# Member of Accounting Staff

**Company:** [Basis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/basis-2)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $100k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Financial Statement Auditing, Tax Preparation, US GAAP, Financial Reporting, Process Design, Prompt Engineering, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Requirements Gathering, Workflow Optimization, Stakeholder Communication
**Posted:** 2026-05-20

> Accountant with 4-10 years of audit/tax experience at a top firm to shape AI-powered accounting workflows. Partner with engineering and ML teams to build product features, translate user needs, and apply first-principles thinking in NYC onsite role.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work closely with engineering and design teams to build out new features and capabilities, rigorously think through edge cases, and prioritize diligently to ship what matters.
- Listen to users and translate their needs into workflows that help them do their best work with AI—while also drawing on your own knowledge and experience to anticipate requirements and proactively shape the product.
- Partner with the ML team to develop agent capabilities, learn new things quickly (e.g., reading and pushing code), and practice hands-on prompt engineering—defining rules and behaviors for the LLM to deliver reliable outcomes.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- CPA license or Master’s degree in Accounting.
- 4-10 years in audit and/or tax at a top public accounting firm.
- Experience auditing financial statements end-to-end (cash through operating expenses), including financial statement preparation.
- Experience working with many distinct clients across a variety of industries.
- Exceptional attention to detail; delivers accurate, high-quality work.
- Proactive, high-energy presence; takes ownership and drives outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, concise verbal and written explanations for non-experts.
- Strong prioritization skills; able to manage a growing to-do list and consistently focus on the highest-impact tasks to work efficiently.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Demonstrated interest in mentorship—eager to learn from and support teammates.
- Enjoys being in the weeds on complex, non-client-facing work.
- Strong curiosity about partnering with engineers to build from first principles—comfortable operating without a playbook.
- High social fluency and cross-functional collaboration skills; integrates quickly and works smoothly across teams.

## Benefits
- Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; Life Insurance; and 6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health.
- Unlimited PTO + 12 paid company holidays.
- Daily meal stipends, a fully stocked kitchen, and $300 toward your custom desk setup.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits and 401(k) retirement plan.
- Monthly office activities and frequent optional team happy hours.

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