As an Accounting Expert, you will be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of our cutting-edge technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software.

You will collaborate closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives. You'll contribute to refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from corporate accounting domains, with a focus on financial reporting, consolidation, internal controls, and GAAP compliance where your expertise can drive significant improvements in model performance.

This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial.

Responsibilities:

• Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
• Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.
• Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.
• Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
• Choose problems from corporate accounting fields that align with your expertise, providing rigorous solutions and model critiques where you can confidently provide detailed solutions and evaluate model responses.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have 3+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience (audit/assurance) on corporate or SEC clients, or an equivalent senior corporate accounting role (e.g., Controller, Assistant Controller, or Technical Accounting Manager at a public company or large private enterprise with complex GAAP reporting).
• Must possess a Master's or PhD in Accounting (corporate focus) or equivalent as a licensed CPA.
• Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
• Strong ability to navigate various corporate accounting information resources, databases, and online resources (e.g., FASB codification, SEC EDGAR, 10-K/10-Q filings, ERP systems).
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
• Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years at a Big 4 firm or in a senior corporate controllership role, with direct involvement in SEC reporting, SOX 404, or complex consolidations.
• Experience drafting or reviewing 10-K/10-Q footnotes, MD&A, or technical accounting memos.
• Possesses experience with at least one publication in a reputable accounting journal or outlet.
• Teaching experience as a professor

Location and Other Expectations:

• Tutor roles may be offered as full-time, part-time, or contractor positions, depending on role needs and candidate fit.
• For contractor positions, hours will vary widely based on project scope and contractor availability, with no fixed commitments required.
• Tutor roles may be performed remotely from any location worldwide, subject to legal eligibility, time-zone compatibility, and role specific needs.
• For US based candidates, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• For those who will be working from a personal device, your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Compensation and Benefits:

US based candidates: $45/hour - $100/hour depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. International candidates: Information will be provided to you during the recruitment process. Benefits vary based on employment type, location and jurisdiction. Benefits for eligible U.S. based positions include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave. Specific details and role specific information will be provided to you during the interview process. xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Finance

Compensation

• $216K – $240K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees

• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)

• Mental health and wellness support

• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage

• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth

• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

• Relocation support for eligible employees

• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.

This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.

About the Team

OpenAI Finance is responsible for ensuring the organization is set up for success in pursuit of its mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

The Controllership team delivers the financial truth that powers OpenAI’s growth. By translating operational activity into accurate, timely, and decision-grade financial data, we enable leadership to scale the business with confidence. Our commitment to rigorous controls and best-in-class systems ensures financial integrity as OpenAI grows.

About the Role

We are seeking a CapEx Accounting Senior Manager with deep experience in fixed asset lifecycle management, capital expenditure accounting, and relevant GAAP compliance. This is a role that is critical to building out the foundational policies and processes related to hardware products as we work to bring frontier AI into the physical world.

You will partner closely with Hardware Product and Engineering teams, Operations, Facilities and other Finance teams to own the accounting and reporting process for our capital investments in R&D equipment and infrastructure, and manufacturing tooling and equipment.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute accounting policy and procedures for capital expenditures, including initial recognition, capitalization vs. expense analysis, tagging, and depreciation/impairment.

• Maintain comprehensive fixed asset registers for R&D equipment, pre-production tooling, lab infrastructure, manufacturing equipment, etc.

• Partner with Procurement and Operations to support fixed asset tracking processes and reconciliations.

• Lead monthly close, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.

• Design and maintain strong internal controls around capex projects, asset tagging, periodic physical inventory, and financial reporting.

• Ensure compliance with GAAP (or IFRS as applicable) for capitalization policies, useful life assumptions, and disclosures.

• Support internal and external audit requests related to fixed assets and capex processes.

• Collaborate with IT and systems teams to refine asset management systems and reporting tools.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in fixed assets accounting, ideally within a technology or manufacturing environment.

• Strong GAAP knowledge related to PP&E, capitalization thresholds, depreciation methods, asset retirements, and impairments.

• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion) and fixed asset modules.

• Excellent analytical skills, organization, and ability to manage complex, cross-functional processes.

• Detail-oriented and systems-minded with strong internal control instincts.

• A builder mindset that enjoys turning ambiguous workflows into streamlined, automated, and reliable processes.

• Experience with companies scaling hardware product lines or physical infrastructure.

• Experience supporting multi-location asset accounting

• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to build scalable accounting processes.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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