SoundHound AI believes every person should be able to interact naturally with the products around them–by simply talking. With a global reach spanning two dozen languages, we build Voice AI products with conversational intelligence for cars, restaurant ordering, retail businesses, and more, allowing our customers to extend their brand in new and meaningful ways.
The Director of Accounting will be an integral member of SoundHound’s accounting/finance team, will report to the SVP, Controller, and will own the global general ledger.
In this role, you will:
- Own all aspects of domestic and international GL operations/GAAP compliance
- In a hands-on and proactive manner, collaborate with A/P, A/R, Treasury, Financial Reporting/Technical Accounting, and FP&A to improve efficiencies and lead timely period-closes
- Lead, mentor, review, and fill gaps of operational accounting workstreams (workpapers, journal entries, reconciliations, flux analysis) completed by accounting team
- Manage operational accounting activities of international external service providers. Transition external activities in-house when appropriate
- Manage intercompany entries and consolidation of financial data necessary for accurate business subsidiary/consolidated results
- Build maturity across key accounting areas, including cost of sales, sales commissions, executive compensation, payroll, etc.
- Support implementation, maintenance, and adherence of SOX 404b internal controls and accounting procedures
- Assist with the implementation of new processes and systems as needed to support scalability
- Ad-hoc as assigned
We would love to hear from you if:
- You hold a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- You earned a degree in accounting
- You are obsessively detail-oriented and leave nothing to chance
- You independently research and apply accounting/reporting principles and maintain solid knowledge of US GAAP
- You have strong team leadership and project management skills, along with the ability to independently and simultaneously manage overlapping projects
- You have 15 years (or 12 years with Master’s degree) relevant experience
- You have strong analytical, organizational, oral, and written communication skills
We’d be especially excited if you were a Big-4 Audit Manager and/or Sr. Manager and have hands on experience with NetSuite, Workday (Accounting Module), UKG, and Shareworks.