Manager, Corporate Accounting
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Corporate Accounting Manager leading close, technical accounting, and controls for Cohere’s enterprise AI business. Supporting global financial operations across leases, equity, foreign currency, and acquisitions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the complete month-end close process across all entities
- Own lease accounting, including ASC 842 assessments, lease transaction recording and reconciliation, reporting, and disclosures
- Own equity accounting, including stock-based compensation under ASC 718 and IFRS, and other equity-related balance sheet accounts
- Oversee foreign currency accounting, including functional currency assessment, transaction exposure, and translation adjustments
- Assist with purchase accounting, including purchase price adjustments, acquisition-related expenses, fair value allocations, and reconciliations
- Direct general ledger operations, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
- Implement and maintain accounting policies, procedures, systems, and internal controls
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure financial accuracy and support business growth
- Leverage technology solutions to improve accounting efficiency and accuracy
Requirements:
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with prior leadership in fast-paced environments
- Strong technical accounting skills and deep understanding of GAAP principles, including lease accounting, equity accounting, business combinations, and foreign currency
- Direct experience owning month-end close processes using close management tools such as Numeric
- Expertise in purchase accounting, including acquisitions, purchase price adjustments, and related reconciliations
- Experience leveraging AI tools to build and improve workflows for operational efficiency and accuracy
- Excellence in problem-solving and process improvement methodologies
- Proficiency with financial systems; NetSuite preferred but not required
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments
- Ability to thrive in high-growth, dynamic environments with evolving priorities
- Experience building scalable accounting processes in technology companies
Benefits:
- A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health
- RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
- Annual enrichment benefits for arts and culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement
- Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
- 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
- Budget for traveling to other offices if remote
- Annual company offsite
- Daily lunch program, snacks, and regular community and social events for office-based employees
- Co-working benefit for employees not near an office
- $500 home office stipend
















