Founding Finance

The role

You will own the finance function end to end, partnering directly with the CEO. You will manage the economics behind pricing, pay rates, margins, and cash.

What you will do

• Own monthly close, accounting, revenue recognition, and reporting
• Run AR/AP, collections, and the global contributor payout engine
• Build budgets, burn, hiring plans, and the operating model
• Perform project-level margin analysis and pricing support for deals
• Support fundraising and the board through investor updates and diligence
• Choose and implement tooling including ERP, spend management, payroll, and billing
• Handle sales tax, 1099s, international contractor compliance, insurance, and corporate filings

Required qualifications

• 3-7+ years in finance or accounting
• Hands-on experience owning close, cash management, and financial modeling
• Comfort building systems from scratch and working with ambiguous, messy data
• Strong judgment and the ability to prioritize under pressure

Nice to have

• Mix of Big 4, banking, or consulting and a high-growth startup
• Finance at an early-stage or high-growth startup, often as the first or second finance hire
• Marketplaces, payments, or businesses with high-volume global payouts

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity vested over four years
• $10K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)
• $5k housing bonus (if you move within 0.5 miles of our office)
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match

About the company

Terac is building the infrastructure for accessing human capability on demand. The team of 15 is based in San Francisco and has raised $16M from SignalFire, Emergence, Audacious, and SV Angel.