Equity Accounting Lead

About Etched

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.

Job Summary

We're looking for a technically exceptional accounting leader to own our external financial reporting and equity accounting functions as we scale. You'll lead our SEC reporting process, oversee equity accounting, and help build the reporting infrastructure, controls, and systems that enable a fast-growing public-company-ready finance organization. This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex technical accounting challenges while building processes from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Own stock-based compensation accounting, equity reconciliations, EPS and dilution calculations, and equity-related SEC disclosures.

• Partner with Payroll, Legal, and Stock Administration to ensure accurate recording of equity transactions and alignment between the cap table, equity systems, and general ledger.

• Lead the preparation and filing of Forms 10-Q, 10-K, financial statement footnotes, MD&A, XBRL tagging, and other SEC reporting requirements.

• Serve as the primary accounting partner for external auditors, maintain SOX controls, and evaluate new accounting standards and SEC reporting requirements.

• Lead the selection, implementation, and optimization of Workiva (or a similar reporting platform), building scalable reporting workflows and automating manual processes.

• Research and document technical accounting positions for complex transactions, including equity modifications and other non-routine accounting matters

You may be a good fit if you have

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.

• CPA required (or actively pursuing).

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant exposure to SEC reporting (public company or Big 4/public accounting with SEC clients).

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and XBRL.

• Hands-on experience with equity accounting (stock-based compensation, EPS, APIC roll-forwards).

• Experience with external reporting/disclosure management software Workiva or alternatives

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite,)

Strong candidates may also have experience with

• Big 4 public accounting

• Experience with equity management platforms (Carta, Shareworks, Equity Edge, Fedility, or Solium).

• Prior experience leading a system implementation or process improvement initiative.

• Experience in a high-growth or newly public company environment.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines during close periods.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage

  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits

• Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office

• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)

• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more

• Daily lunch and dinner in our office

• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

How we’re different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.

We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both and work across disciplines as needed.