Cognition

Cognition

Senior Accountant

San Francisco · Senior

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AccountingProcess ImprovementProcurementCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingGAAPAccounts Payable

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About the role

  • As a Senior Accountant, you will play a key role in maintaining our financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, supporting payroll and procurement processes, and assisting with various audits.
  • Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will take ownership of core accounting workstreams and contribute to the ongoing development of our finance practices as the company scales.

Responsibilities

  • Month-End Close: Support the monthly financial close process by preparing journal entries, completing account reconciliations, and ensuring all close tasks are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, documentation, and controls, and partner with the Accounting Manager to implement changes that increase efficiency and accuracy.
  • Collaboration: Work alongside Sales, Customer Experience, RevOps, and other departments to support effective processes and resolve accounting-related inquiries.
  • Ad-Hoc Projects: Assist with special projects and ad-hoc reporting as needed to drive revenue and cost efficiencies.
  • Building Devin is just the first step-our hardest challenges still lie ahead.
  • If you're excited to solve some of the world's biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us.
  • Support the monthly financial close process by preparing journal entries, completing account reconciliations, and ensuring all close tasks are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, documentation, and controls, and partner with the Accounting Manager to implement changes that increase efficiency and accuracy.
  • Work alongside Sales, Customer Experience, RevOps, and other departments to support effective processes and resolve accounting-related inquiries.
  • Assist with special projects and ad-hoc reporting as needed to drive revenue and cost efficiencies.

Requirements

  • Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles.
  • Minimum of 3+ years of professional accounting experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Strong working knowledge of GAAP and accounting principles.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Soft Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a commitment to data accuracy.
  • Effective operator in fast‑paced, startup‑style environments: Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and limited resources
  • proactively builds or improves processes, documentation, and controls while balancing speed and rigor.
  • What We Offer:
  • Growth Opportunities: As a foundational member of the team, there is significant potential for long-term growth.
  • Dynamic Environment: Thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment where you can make a tangible impact.
  • About You:

Nice to have

  • You have experience in the tech industry, specifically SaaS, software, or fintech verticals.
  • You are a builder with a track record of increasing responsibilities and expanding your skills.
  • You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are willing to take initiative and problem-solve.
  • You have a high level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
  • You are excited about working in a rapidly growing startup and are willing to take on a lot of responsibility.

Skills

  • Based in SF and willing to be in office 5 days a week
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a commitment to data accuracy.
  • San Francisco preferred, open to NYC or Austin.
  • Cognition is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation

  • Audit Support: Support annual financial audits, tax filings, and various other audits (e.g., financial, tax, workers comp) by preparing schedules, gathering documentation, and responding to auditor requests.

Company info

  • We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any.
  • WE ARE AN APPLIED AI LAB BUILDING END-TO-END SOFTWARE AGENTS.

Equal opportunity

  • We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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