Controller

Mecka AI is building the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI. We design and operate global systems for data capture, data labeling, and hardware-enabled workflows used by leading AI and robotics teams. Our operations span multiple countries, with contributors, partners, and customers across North America and Asia. As the company scales, strong financial systems and discipline are critical to supporting our growth.

Robotics will become the largest industry in human history - larger than anything that has come before it. As intelligent machines move into the physical world, they will dramatically expand global GDP, raise the material standard of living for everyone, and ultimately help make humanity a multiplanetary civilization. None of that happens without one thing: enormous amounts of high-quality, real-world data.

Mecka AI builds that foundation. We are the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI - the substrate that teaches machines to perceive, reason, and act in reality. Get this right, and we accelerate the most important technological transition of our time.

• Excellence as the baseline. We hold an extremely high bar and expect the best work of your career. Mediocrity isn't interesting to us.

• Highly technical. We reason from first principles, not by analogy. The best argument wins - regardless of title or tenure.

• Truth-seeking. We are relentlessly honest with ourselves and each other. We chase reality - measured, not assumed - and kill our own bad ideas fast.

• Maniacal urgency. The work matters and the clock is real. We move fast, ship, measure, and iterate.

• Extreme ownership. You own outcomes end-to-end - no hand-offs, no excuses, no waiting for permission.

• Hardcore. This is a high-intensity environment for people who want to do the defining work of their lives.

We're hiring a Controller to lead Mecka's accounting, financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls as the company scales across multiple countries globally.

This role will own the integrity of our financial records, oversee the monthly close process, and ensure that our accounting operations, reporting, and compliance activities are accurate, timely, and audit-ready. You will work closely with company leadership as well as external accountants, auditors, and advisors to maintain strong financial processes and support the organization's continued growth across the world.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced accounting operator who enjoys building systems, improving processes, and establishing scalable financial infrastructure. The ideal candidate is comfortable balancing day-to-day execution with long-term process design, ensuring that the accounting function remains accurate, efficient, and well-controlled as the business evolves.

This role is full-time, with the option to be based in our Toronto or New York office.

Accounting & Close

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across the US parent and all international subsidiaries

• Maintain accurate books and financial reporting in line with US GAAP and relevant local frameworks

• Run bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll accounting, and account reconciliations across entities

• Own intercompany transactions, multi-currency accounting, and cross-entity consolidation

Controls & Audit

• Design and maintain internal controls, accounting policies, and documentation as transaction volume and entity count scale

• Build and own the close calendar, checklists, and reconciliation processes

• Coordinate the annual audit and manage relationships with external accountants and auditors

• Maintain audit- and diligence-ready records at all times

Tax & International Compliance

• Own Mecka's US and international tax compliance across the US parent and global subsidiaries

• Manage federal, state, and international filings; support transfer pricing, withholding, and treaty application across jurisdictions

• Coordinate with external tax counsel and Big 4 advisors on filings, planning, and structuring

• Maintain documentation and posture to defend tax positions in audits and diligence

Financial Operations & Systems

• Transition finance operations from early-stage workflows (spreadsheets) to a structured ERP and financial management system

• Build and manage the finance tech stack - ERP, expense, billing, payroll, and tax-tech

• Stand up repeatable processes for reporting, reconciliation, and consolidation across entities

Reporting & Partnership

• Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting to founders and leadership

• Support budgeting, investor reporting, and financing diligence as needed

• Translate complex accounting and tax matters into clear guidance for non-finance leadership

• Help build and manage the accounting team over time, and serve as the financial backbone of the organization

Required Experience

• US CPA in good standing

• Manager- or controller-level accounting experience, with strong technical accounting depth

• Experience owning the close and accounting operations (or a major pillar) at a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction company

• Strong international experience: US-parent / foreign-subsidiary structures, including cross-border accounting, tax, and compliance

• Track record working closely with external accountants, auditors, and tax firms

• Strong technical command of US GAAP and US federal/state corporate tax

• Ability to translate complex financial and tax matters into clear decisions for non-finance leadership

Strong Signals

• Big 4 training (PwC, KPMG, EY, or Deloitte)

• Prior in-house accounting or controllership role at a startup or scale-up

• Experience implementing or managing ERP and tax-tech systems (NetSuite, Avalara, Workiva, etc.)

• Experience supporting audits, M&A diligence, financing, or international entity setup

• Familiarity with hardware, robotics, AI, or capital-intensive technology companies

• Comfortable operating both hands-on (filings, audits, reconciliations) and at the reporting/leadership level

Nice to Have

• Dual designation (US CPA + Canadian CPA, CA, or other jurisdictional credential)

• Tax-credit experience (US R&D credit, SR&ED, or equivalent)

• Experience operating across North America + APAC entity structures

• Experience hiring and managing a small accounting team

You Are

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Comfortable working directly with founders and leadership

• Able to design systems and processes from first principles

• Calm and structured in fast-moving environments

• Motivated to build an accounting function that scales with the company

• Build and own the accounting function of a fast-scaling AI robotics infrastructure company operating across the US, Canada, and Asia

• Own the full surface area - close, tax, controls, systems - instead of a narrow slice

• Work directly with founders and external advisors on the financial backbone of the company