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Accountant & Bookkeeper

ChipAgents · San Jose · On-site

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About ChipAgents

AI-driven chip design and verification with ChipAgents. Iterate on Your Chip Design & Verification 10x Faster by Collaborating with ChipAgents in Your Favorite Code Editor. Backed by Bessemer.

About the role

Own full-cycle bookkeeping: AP, AR, payroll journal entries, expense coding, bank and credit card reconciliations, and fixed asset / prepaid schedules. Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including accruals, deferrals, revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and stock-based comp entries as applicable.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 2–6 years of audit experience at a Big 4 or strong mid-tier firm (BDO, Grant Thornton, RSM, Moss Adams, Crowe, Baker Tilly, or similar)
  • Working knowledge of US GAAP, including hands-on exposure to ASC 606 and ASC 842
  • CPA license or active candidate (passed at least two sections)
  • Strong Excel skills (pivots, lookups, SUMIFS, basic modeling), comfort working in an ERP such as QuickBooks Online
  • Audit-trained attention to detail, with the judgment to know when "good enough" is appropriate for an operating company
More about this role

Alpha Design AI builds ChipAgents™, the industry's first AI-agent platform that accelerates RTL design and verification. We serve semiconductor innovators - from fast-growing startups to top-10 chipmakers - helping them ship silicon faster, with higher quality and lower cost. Backed by top-tier investors and leading AI researchers, we are scaling rapidly and expanding our operations team.

About the Role

We're hiring an in-house accountant and bookkeeper to own day-to-day GL accounting and the monthly close while keeping our books fully GAAP-compliant. You'll move from external audit into a hands-on operating role: instead of testing other companies' numbers, you'll produce ours. This is a high-ownership seat for someone ready to step out of public accounting and build deep expertise in how a real business runs its books.

Own full-cycle bookkeeping: AP, AR, payroll journal entries, expense coding, bank and credit card reconciliations, and fixed asset / prepaid schedules.

Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including accruals, deferrals, revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and stock-based comp entries as applicable.

Prepare GAAP-compliant financial...

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