FieldAI’s Irvine team is where embodied AI meets real robots, real sensors, and real field deployments. Based in the heart of Southern California’s robotics ecosystem, we build risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that solve the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the full potential of embodied intelligence. If you want your work to ship, get tested on hardware, and improve through real deployments, Irvine is the place. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-only architectures, combining rigorous engineering with learning systems proven in globally deployed solutions that deliver results today and get better every time our robots run in the field.

FieldAI is looking for an Accounting Manager to help scale the accounting and operational foundation of the company as we continue growing.

This is a hands-on builder role focused on:

owning core accounting operations
improving close quality and scalability
leading complex revenue recognition work
building scalable processes and controls
helping operationalize finance infrastructure in a fast-moving startup environment

You’ll partner closely with GTM, hardware, operations, and finance teams while helping support both software and hardware revenue streams.

This role reports to the Controller and operates with high ownership and autonomy.

### What You'll Do

Revenue Recognition & Technical Accounting

Serve as a key internal resource on ASC 606 and revenue recognition matters

Review and analyze customer contracts across software, hardware, and services arrangements

Prepare technical accounting memos and SSP analyses

Maintain and improve revenue recognition policies and NetSuite ARM workflows

Partner with GTM teams on accounting implications of deal structures

Close & Reporting

Own and improve the monthly close process across global entities

Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, flux analysis, accruals, deferred revenue, and intercompany accounting

Improve close quality, controls, and operational scalability

Support audits and external reporting requirements

Systems & Process Improvement

Identify operational gaps and build scalable accounting processes

Improve workflows, automation, and accounting systems

Partner cross-functionally across Finance, Operations, GTM, Legal, IT, and Hardware teams

Help build scalable documentation, SOPs, and finance infrastructure

Team & Partnership

Mentor junior accounting team members

Partner with hardware and operations teams on inventory accounting

Support broader finance scaling initiatives across the organization

### What You Bring

6–10+ years of progressive accounting experience

CPA license (active or inactive)

Strong hands-on ASC 606 and technical accounting experience

Experience reviewing contracts and documenting accounting conclusions

Strong understanding of the full close cycle

Experience building or improving accounting processes in evolving environments

Strong operational rigor, communication skills, and attention to detail

Ability to operate independently in fast-moving startup environments

Ownership mentality with strong execution and problem-solving instincts

### What Sets You Apart

Experience at Series A–C or high-growth startups

Experience supporting software + hardware revenue models

Familiarity with NetSuite ARM and modern finance tooling

Multi-entity or global accounting experience

Experience building accounting infrastructure from early-stage processes

Background in robotics, AI, autonomy, industrial, or deep-tech environments

Our salary range is generous and we consider each individual’s background and experience when determining final compensation. Base pay may vary based on role scope, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and the Irvine, California market.

Why Join FieldAI in Irvine?

In Irvine, you will work where the robots are. Our local team builds and tests systems on real hardware with real sensors, then ships them to operate in unstructured, previously unknown environments around the world. We are solving one of robotics’ hardest challenges: reliable deployment outside the lab. Our Field Foundational Models™ raise the bar for perception, planning, localization, and manipulation, with an emphasis on explainability and safety for real-world use.

You will collaborate with a world-class team that thrives on creativity, resilience, and bold thinking. We bring deep experience from organizations such as DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, Cruise, Zoox, Toyota Research Institute, and SpaceX, along with a track record of field deployments and strong performance in DARPA challenge segments.

Be Part of the Next Robotics Revolution

We are looking for builders who want their work to leave the whiteboard and show up on robots. If you enjoy tackling tough, uncharted questions and working across disciplines, you will find your people here. Our teams span AI, software, robotics engineering, product, field deployment, and technical communication, all focused on shipping systems that perform in the real world.

Our headquarters is in Irvine, and we partner closely with teams there as well as colleagues across the US and around the world. Join us in Southern California and help define what dependable, field-ready autonomy looks like.

Accounting Manager

Revenue Recognition & Technical Accounting

Close & Reporting

Systems & Process Improvement

Team & Partnership

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