Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company, focused on building cutting-edge foundation AI models and products. They are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst of Strategic Finance to partner with the GTM organization, owning the core revenue model and evaluating the ROI of major marketing and sales initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Own the core revenue model, serving as the foundational baseline for annual and quarterly planning processes
- Ensure seamless alignment between sales/marketing targets, operational capacity, and company-wide financial goals
- Synthesize complex data sets into predictable, driver-based forecasting models
- Develop robust financial models to forecast and understand the revenue, cost, profitability, and ROI of both new and existing commercial deals
- Quantify deal impacts on critical SaaS/business metrics, including Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and Gross Margin
- Contribute to monthly and quarterly reporting packages by owning the narrative of commercial deal performance and gross margin storylines
- Evaluate the financial viability and expected returns on major GTM investments and resource allocations
- Perform rigorous post-mortem ROI analyses for GTM investments - such as major marketing events or campaigns - to quantify performance against expected returns and inform future capital allocation
Skills
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or GTM/Sales Finance
- Experience in a high-growth SaaS highly preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including effective communication skills at all levels within the company and the ability to collaborate across functions
- Proven ability to deliver change, improve and streamline processes, drive efficiency, and influence stakeholders
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, constantly involving environments. Startup/scaleup experience is a plus
Benefits
- Cohere is remote-friendly.
- For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.
- For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.
Company Overview
Cohere develops enterprise artificial intelligence software and provides language models, retrieval tools, and workplace platforms. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://cohere.com.