Senior Accountant — AI-Driven FinOps at Global Scale

Speak; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Speak is seeking a Senior Accountant to become the operational core of the Finance team in San Francisco. You’ll own the day-to-day accounting with a hands-on, broad scope and immediate impact—driving automation, integrations, and scalable workflows as Speak grows.

The role emphasizes mastering the transactional core, with opportunities to shape processes and systems. We value AI-native mindset, curiosity, and the ability to learn new tools quickly.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in accounting or audit — whether at a high-growth startup or coming from Big 4 (or similar) and ready to go in-house
• Fluency with modern finance tools. You don't need experience with our exact stack; you need to be someone who learns a new system in a week
• Able to own the full-cycle P2P process
• Solid understanding of US GAAP
• Able to manage multiple workflows simultaneously without things falling through the cracks
• Experience preparing reconciliation schedules and flux analyses
• Ability to quickly understand workflows end-to-end and grasp how systems integrate with each other

Responsibilities

• Run key parts of our 5-business-day close in Campfire (revenue recognition, recons, variance analysis, tool-to-ERP integrations)
• Build and improve workflows with an AI-native mindset (automations, tighter integrations, better controls)
• Own P2P and T&E end to end. You’re responsible for vendor management, transaction review, policy enforcement, and the judgment calls that don't fit the happy path. You set the quality bar and stay close to the details without doing every keystroke yourself.
• Manage global contractor and creator payments
• Maintain transaction integrity across the finance stack
• Support the external audit with clear schedules and process documentation
• Drive the execution of cost-of-revenue and internal AI initiatives — track the impact of cost optimizations and product launches, and enable AI tooling with the right guardrails and controls
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders on projects with real business impact — from supporting market expansion to systems implementations and close acceleration

Skills

Accounting experience

GAAP knowledge

P2P ownership

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Workflow management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CPA candidate

Tools

Financial software

Job description

Speak is seeking a Senior Accountant to become the operational core of the Finance team in San Francisco. You’ll own the day-to-day accounting with a hands-on, broad scope and immediate impact—driving automation, integrations, and scalable workflows as Speak grows.

The role emphasizes mastering the transactional core, with opportunities to shape processes and systems. We value AI-native mindset, curiosity, and the ability to learn new tools quickly.