Founding Finance

Terac • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Terac is hiring its first finance team member to own the finance function end to end, partnering directly with the CEO. The role owns the economics behind Terac’s two-sided marketplace, including pricing, expert pay rates, margins, and cash. It combines strategic financial planning with hands-on operational work, from building board-ready models to reconciling payout batches.

The position is responsible for accounting and reporting, cash management and global expert payments, financial planning and forecasting, fundraising and board support, finance systems and controls, and compliance. The founding hire will work with outside accountants, auditors, and legal partners, and will help build the infrastructure needed to scale the business.

Requirements

• 3–7+ years of experience in finance or accounting; ideally a combination of Big 4, banking, or consulting experience and work at a high-growth startup.
• Hands-on experience owning financial close, cash management, and financial modeling.
• Ability to build systems from scratch and work with ambiguous, messy data.
• Strong judgment and ability to prioritize under pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in finance at an early-stage or high-growth startup, often as the first or second finance hire.
• Experience with marketplaces, payments, or businesses with high-volume global payouts.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly close, accounting, revenue recognition, and reporting in coordination with outside accountants and auditors.
• Manage cash, accounts receivable and payable, collections, and the global payment process for thousands of experts across multiple countries and payment rails.
• Build budgets, burn-rate and hiring plans, forecasts, and the operating model; provide project-level margin analysis and pricing support for deals.
• Support fundraising and board activities, including investor updates, data rooms, and diligence for future rounds.
• Select and implement finance tools, including ERP, spend management, payroll, and billing systems, and establish controls to support company growth.
• Handle sales tax, 1099s, international contractor compliance, insurance, and corporate filings with legal partners.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Meaningful equity vested over four years.
• $10,000 relocation bonus for moving to the Bay Area.
• Additional $5,000 housing bonus if moving within 0.5 miles of the office.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Opportunity to shape and grow with the company as a founding member.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed