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Director of Accounting

Profound · New York, New York · On-site

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About Profound

Profound is the AI marketing platform built for the agentic era. See what your customers ask AI, deploy agents to act on it, and measure the results in a collaborative workbench. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed and Sequoia.

About the role

Own accounting, audit, and tax functions across the company, including deal desk, payroll and procurement functions as well Work closely with our third-party accounting firm by reviewing deliverables, managing day-to-day accounting tasks, and ensuring timely monthly closes Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 6 or more years of experience in accounting, including at least 2 years of experience at a high-growth startup
  • Background in audit or accounting strongly preferred
  • Deep understanding of GAAP accounting and audit compliance
  • Strong hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly close, financial reporting, and systems management
  • Highly detail-oriented, process-driven, and able to operate independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience building and leading an accounting team over time
More about this role

Profound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. It is where marketing teams do the work: research, briefs, content, campaigns, reporting, all in one place, alongside agents that carry the load with them.

Built on 2B+ real user prompts and growing, Profound’s data shows you what people ask AI and what the models say back. Profound's AI Marketer joins that data with deep context about our customers to find the opportunities worth acting on, and then puts agents to work: automating reporting, drafting content, auditing pages for readability, running competitive research. It measures what works and gets better every day.

Own accounting, audit, and tax functions across the company, including deal desk, payroll and procurement functions as well

Work closely with our third-party accounting firm by reviewing deliverables, managing day-to-day accounting tasks, and ensuring timely monthly closes

Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including vendor payments, invoicing, collections, and expense tracking

Review internal financial statements...

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