SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
FloQast, an AI-powered accounting transformation platform, is seeking an Accountant in Residence (AIR) to serve as the embedded accounting expert for the R&D organization in Pune. This is a specialized role bridging accounting domain expertise and product development.
You will act as the accounting authority across engineering, product, and design teams, answering accounting questions, explaining close processes, and ensuring features align with real-world accounting workflows. Key responsibilities include:
**Core Responsibilities:**
- Serve as the accounting subject matter expert for R&D, translating accounting concepts into terms engineers can build from
- Shape product requirements by reviewing designs and specifications, flagging workflow misalignments before features are built
- Troubleshoot accounting edge cases and unblock teams stuck on accounting questions or unexpected data scenarios
- Validate and test accounting accuracy across product features and FloQast's AI and automation capabilities
- Support QA and design by planning test coverage, reviewing test plans, and working through real close scenarios
- Create realistic test data and mock scenarios, including edge cases and deliberate errors
- Review feature outputs (journals, reconciliations, reports) to confirm correctness and completeness
- Apply hands-on expertise across Prepaids, Fixed Assets, Bank Reconciliations, AP/AR, Payroll, Revenue, and GL reconciliations
**Playbook Library Development:**
- Draft new accounting playbooks (payroll postings, bad debt provisions, prepaid amortization, leases, accruals, intercompany, cost allocations, cash) following standardized formats
- Define use cases and automation opportunities, documenting accounting treatment, edge cases, and expected outputs
- Test every playbook end-to-end before release, building test data and recording defects
- Keep the playbook library current as standards and customer needs evolve
**Collaboration:**
- Work closely with the other AIR in Pune and the Principal AIR in the UK, sharing learnings across the team
- Support Product Marketing by answering accounting questions and reviewing content for accuracy
- Partner with Customer Success and other teams when accounting context is needed
- Collaborate with the India-based engineering and product teams
The role requires primary on-site presence in Pune with some meetings outside normal India hours and regular check-ins with UK colleagues.
**Requirements:**
- 6+ years of accounting experience, including manager-level responsibility or equivalent in public accounting audit or industry (controllership, financial reporting, close ownership)
- Chartered Accountant, CPA, or equivalent qualification
- Broad, hands-on command of the full close: journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and month-end processes across multiple areas
- Ability to explain accounting clearly to non-accountants and engineers, both verbally and in writing; can write procedures clear enough for someone with no context to follow
- Strong interest in AI and automation; already use AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) in your work, can write precise instructions, critically evaluate outputs, and distinguish correct answers from plausible ones
- Hands-on experience with one or more ERPs (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday, Intacct), including pulling data and posting journals
- Experience in large multinational organizations working across multiple accounting areas and entities (multi-entity, multi-currency, intercompany)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Flexibility for meetings across time zones (UK, US, Australia)
**Nice to Haves:**
- Experience working with engineering or product teams
- Experience with FloQast or similar close-management systems
- Experience writing SOPs, controls documentation, or audit work programs
- Experience in implementation, consulting, or process-automation projects
