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title: 'Senior Accountant at Element451'
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# Senior Accountant at Element451

- **Company:** Element451
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/element451/a7344c78-a6a4-4994-9d98-d8f93d098783

## Job description

We are: Element451 is the fastest growing CRM Platform in the higher education vertical! We’re the only student engagement CRM provider to leverage AI, student behavior data, and advanced marketing automation to hyper-personalize and scale higher ed student recruitment and enrollment for increased engagement and admissions success.

Our values: Impactful not Immediate We prioritize and invest in initiatives that will be most impactful. Progress before Perfection We are action-oriented people. We are empowered to make decisions and achieve our goals. Learners before Masters We are curious and humble people who strive to constantly improve. Together not Alone We rally behind each other and pitch in to support the greater whole. Customer Success not Support We solve partner goals and prioritize their success.

You are:

- A team player with 4+ years working in accounting and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
- Working knowledge of tax laws, GAAP, deferred revenue and SaaS metrics.
- Strong financial analysis skills including a solid understanding of cash management, forecasting and reconciliations.
- Proficient in Maxio, QuickBooks, Excel, Bill or similar tool, Avalara and Google Sheets.

What you’ll do in this role:

- Process month-end journal entries and complete reconciliations; generate and validate financial reports.
- Manage revenue and contract systems including new customer contract entry, renewals and client upsells. Generate revenue schedule and invoice schedule. Primary contact for new client setup which includes purchase orders and sales tax certificates. Generate recurring revenue metrics and work with the CS team to assist in customer correspondence.
- Coordinate with CPA firm for year-end tax preparation for company; post year-end journal entries.
- Assist in all annual reporting including 409A, state registrations and registered agents.
- Assist in business insurance policy renewals and premiums; maintain certificates of insurance.
- Organize and process financial transactions by keying data, sorting documents, and processing digital and cash transactions.
- Update department budgets and partner with managers to set up annual budgets and provide quarterly reviews.
- Report and submit sales and use tax to state agencies; manage tracking systems and certificates of exemption.
- Responsible for new vendor setup; accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections. Process 1099’s annually.
- Responsible for employee expense reports and company credit cards.
- Write and update standard operating procedures for accounting department.
- Weekly mail pickup at WeWork office and assist with other administrative duties as necessary.

## Perks

- Competitive salary and benefits package
- 401k plan available after 3 months of employment
- Do work that matters and makes a positive impact on students going to college.

## About Element451

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Element451 provides an AI-native CRM and AI agent platform purpose-built for higher education to help institutions manage the full student lifecycle.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Growth Equity funded)
- **Headquarters**: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Higher Education Technology (EdTech), AI-powered CRM, Student Engagement
- Target customers: B2B; colleges and universities (including large public universities, community college systems, and private institutions)
- Mission or purpose statement: To put AI to work for higher education, helping institutions engage students, reduce staff burden, and drive outcomes at every stage of the student lifecycle.

## Products & Services
- **Element (AI-Native CRM)**: A full-lifecycle CRM that connects data, workflows, and AI agents across every team and every stage of the student journey — from marketing and admissions to enrollment, student success, and continuing education & workforce development.
- **Bolt (AI Agent Engine)**: A platform deploying specialized AI agents across the student lifecycle. Agents work inside existing institutional systems to handle tasks like 24/7 prospect engagement, application reading and scoring, fraud detection, transcript evaluation, student risk monitoring, and proactive outreach. Specialized agents exist for Marketing, Admissions, Student Success, and CE & Workforce.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised of $184.75M (latest round: Growth Equity, $175M raised ~2 years ago)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors include PSG, Cultivation Capital, Blueprint Equity, London Venture Partners, Cofounders Capital, and 3 others. Key strategic partner: Encoura (announced June 2026).
- **Growth Signals**: Trusted by 350+ higher education institutions (including Columbia University, Louisiana State University, Tulane University, the North Carolina Community College System, and the University System of Georgia). Surpassed 60 million AI-powered student journeys. Reported doubled Q1 growth in 2026 and expanded executive team to support next phase of AI innovation.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-Native Platform**: Unlike bolt-on “wraparound” agent solutions, Element451’s platform is built from the ground up with AI agents embedded in its core data and workflow engine.
- **Full Lifecycle Coverage**: Covers the entire student journey from first inquiry to graduation and beyond (including continuing education), offering a unified platform rather than point solutions.
- **Specialized Agents**: Bolt deploys agents purpose-built for specific workflows (marketing, admissions, student success) that work inside existing institutional tech stacks.
- **Proven Scale**: Supports over 60 million student journeys across 350+ institutions, demonstrating enterprise-grade reliability.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include expanding AI agent capabilities across the student lifecycle, deepening strategic partnerships (e.g., with Encoura), and driving growth through AI innovation in higher education. The company is focused on addressing the “inflection point” in higher ed: declining enrollment, rising student expectations for AI-powered experiences, and staff burnout.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: The company describes itself as a group of “passionate builders, educators, visionaries, and problem solvers” who believe AI is one of the most important human inventions.
- **Impact**: Employees work on technology that directly addresses critical challenges in higher education — enrollment decline, staff workload reduction, and student success.
- **Growth Stage**: As a well-funded private company (over $184M raised) with doubled Q1 growth, Element451 is in a high-growth phase, offering potential for career advancement.
- **Work Arrangement**: Not explicitly stated, but the company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC (1 Glenwood, Floor 5). Open positions include Account Executive and Enablement Lead (per LinkedIn).
- **Notable**: The company encourages passionate candidates to submit resumes to jobs@element451.com even if no current opening matches.

## Sources
1. [element451.com](https://element451.com/)
2. [element451.com/about-us](https://element451.com/about-us)
3. [element451.com/careers](https://element451.com/careers)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/element451)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/element451)

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