As a Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager, you will:

• Manage our accounts payable process workflow from beginning to end; This includes (but not limited to) approvals on vendor bills & expense claims, setting up payments in our payment platforms and recording high volumes of transactions while maintaining our departmental P&L structure
• Provide support and actively engage with the month-end closing process, prepare recurring month-end adjustment entries and work with Senior members of the Finance team to improve financial closing
• Maintain reconciliations of general ledgers & key balance sheet accounts monthly
• Prepare allocation adjustments in P&L to distribute costs, while keeping a stewardship hat on for expenditure by departments
• Provide insights from expense activities and present results to Senior members of the Finance & Operations teams
• Assist in developing and managing our accounting tech stack and assist with the selection of and implementation of new accounting tools
• Assist with compliance related to accounting standards, regulations, and tax requirements
• Apply FASB / GAAP accounting standards and prepare technical accounting memos and contract reviews to support the company’s financing and revenue deals
• Work closely with Finance to monitor cash inflows and outflows
• Manage daily accounting activities, including AP, accruals, AR, revenue, deferred revenue, cash, and debt
• Partner in all financial planning activities, including cash flow projections and strategic planning initiatives
• Oversee Cohere’s first annual audit with external auditors

You may be a good fit if:

• You have a BA or BS in Accounting/Finance, and an active CPA designation with 4+ years of relevant experience in Accounting and Finance processes
• You have experience using cloud accounting software
• You have experience with multi-currencies and fx and tax accounting across multiple entities
• You have strong analytical skills and can work in a fast-changing environment
• You are comfortable working through ambiguous situations and managing multiple priorities
• You are detail-oriented with strong project management skills
• Bonus! You have experience in a startup environment or tech company