Senior Accounting Manager, SoundHound AI
$140-200k
Plus equity. Specific salary range based on location and years of experience
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Conversational AI platform
Job no longer available
Conversational AI platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$140-200k
Plus equity. Specific salary range based on location and years of experience
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a voice AI platform that exceeds human capabilities and brings value and delight via an ecosystem of billions of products enhanced by innovation and monetization opportunities.
Role
Who you are
- You have substantial hands-on equity and payroll accounting experience
- You are obsessively detail-oriented and leave nothing to chance
- You hold a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- You earned a degree in accounting
- You have 12+ years (or 8+ years with a Master’s degree) of relevant experience
- You independently research and apply accounting/reporting principles and maintain a solid knowledge of US GAAP and SEC regulations
- You have experience with SOX 404b compliant, Large Accelerated Filer processes and you are comfortable with applicable cross-functional coordination to establish and maintain applicable controls
- You have strong project management skills and the ability to independently and simultaneously manage overlapping projects
- You have strong analytical, organizational, oral, and written communication skills
- We’d be especially excited if you have experience as a Big-4 auditor and hands-on experience with NetSuite, UKG, and Shareworks
What the job involves
- The Senior Accounting Manager, Equity and Payroll is crucial to our success in this mission, by ensuring SoundHound manages stable, accurate reporting processes to scale and expand our global reach
- The Senior Accounting Manager, Equity and Payroll will be an integral member of SoundHound’s accounting/finance team, will report to the SVP, Controller, and will manage Equity, Payroll, Executive Compensation, and Sales Commission accounting workstreams
- Equity Accounting:
- Provide accounting team representation and assistance to the Total Rewards/Payroll team (within the HR Department)
- Identify, manage, and deliver all accounting of equity-based transactions to include: (Stock Compensation; including ESPP, modifications, PSUs, etc. (Shareworks),All Other Equity transactions (ATM, ELOC, M&A, etc.)
- Assist SEC Reporting Team with equity related disclosures
- Improve and maintain equity related internal controls
- Payroll Accounting:
- Provide accounting team representation and assistance to the Payroll/Total Rewards team (within the HR Department)
- Perform payroll accounting and prepare payroll journal entries (NetSuite, UKG)
- Manage and deliver Executive Compensation accounting
- Manage and deliver Sales Commission accounting
- Review payroll reconciliations
- Additional Accounting:
- Report to SVP, Controller on a growing team in a newly public, collaborative, fast-paced, company. This role provides strong personal growth opportunities to include other accounting areas, close activities, etc. to enable career growth and progression
Our take
The world is becoming ever more voice-enabled, and SoundHound AI have been working for over a decade on their voice AI and conversational intelligence technology to stay ahead. The applications for top tier tech of this sort are vast, from automotive innovation through to restaurant management, and SoundHound AI is firmly leading the pack.
SoundHound AI has developed products with unrivalled accuracy across nearly two dozen languages, giving them a real edge over Google and Amazon’s competing products. To consolidate this lead, the company also made a number of strategic, big-name partnerships to broaden their products’ uptake, with the likes of Tencent, Hyundai, Nvidia, and Samsung counted among them.
By keeping its products customizable and broadly applicable, SoundHound AI was successful in its IPO bid, which will cement its position globally as the sector continues to develop. Although taking a hit from the poor economic climate, alongside many of its fellows, the company has secured post-IPO funds. And it paid off its post-IPO debt in 2024, making it lighter on its feet as it captures new markets and customers in the voice-enabled AI sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2018
$100m
LATE VC
Jan 2017
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $215m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Team Events & Happy Hours
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance
- Employee Recognition
- Equity Plans
- Catered Lunches & Tasty Snacks
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Keyvan Mohajer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having taken a PhD at Stanford, Keyvan worked as CTO of InsuranceHotline.com before founding ZumoSoftware, where they spent 4 years as CTO. They founded SoundHound in December 2004, while at Stanford, and have served since as President and CEO.
Majid Emami
(Co-Founder, CSO & SVP of Engineering)After graduating Stanford University, they went onto co-found SoundHound as VP of Engineering, before becoming CSO and SVP of Engineering in 2022.
James Hom
(Co-Founder & CPO)Having earned their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, they went onto co-found SoundHound. First, they lead all product development as VP of Products, before becoming CPO.
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