General Accountant

h2o.ai; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 47,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

H2O.ai is seeking a detail-oriented General Accountant to enhance its finance team. The role involves managing accounts payable, cash management, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure financial integrity. Ideal candidates will have significant accounting experience and advanced Excel skills. This is a remote position open to applicants in several Canadian cities.

Benefits

Market leader in total rewards

Remote-friendly culture

Flexible working environment

Career growth

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of general accounting experience in the software or technology industry.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and core accounting principles.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounts payable process end-to-end including timely payments.
• Manage cash activity including bank reconciliations.
• Support month-end close activities and account reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Bill.com

Job description

Founded in 2012, H2O.ai is on a mission to democratize AI. As the world’s leading agentic AI company, H2O.ai converges Generative and Predictive AI to help enterprises and public sector agencies develop purpose-built GenAI applications on their private data. Its open-source technology is trusted by over 20,000 organizations worldwide - including more than half of the Fortune 500 - H2O.ai powers AI transformation for companies like AT&T, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Singtel, Chipotle, Workday, Progressive Insurance, and NIH.

H2O.ai partners include Dell Technologies, Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), NVIDIA, Snowflake, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and VAST. H2O.ai’s AI for Good program supports nonprofit groups, foundations, and communities in advancing education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. With a vibrant community of 2 million data scientists worldwide, H2O.ai aims to co-create valuable AI applications for all users.

H2O.ai has raised $256 million from investors, including Commonwealth Bank, NVIDIA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Nexus Ventures and New York Life.

About This Opportunity

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-driven General Accountant to join our growing finance and accounting team reporting to our Accounting Manager. The ideal candidate has experience with ERP systems, procurement, payables systems, the General Ledger (GL), and reconciliations and thrives in a fast-paced, scaling AI software/technology environment.

This role will play a critical part in supporting day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, cash management, prepaids, and accruals, while helping to ensure financial integrity and operational efficiency.

This is a remote role based in Canada, with a preference for Ottawa, ON where we have an office; also open to candidates in Calgary, AB; Winnipeg, MB; Toronto, ON; and Vancouver, BC.

What You Will Do

• Own the accounts payable process end-to-end, including invoice entry, approval workflows, and timely payments using systems, such as Bill.com and NetSuite.
• Manage cash activity, including uploading bank statements, cash match and bank reconciliations.
• Support month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations for various accounts related to liabilities, prepaids, and cash (mainly for our US Inc. entity, but also for our non-Inc. entities).
• Maintain accurate vendor records and assist with 1099 reporting.
• Partner with internal teams (e.g., Engineering, Sales, FP&A, People Ops) to ensure accurate classification of expenses and timely processing of invoices.
• Contribute to cash management and forecasting with timely data management.
• Help implement and maintain strong internal controls and accounting best practices.
• Assist with financial audits and compliance initiatives as required.

Identify and support automation opportunities and system improvements to scale accounting operations.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of general accounting experience, preferably in the software or technology industry.
• Experience in ERP systems, such as NetSuite or SAP and procure-to-pay systems, such as Bill.com or Ariba.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and a solid understanding of core accounting principles
• Advanced Excel skills (such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, etc.) and comfort with cloud-based financial tools.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.

Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a collaborative environment.

How to Stand Out From the Crowd

• Experience with multi-entity or international operations.
• US CPA or CPA-track is a plus.
• Experience with financial automation or ERP optimization projects.
• SaaS (Software as a Service) experience
• Experience with monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analysis.

Why H2O.ai?

• Market leader in total rewards
• Remote-friendly culture
• Flexible working environment
• Be part of a world-class team
• Career growth
• Base Salary Range: CAD $47,000-68,000

H2O.ai is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status or any other legally protected basis.

H2O.ai is an innovative AI cloud platform company, leading the mission to democratize AI for everyone. Thousands of organizations from all over the world have used our cutting-edge technology across a variety of industries. We’ve made it easy for people at all levels to generate breakthrough solutions to complex business problems and advance the discovery of new ideas and revenue streams.We push the boundaries of what is possible with artificial intelligence.

H2O.ai employs the world’s top Kaggle Grandmasters, the community of best-in-the-world machine learning practitioners and data scientists. A strong AI for Good ethos and responsible AI drive the company’s purpose.

Please visitwww.H2O.aito learn more.
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