What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Clay?
About Clay
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage. We're already helping thousands of customers — including Anthropic, Notion, Google, and Ramp — go to market with unique data, signals, and AI research.
In 2025, we raised a $100M Series C backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round — and crossed $100M in revenue.
In 2026, we announced our second employee tender offer in 9 months at a new $5B valuation. We also launched a community equity round, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.
Some Things To Know About Us
Accountant @ Clay
As a founding departmental hire, the accountant will play a critical role in Clay’s accounting function, owning core accounting processes, supporting financial close, and improving internal controls and reporting. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
What You’ll Do
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage. We're already helping thousands of customers — including Anthropic, Notion, Google, and Ramp — go to market with unique data, signals, and AI research.
In 2025, we raised a $100M Series C backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round — and crossed $100M in revenue.
In 2026, we announced our second employee tender offer in 9 months at a new $5B valuation. We also launched a community equity round, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.
Some Things To Know About Us
- Our community includes 11,000 customers, 150 integration partners, 125 agencies, 50 Clay clubs, and 30k members on Slack.
- Our culture is unique inside and outside of work. Our team members are also DJs, activists, writers, clowns, marathoners, skydivers, psychedelic therapists, social workers, and more.
- All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more.
- Our operating principles — including negative maintenance and non-attached action — guide our work. Read more about them here.
- Read about us in the NYT, Forbes, First Round Review, and more.
Accountant @ Clay
As a founding departmental hire, the accountant will play a critical role in Clay’s accounting function, owning core accounting processes, supporting financial close, and improving internal controls and reporting. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
What You’ll Do
- Own and execute the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Manage revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP, including project-based and multi-period engagements
- Drive finance system implementations and automation of process workflow
- Oversee accounts payable, accruals, prepaid expenses, and fixed assets
- Assist with cash flow management and forecasting
- Prepare financial statements and internal management reports
- Support annual audits, tax filings, and coordination with external auditors and advisors
- Maintain and enhance accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, finance, and leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc analyses
- Identify and implement process improvements and system enhancements to increase efficiency and scalability
- CPA required and knowledge of US GAAP, specifically ASC 606.
- Experience in Big 4 public accounting and high-growth tech startup.
- Ability to bridge finance and GTM operations, working cross-functionally on projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Proven expertise with Excel and extreme attention to detail.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup and manage competing priorities.
- Experience with system implementations (ERP and revenue related)
- Experience with SQL or managing heavy data process flows
- Use of AI or automation to improve workflows and drive efficiencies
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