Accountant in Residence (AIR)
Core
Embedded accounting professional within the Product organization ensuring precision, professional integrity, and operational feasibility across the product roadmap.
Role type
Senior IC accounting subject matter expert (product enablement)
Builds
AI and automation features for accounting workflows and a library of out-of-the-box playbooks
Domain
Accounting / Product Development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
General ledger reconciliations, fixed assets, bank reconciliations, AP/AR, payroll, revenue recognition, accruals, intercompany transactions, cost allocations, cash management, accounting playbooks creation, test data generation, AI tool prototyping
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
AI tools
Responsibilities
Act as the accountant in the room for engineers, product managers, and designers; help teams plan and design features to conform to real-world accounting practices; troubleshoot and unblock accounting questions; translate day-to-day close scenarios into clear product inputs and requirements; document and define core accounting rules and SOPs for automation; validate and test accounting accuracy across product features; mock up scenarios and create realistic test data; prototype ideas using AI tools; review outputs like journals, reconciliations, and reports.