Controller
About Mecka AI
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.
Our Mission
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.
Our Culture
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.
The Role
We're hiring a Controller to own Mecka's accounting, close, and compliance as the company scales globally - the books, the controls, and the systems that keep a fast-growing, multi-entity company accurate and audit-ready.
Mecka is a US corporation with multiple international subsidiaries across North America and Asia, so cross-border accounting, tax, and compliance are core to this seat. You will own the integrity of our financial records and run day-to-day finance operations, working closely with leadership and external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors to make sure our books, filings, and systems are accurate, defensible, and ready for scale. This is a hands-on role for an operator who wants to build the accounting function from the ground up - not just supervise it.
This role is full-time, with the option to be based in our Toronto or New York office.
Responsibilities
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
Who You Are
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
Why This Role
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
