AP Staff Accountant

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). The company has raised ~$240M in Series E venture funding, is valued at $5.5B, and backed by top investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Google Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures and more. Harness is building the industry’s leading AI-powered software delivery platform, enabling teams worldwide to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. Writing code is only 30–40% of the engineering lifecycle — the rest involves testing, deployments, security, compliance, and optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop, turning complex, time-consuming workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.

The platform includes industry leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. Over the past year, Harness powered 128M deployments, 81M builds, 1.2T API calls protected, and $1.9B in cloud spend optimized, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels accelerate releases by up to 75% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With employees in over 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.

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:

• Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code

• Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation

• How Harness runs 16 “startups within a startup” at scale | Jyoti Bansal

• Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare

• Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success

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

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