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.

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support our Argentina subsidiary and broader global finance team. This role will be responsible for day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entries, account reconciliations, expense report reviews, payroll support (as needed), and local statutory compliance. The position will also assist with multi-entity and multi-country financial reporting in a fast-paced, growing environment.

About the role

• Prepare and post routine and non-routine journal entries in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting standards.

• Perform monthly annual balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations; investigate and resolve variances in a timely manner.

• Review and process employee expense reports, ensuring compliance with company policies and local requirements.

• Process vendor invoices, maintain accurate vendor records, and ensure compliance with local VAT requirements.

• Prepare and support local statutory and tax compliance filings in Argentina and other subsidiaries such as India, United Kingdom, France, Germany…etc. (e.g., AFIP-related filings, labor and social security reporting), in coordination with external advisors where applicable.

• Assist with month-end and year-end close activities for multiple legal entities across different countries.

• Support preparation of financial reports and schedules for internal management and external auditors.

• Maintain accurate and well-organized accounting records and documentation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HR, Operations, Global Finance) to ensure accurate financial data and timely reporting.

• Identify opportunities to improve and standardize accounting processes, especially in a multi-company, multi-country environment.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a multinational or shared-services environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English.

• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.

• Experience with employee expense reporting and accounts payable processing.

• Familiarity with Argentine local accounting, tax, and statutory requirements; experience preparing or supporting local compliance filings is strongly preferred.

• Experience working with multiple legal entities and/or international operations is a plus.

• Proficiency with accounting systems - NetSuite, and Excel/Google Sheets.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a global team.

Work Location

Argentina

Pay transparency
$1—$2 USD

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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