AP Accountant

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
In-Office
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software
Harness is the AI-native software delivery platform company.
The Role
The AP Accountant manages the Accounts Payable process, including processing invoices, managing vendor accounts, reviewing expense reports, and ensuring accurate payments. This role requires strong organizational skills and a commitment to accuracy in financial operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.
 
Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

About the Job:

The AP Accountant will play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of our accounting department, with a primary focus on the Accounts Payable function. This position is responsible for processing invoices, managing vendor accounts, reviewing employee expense reports and ensuring accurate and timely payments. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities: 

  • Manage the full-cycle Accounts Payable process, including reviewing and verifying invoices, check requests and reconciling AP accounts in the accounting system.
  • Enter and code invoices accurately into the AP system.
  • Map invoice details against purchase orders and ensure accuracy.
  • Review Employee Expense Reports.
  • Process and prepare weekly check runs, wire transfers, and ACH payments.
  • Handle withholding tax for vendor payments, ensuring proper and timely deductions.
  • Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Maintain organized and accurate vendor files and payment records.
  • Assist with month-end and year-end close processes.
  • Prepare and post journal entries as needed.
  • Support the finance team with audits and special projects.
  • Maintain compliance with company policies and established internal controls

Required Qualifications/What You Need to Succeed:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 3-4 years of experience in an accounting role, with a strong emphasis on Accounts Payable.
  • Experience with NetSuite/Expensify/Airbase/Zip is a plus.
  • Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Strong work ethic and flexibility to work extended hours during critical periods such as month-end, quarter-end and year-end.

Work Hours:

Working hours will be aligned with US east coast hours to facilitate collaboration with the global accounting team and global business partners.

Harness in the news:
  • Harness AI Tackles Software Development’s Real Bottleneck
  • After 'Vibe Coding' Comes 'Vibe Testing' (Almost)
  • Startup Within a Startup: Empowering Intrapreneurs for Scalable Innovation - Jyoti Bansal (Harness)
  • Jyoti Bansal, Harness | theCUBEd Awards
  • Eight years after selling AppDynamics to Cisco, Jyoti Bansal is pursuing an unusual merger
  • Harness snags Split.io, as it goes all in on feature flags and experiments
  • Exclusive: Jyoti Bansal-led Harness has raised $150 million in debt financing

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers

We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. 

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at [email protected]. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.

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NetSuite
Zip
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Harness is a leader in AI-native software delivery, dedicated to empowering developers and engineering teams worldwide. We revolutionize how software is built, tested, deployed, and optimized by driving efficiency, reliability, and speed throughout the software development lifecycle. At Harness, we envision a world where developers focus on innovation, free from repetitive tasks, supported by tools that streamline every step.

Our platform leverages AI and automation across all key pillars of software delivery: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Feature Flags and Experimentation, Cloud Cost Management, Security Testing, and more. By automating traditionally manual processes that slow down engineering teams, Harness enables organizations to release software faster, reduce errors, and optimize costs—all while enhancing the developer experience and flexibility.

Harness is transforming software delivery on a global scale. As a pioneer in AI-driven automation, we streamline complex development processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and empower developers to innovate freely. Our mission is ambitious: enabling millions of developers to deliver code faster, more reliably, and with greater ease than ever before.

Why Work With Us

Harness is built on a culture of growth, collaboration, and transparency, where team members are encouraged to push boundaries and solve meaningful challenges. We invest in personal and professional development, value work-life balance, and foster a supportive environment—making Harness an ideal place to make a real impact in tech.

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