# Forward Deployed Accountant at Cranston AI

- Company: Cranston AI
- What the company does: Cranston prepares tax and accounting work inside the software your firm already uses. Your team reviews every judgment call. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.cranston.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cranston/9fd109a0-e80a-4261-915b-8a03d1a14682
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cranston-ai-forward-deployed-accountant/

## About the role

As a Forward Deployed Accountant, you will own the customer journey from signed contract through confident daily use. The role combines implementation, training, accounting judgment, and product work.

## What they're looking for

- You have 3+ years in public accounting, firm operations, client accounting services, tax, audit, or a closely related role
- You understand how accounting firms operate and can speak credibly with a partner, a preparer, and an operations lead
- You can teach. You explain a new workflow plainly, notice when someone is lost, and adjust without making them feel behind
- You are comfortable getting into the details of a return, close, reconciliation, document request, or review process
- You keep projects moving. Customers trust your follow-through, and teammates know you will surface a problem early
- You like working with software and can learn unfamiliar systems quickly. Experience with tools such as CCH Axcess, Drake, Lacerte, QuickBooks, or common practice-management systems is useful

Tags: Operations