Merge Labs
Head of Accounting
$165K–$260K
San Francisco Bay Area · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; meaningful accounting scope, typically at Head of Accounting, Accounting Lead, Assistant Controller, Controller, or comparable level.
About the job
Own and build Merge Labs’ in-house accounting function, overseeing its financial operations, controls, systems, audits, and reporting as the company scales.
What you'll do
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including the general ledger, reconciliations, and financial statements.
- Manage procurement, accounts payable, expenses, fixed assets, accounting policies, controls, and audit readiness.
- Lead finance systems and outsourced partners, and provide budgeting inputs and decision-focused reporting to leadership, the board, and investors.
What they ask for
- Deep command of GAAP, close, financial reporting, controls, and auditability.
- Experience owning accounting processes end-to-end and operating at meaningful accounting scope.
- Ability to communicate technical accounting judgment and financial insights clearly to non-experts.
- Everyday use of AI tools to increase speed and rigor.
Nice to have
- CPA or Big Four/public-accounting experience; experience in an R&D- and CapEx-intensive environment.
- Experience scaling an accounting function, accounting for equity compensation, managing outsourced partners, implementing finance systems, or building AI/technical tools for finance workflows.
Pay
$165K – $260K (base salary)
Tools
Rillet, Ramp, Procurify, Rippling, Carta, SQL
AI focus
Use AI tools in everyday workflows to automate repetitive work, build checks or review tools, improve reconciliations, interrogate data, accelerate research, and create lightweight finance tools; AI expertise is not required.
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