Position Summary:We're looking for a hands-on Accounting Manager to own the day-to-day accounting engine at Walden Robotics as we scale, complete our first audit, and leverage accounting to inform our business decisions. You'll run the monthly close, enhance our order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes, and work through complex accounting questions for a cutting-edge business model. This is a build-it-yourself role - you'll stand up scalable processes now and grow into managing a small accounting team as we add headcount.
Core Responsibilities:- Oversee revenue recognition and deferred revenue accounting.
- Own equity, inventory, and allocation journal entries; including developing the cross-functional systems needed to adequately track the inputs for these accounting areas.
- Manage an outsourced accounting team, and develop your direct reports as we add internal headcount.
- Own the order-to-cash cycle, including customer billing and collections.
- Work with internal teams to ensure proper expense coding and classification is completed.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external audit and tax preparation.
- Lead monthly flux analysis and KPI/metrics reporting.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5-10 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with some combination of public and private accounting experience
- Demonstrated ability to own complex, cross-functional accounting projects end-to-end
- Track record of mentoring others and raising the quality bar
- Working knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition, inventory and equity accounting
- Experience managing external audit and tax relationships
- Proficiency with QuickBooks Online or a comparable accounting system
Preferred Qualifications:- CPA license
- Experience in an early-stage or venture-backed startup environment
- Experience with modern finance tooling such as Ramp, Digits, Carta
- Experience building AI/agent-assisted processes
- Robotics, hardware, or manufacturing industry experience
Walden Robotics offers a competitive total compensation program, including salary, annual cash bonus, company equity, company-subsidized insurance programs, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, daily lunch, and other benefits. The pay ranges noted on our posts is for salary only.
The pay range for this role is:
155,750 - 207,500 USD per year (BOS)
