Accounting Manager - Build Our First Finance Function

Cogent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cogent, an Applied AI Lab building AI agents for cybersecurity, seeks an Accounting Manager to establish the accounting function as the first full-time hire. You’ll own the general ledger, monthly close, accounts payable, invoicing, and the tax/compliance filings that support them.

Near-term priorities include the close calendar, a chart of accounts for management reporting, and automating reconciliations. The role reports to the Head of Finance & Operations and can grow into leading a small

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounting experience in public or private sectors.
• Ability to own monthly close end to end and deliver results.
• Experience designing or rebuilding accounting processes from scratch.
• Hands-on with a general ledger system and modern AP platform like Ramp.
• Comfort in an early-stage environment with broad scope and shifting priorities.
• Interest in applying AI tools to accounting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close end to end: calendar, journal entries, reconciliations, reporting.
• Own general ledger, chart of accounts, and schedules; maintain accruals, prepaids, and fixed assets.
• Own accounts payable end to end: intake, coding, routing, and Ramp payments.
• Manage vendor onboarding, tax documentation, and international wire payments; enforce policy.
• Invoice customers and manage collections.
• Write accounting policies and internal controls; prepare for first audit.
• Apply AI tooling to reconciliation, analysis, and documentation workflows.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

Month-end close

Process design

General ledger

AI tooling in accounting

Adaptability

Tools

Ramp

ERP system

Job description

Cogent, an Applied AI Lab building AI agents for cybersecurity, seeks an Accounting Manager to establish the accounting function as the first full-time hire. You’ll own the general ledger, monthly close, accounts payable, invoicing, and the tax/compliance filings that support them.

Near-term priorities include the close calendar, a chart of accounts for management reporting, and automating reconciliations. The role reports to the Head of Finance & Operations and can grow into leading a small