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Staff Accountant
Slang.aiNew York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Feb 2025
About the role
Company Summary:Slang.ai is redefining customer engagement through conversational AI, making every interaction seamless and efficient. Our mission is to transform the restaurant industry by providing the ultimate voice AI solution for consistently outstanding customer experiences. At Slang.ai, we foster a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and growth, ensuring that every "Slangsta" (employee) feels valued and connected to our broader AI driven impact.
What Your Experience Will Be: As a Staff Accountant at Slang.ai, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing financial processes to ensure smooth financial operations across the company. This role involves handling accounting, billing, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, commissions, and other finance-related activities while working cross-functionally with the Finance, Revenue Operations, and People teams. You will be responsible for preparing accounting entries and account reconciliations, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and deferred revenue.
Additionally, you will own and manage billing and collections operations in Stripe, oversee payroll processing and commission calculations to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies, and work closely with external accountants and finance teams to support month-end and year-end closing activities.
Beyond core accounting tasks, you will maintain financial records, assist in audits, and ensure compliance with financial regulations while also collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance financial workflows, automation, and reporting. You will support various finance projects, reporting requests, and process improvements as needed. Reporting to the Finance Director, an experienced leader focused on scaling financial operations in high-growth companies, you will work with modern finance tools such as Stripe, QuickBooks, Ramp, Rippling, and HubSpot to drive efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.
Why You Belong Here & How You Will Grow:
At Slang.ai, we prioritize financial accuracy, efficiency, and innovation, empowering our finance team to drive meaningful impact. In this role, you will gain exposure to a broad range of finance operations within a fast-scaling startup environment, taking ownership of key financial processes to ensure smooth and accurate financial management. You will collaborate closely with Revenue Operations, People Operations, and Leadership to refine financial operations and strategy, contributing to the company’s overall growth and efficiency. Working with cutting-edge financial technology, you will stay at the forefront of automation and process improvements to enhance operational effectiveness. We foster a culture of continuous learning, providing opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and career growth in finance operations.
What Your Experience Will Be: As a Staff Accountant at Slang.ai, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing financial processes to ensure smooth financial operations across the company. This role involves handling accounting, billing, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, commissions, and other finance-related activities while working cross-functionally with the Finance, Revenue Operations, and People teams. You will be responsible for preparing accounting entries and account reconciliations, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and deferred revenue.
Additionally, you will own and manage billing and collections operations in Stripe, oversee payroll processing and commission calculations to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies, and work closely with external accountants and finance teams to support month-end and year-end closing activities.
Beyond core accounting tasks, you will maintain financial records, assist in audits, and ensure compliance with financial regulations while also collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance financial workflows, automation, and reporting. You will support various finance projects, reporting requests, and process improvements as needed. Reporting to the Finance Director, an experienced leader focused on scaling financial operations in high-growth companies, you will work with modern finance tools such as Stripe, QuickBooks, Ramp, Rippling, and HubSpot to drive efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.
Why You Belong Here & How You Will Grow:
At Slang.ai, we prioritize financial accuracy, efficiency, and innovation, empowering our finance team to drive meaningful impact. In this role, you will gain exposure to a broad range of finance operations within a fast-scaling startup environment, taking ownership of key financial processes to ensure smooth and accurate financial management. You will collaborate closely with Revenue Operations, People Operations, and Leadership to refine financial operations and strategy, contributing to the company’s overall growth and efficiency. Working with cutting-edge financial technology, you will stay at the forefront of automation and process improvements to enhance operational effectiveness. We foster a culture of continuous learning, providing opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and career growth in finance operations.
What Success Looks Like
- Accurate and timely financial processing: All billing, payments, payroll, and commissions are processed smoothly and in a timely manner
- Optimized finance workflows: You identify and implement process improvements and automation to streamline financial operations.
- Data accuracy and compliance: All financial data is audit-ready, reconciled, and compliant with regulations.
- Cross-functional collaboration: You work closely with Finance, Revenue Operations, and People teams to drive seamless financial execution.
- Proactive problem-solving: You identify financial risks, inefficiencies, and discrepancies early and take proactive steps to resolve them
What you will bring
- 3 - 5 years of experience in accounting
- Hands-on experience managing billing, accounts payable (AP), and accounts receivable (AR).
- Strong knowledge of payroll processing and commission calculations.
- Experience with reconciliation, reporting, and financial data accuracy.
- Proficiency in financial tools (e.g., Stripe, QuickBooks, Ramp, Rippling, HubSpot).
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, ensuring accurate financial records.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet financial deadlines.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
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