget planning, forecasting, and spend management team. The analyst will serve as a finance partner to business units, delivering insights that support informed decisions and effective financial controls in a fast-paced environment. The role owns preparation and management of the G&A budget and forecast across Finance, Legal, People, and Corporate Affairs. It monitors headcount, vendor, and operating expenses against plan; identifies variances and cost drivers with department leaders; and supports disciplined resource allocation as the company grows. The position also contributes to organization-wide workforce planning. Responsibilities span annual company planning and consolidated P&L work, department budgets and company-wide forecasts, financial modeling, monthly reporting and variance analysis, business partnering, financial systems and data management, and maintenance of workforce models and headcount and compensation assumptions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.
- At least 5 years of progressive FP&A experience, with an emphasis on budget management and month-end operations.
- Expert-level Excel or Google Sheets financial modeling skills.
- Familiarity with ERP systems.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to communicate across all levels of the company and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to deliver change, improve and streamline processes, drive efficiency, and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CFA, or CPA.
- Startup or scale-up experience.
Responsibilities
- Support company-wide annual planning roll-ups, corporate calendaring, and the consolidated P&L.
- Build and maintain department-level budgets and company-wide forecasts in partnership with business leaders.
- Develop dynamic financial models to evaluate business scenarios, investment opportunities, and operational changes.
- Prepare monthly reporting packages; analyze actuals, forecasts, and budgets; and explain variances to department leaders.
- Act as the finance point of contact for G&A budget owners, challenge assumptions, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and cost discipline.
- Use financial systems to maintain data accuracy, streamline processes, and improve reporting efficiency.
- Support organization-wide workforce planning by developing and maintaining the workforce model and establishing and refining headcount and compensation assumptions.
- Monitor headcount, vendor, and operating expenses against plan across Finance, Legal, People, and Corporate Affairs.
Benefits
- Weekly lunch stipend of $75, £75, or equivalent in local currency.
- Health and dental benefits, including a separate mental health budget.
- RRSP matching, 401(k), or pension scheme.
- 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months for either parent.
- Annual enrichment benefits for arts and culture, fitness and wellness, quality time, and workspace improvements.
- Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
- Six weeks of paid vacation (30 working days).
- Travel budget for remote employees to visit other offices and an annual company offsite.
- Daily lunch program, snacks, and community and social events for office-based employees.
- Co-working benefit for employees who are not near an office.
- $500 home office stipend.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
