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Accountant

Accountants in AI companies handle month-end close activities, reconciliations, and journal entries while managing specialized accounting areas critical to infrastructure-heavy AI businesses—such as construction-in-progress for data centers, compute cost allocation, cloud service provider expenses, and complex lease accounting under ASC 842 and IFRS 16. They distinguish themselves by working at the intersection of finance and technical infrastructure, translating high-volume operational data into auditable results that inform strategic decisions about capital deployment and product economics. These roles typically sit within dynamic finance teams at rapidly scaling AI cloud and infrastructure companies, collaborating closely with engineering, procurement, operations, and external auditors to build scalable processes that support hypergrowth while maintaining SOX compliance and accurate statutory reporting across multiple jurisdictions.

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Open Jobs42
Companies Hiring24
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Executing month-end and year-end financial close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis

95%

Preparing and analyzing financial statements in compliance with accounting standards such as US GAAP, IFRS, and local GAAP

92%

Supporting external audit processes by providing documentation, reconciliations, and financial analysis

90%

Managing and reconciling general ledger accounts and subsidiary ledgers to ensure accuracy and completeness

90%

Performing variance analysis and flux analysis to identify and explain financial movements and trends

88%

Managing fixed asset accounting including capitalization, depreciation, useful life determination, and asset lifecycle tracking

85%

Maintaining and improving internal controls and designing scalable accounting processes for growing organizations

85%

Identifying control gaps and opportunities for improvement in accounting processes and systems

80%

Overseeing construction-in-progress tracking, capitalization timing, and asset commissioning processes

78%

Preparing financial statement disclosures and footnotes for regulatory and audit requirements

78%

Managing statutory and tax compliance activities including VAT, corporate income tax, and regulatory filings

78%

Applying technical accounting expertise to complex lease arrangements and right-of-use asset calculations

75%

Advising on financial reporting requirements and compliance with government regulations and local entity requirements

72%

Processing and reconciling intercompany transactions including service charges, royalties, and cost allocations across entities

72%

Managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll accounting operations

70%

Conducting physical asset counts and reconciliations to ensure financial records match operational reality

68%
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Leading automation and process improvement initiatives to enhance accounting efficiency and scalability

75%

Developing and implementing financial consolidation processes across multiple entities, geographies, and reporting standards

70%

Designing and managing labor capitalization processes for internal software development and infrastructure buildouts

62%

Managing inventory accounting operations and controls for complex global inventory systems

60%
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Collaborating with cross-functional teams including operations, supply chain, and engineering to support complex transactions and capital projects

88%

Building trusted advisor relationships with non-finance stakeholders to explain accounting implications and support decision-making

82%

Communicating technical accounting concepts and complex financial analysis to management and external parties

80%

Managing external service providers and coordinating with local and group auditors across multiple jurisdictions

75%

Leading, mentoring, and developing accounting team members and managing performance

65%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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ERP systemshigh
Microsoft Officehigh
NetSuitehigh
Intacctmoderate
Anaplanlow
Coupalow
SAPlow
Workivalow
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Excelhigh
Asset4000low
Netboxlow
Power BIlow
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US GAAPvery high
CPAhigh
ACAmoderate
ACCAmoderate
ASC 360moderate
ASC 842moderate
IFRSmoderate
SOXmoderate
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Open Jobs

42 open Accountant jobs across 24 companies.

Waymo6d
Corporate Accounting Analyst - Inventory, Fixed Asset & Treasury
Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA·Finance
ElevenLabs1w
Senior Accountant
United Kingdom·Finance
Anthropic1w
Senior Manager, Infrastructure Accounting
San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA·Finance
Dataiku2w
Accountant
United Kingdom, London·Finance
Nscale2w
Intercompany Accountant
London·Finance
Nscale2w
General Ledger Accountant
London·Finance
Lambda3w
Accounting Manager - Fixed Assets and Leases
San Jose Office (First St)·Finance
Figma3w
Senior Accountant (Dublin, Ireland)
Dublin, Ireland·Finance
Cohere3w
Senior Accountant
United States·Finance
Nebius3w
General Accounting Specialist
Amsterdam, Netherlands·Finance
Cerebras Systems3w
Senior GL Accountant
Sunnyvale, CA·Finance
CoreWeave4w
Manager, Data Center Operations Accounting
Dallas, TX·Finance
Nscale4w
Senior Manager, Financial Consolidations
London·Finance
CoreWeave1mo
Fixed Asset Senior Financial Analyst
Dallas, TX·Finance
CoreWeave1mo
Senior Accountant - Leases
Livingston, NJ / Dallas, TX·Finance
CoreWeave1mo
Accounting Inventory Manager, Operations
Dallas, TX·Finance
Crusoe1mo
Fixed Asset Accountant, Cloud
Denver, CO - US·Finance
Waymo1mo
Accountant
PERM - N/A·Finance
CoreWeave1mo
Senior Manager, International Reporting
Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA·Finance
Glean1mo
Senior Accountant, US Controller
Bangalore, India·Finance