General Accountant

About the company

H2O.ai was established in 2012 with a goal of making artificial intelligence widely accessible. The company builds leading agentic AI solutions that combine generative and predictive AI so organizations can create secure, private-data-based GenAI applications. Its sovereign AI approach emphasizes privacy, compliance, and deployment flexibility.

The platform is used by more than 20,000 organizations across the globe, including over half of the Fortune 500. H2O.ai supports businesses such as AT&T, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chipotle, Workday, Progressive Insurance, and NIH, and works with partners including NVIDIA, Dell Technologies, Deloitte, EY, Snowflake, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, VAST Data, and MinIO. The company also runs an AI for Good initiative that supports nonprofits and community programs focused on education, healthcare, and environmental protection. Backed by investors including Commonwealth Bank, NVIDIA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Nexus Ventures, and New York Life, the company has raised 256 million.

Role overview

H2O.ai is seeking a practical, meticulous Accountant to join its finance and accounting function and report to the Accounting Manager. The position suits someone who has worked with ERP platforms, procure-to-pay workflows, general ledger processes, and reconciliations, and who is comfortable in a fast-moving technology environment.

The role supports core accounting operations such as accounts payable, travel and expense processing, cash management, prepayments, and accruals, with a strong focus on accuracy and operational discipline. This is a temporary position with the possibility of becoming permanent.

What you will handle

• Carry out general accounting tasks and month-end close work, including preparing journal entries and reconciling key accounts such as prepayments and accruals.
• Build support schedules and analytical materials for financial statement notes, disclosures, and external audit requests.
• Manage the full accounts payable workflow, from invoice entry and approvals through to timely payment processing using tools such as Bill.com and SAP S/4 Hana.
• Assist with travel and expense reimbursements, enforce expense policy requirements, and reconcile related accounts using platforms such as Navan, Concur, Bill, Expensify, Ramp, NetSuite, and SAP S/4 Hana.
• Oversee cash-related tasks, including bank statement uploads, cash matching, and bank reconciliations.
• Keep vendor master data accurate and support 1099 reporting activities.
• Work with internal stakeholders such as Engineering, Sales, FP&A, and People Ops to ensure expenses are coded correctly and invoices are processed on time.
• Support audits and compliance-related initiatives when needed.

What the company is looking for

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Experience in public accounting, ideally with a Big 4 firm or similar, is strongly preferred; alternatively, demonstrated technical accounting capability is acceptable.
• At least 4 years of general accounting experience, preferably in software or technology.
• Hands-on exposure to ERP systems such as SAP S/4 Hana and NetSuite, as well as procure-to-pay tools like Bill.com, Ariba, Navan, and Concur.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and core accounting fundamentals.
• Intermediate Excel capability, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and similar functions, along with comfort using cloud-based finance tools.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Clear communication abilities and the capacity to collaborate across teams.

How to stand out

• Experience managing multi-entity or international accounting operations.
• CPA qualification or progress toward CPA certification.
• Background in financial automation or ERP improvement projects.
• Prior experience in SaaS environments.
• Exposure to monthly balance sheet and income statement flux analysis.
• Previous work with travel and expense systems such as Navan, Expensify, or Concur.

Why join

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Remote-friendly work culture.
• Flexible working setup.
• Opportunity to work with a high-caliber team.
• Strong room for career growth.

Equal opportunity

H2O.ai states that it is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Additional information

The role is based in Canada and is offered as a remote, full-time opportunity. The posting also notes that the company uses cookies and analytics technologies, and that selecting “Allow” permits recording, use, and sharing of website activity by the site and its service providers.