Staff Accountant, Perplexity AI
$110-170k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Conversational AI-powered search tool
Be an early applicant
Conversational AI-powered search tool
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$110-170k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To advance the way people discover and share information.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in accounts payable and receivable roles; experience in a startup environment is a plus
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) and Microsoft Excel
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Creative problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to challenges
What the job involves
- Perplexity is looking for an experienced Staff Accountant to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be working closely with the Controller and VP of Finance to build out Perplexity’s finance functions and process
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files, including set-up of new customers
- Facilitate accounts receivable functions, including resolving billing issues and confirming bank details for customer payments
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure accurate invoicing and timely collection of receivables
- Manage cash application making sure all cash receipts are applied properly and timely
- Identify opportunities for process improvements in AR workflows
- Assisting with month-end close process, as it relates to Accounts Receivable and customer payments (e.g. aging analysis and ledger reconciliations)
- Prepare month-end financial reports summarizing AR activities for management review
- Document any reconciling items or adjustments identified during the month-end close process for audit purposes
- Other duties as assigned
- Ensure vendor information (e.g. W-9s) is updated correctly and entered in the accounting system
- Oversee and manage the accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments
- Develop and implement creative solutions for payment processing to enhance efficiency and reduce costs
- Identify opportunities for process improvements in AP workflows
- Assist with month-end close process, as it relates to Accounts Payable and client disbursement costs (e.g. aging analysis and ledger reconciliations)
- Prepare month-end financial reports summarizing AP activities for management review
- Ensure all accrued expenses related to AP are recorded, including verifying vendor statements against the AP ledger
Our take
As artificial intelligence continues to drive changes in both business operations and day-to-day lives, Perplexity AI delivers an intelligent search engine powered by conversational AI, to improve search outcomes and "unlock the power of knowledge" for all.
Reaching impressive heights of 10 million monthly visits, Perplexity's "ask anything" method of search is clearly a popular one. What sets it apart from other search engines is in its answers, which are concise and fully cited, responding to the user query rather than simply providing a place in which they can scroll to find it themselves.
The company has raised substantial funding, with contributions from former execs at companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Quora, demonstrating the interest that it has drummed up in the space. Having doubled its annual recurring revenue between 2023 and 24, this investment will allow Perplexity AI to continue building out its product, and accelerate growth into the future.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2024
$250m
LATE VC
Apr 2024
$62.7m
LATE VC
Total funding: $415m
Company benefits
- Equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- 401(k)
- Generous home-office stipend
Company values
- Ownership - You want to build something special. Something you want to share, something you are proud of, something that keeps you up at night if it’s not good enough
- Velocity - Rush into the unknown, build something, test it, share it, make it better. You understand that velocity comes from decisiveness, execution skills, and investment in systems that scale
- Utility - In the midst of tremendous novelty, we must discover how to take new technology and turn it into something that millions of people want to use every day
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Aravind Srinivas
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Research Scientist at OpenAI, who has interned in Research at Google and Deep Mind. Obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Denis Yarats
(Co-Founder & CTO)PhD Student in AI at NYU. Former AI Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research, and Staff ML Engineer at Quora.
Johnny Ho
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously a Quantitative Trader at Tower Research Capital, and Engineer at Quora.
Andy Konwinski
(Co-Founder)Co-Founder and Advisor at Databricks. Co-Founder and General Partner at CS Graduate Ventures, and Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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