Basis · 4 days ago
Member of Accounting Staff
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $300K/yr
3+ years expBasis is a company that equips accountants with AI agents to enhance workflows, having recently raised $34 million to scale operations. In this role, the Member of Accounting Staff will collaborate with engineering and design teams to develop new features and capabilities, while also translating user needs into effective workflows and partnering with the ML team to enhance product capabilities.
AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology
Responsibilities
You’ll work closely with our engineering and design teams to build out new features and capabilities, rigorously think through edge cases, and prioritize diligently to ship what matters
You’ll listen to users and translate their needs into workflows that help them do their best work with AI—while also drawing on your own knowledge and experience to anticipate requirements and proactively shape the product
You’ll partner with the ML team to develop agent capabilities, learn new things quickly (e.g., reading and pushing code), and practice hands-on prompt engineering—defining rules and behaviors for the LLM to deliver reliable outcomes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
One of the following: CPA license or Master's degree in Accounting
3 - 7 years in audit and/or tax at a top public accounting firm
Experience auditing financial statements end-to-end (cash through operating expenses), including financial statement preparation
Experience working with 20+ distinct clients across a variety of industries
Exceptional attention to detail; delivers accurate, high-quality work
Proactive, high-energy presence; takes ownership and drives outcomes
Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, concise verbal and written explanations for non-experts
Strong prioritization skills; able to manage a growing to-do list and consistently focus on the highest-impact tasks to work efficiently
Preferred
2+ years in-house accounting
Demonstrated interest in mentorship—eager to learn from and support teammates
Enjoys being in the weeds on complex, non-client-facing work
Strong curiosity about partnering with engineers to build from first principles—comfortable operating without a playbook
High social fluency and cross-functional collaboration skills; integrates quickly and works smoothly across teams
Benefits
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Life Insurance
6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health
Unlimited PTO + 12 paid company holidays
Daily meal stipends
A fully stocked kitchen
$300 toward your custom desk setup
Pre-tax commuter benefits
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly office activities
Frequent optional team happy hours
Company
Basis
Basis provides AI agents that automate accounting workflows for professionals.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (2)
2022 (5)
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$37.6MKey Investors
Khosla VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures
2024-12-17Series A· $34M
2023-10-18Seed· $3.6M
2023-03-20Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Matt Harpe
Co-Founder
Mitchell Troyanovsky
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-08-15
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