Senior Revenue Accountant
Role Overview
As a Senior Revenue Accountant at Cohere, you will lead revenue recognition activities, including contract review under ASC 606, manage month-end close processes, and prepare balance sheet reconciliations. You'll serve as the primary contact for external auditors on revenue matters and collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate processes and test new products. This senior role involves significant impact on financial accuracy and operational efficiency within a dynamic AI-focused environment.
Perks & Benefits
This remote-flexible role offers offices in multiple cities and a co-working stipend, with no explicit time zone restrictions, allowing flexibility. Benefits include full health and dental coverage, mental health support, 6 weeks of vacation, and parental leave top-up. The culture is open and inclusive, emphasizing collaboration with cutting-edge AI teams and personal enrichment benefits for well-being and growth.
Full Job Description
Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
As a Senior Revenue Accountant at Cohere, you will:
Perform detailed contract review and analysis for non-standard arrangements to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment in accordance with ASC 606
Lead and execute all revenue- and commission-related month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all revenue, commission, and related accounts, including deferred revenue, accounts receivable, and contract assets
Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors on all revenue-related matters, providing comprehensive documentation, schedules, and explanations
Participate in cross-functional initiatives to streamline and automate revenue accounting processes within the ERP system (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce)
Collaborate with Finance, Order Operations, and Product teams to set up end-to-end order-to-cash testing for new products, features, and pricing and packaging
Lead ad hoc reporting and project engagements
This career opportunity may be a good match for you if you have:
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years focused on revenue accounting
Deep working knowledge of US GAAP and ASC 606
Proficiency with a major ERP system (e.g., NetSuite) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to details
Experience with NetSuite ARM is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with experience communicating/collaborating with non-finance teams
Experience supporting audit processes and working with external auditors
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
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