Head of Finance

Head of Finance

Synthetic entirely replaces small business bookkeepers. We are synthetically recreating the professional service of bookkeeping using AI. Our product processes financial data, manages bookkeeping workflows, and communicates with customers autonomously.

We are the founding team that previously built Bench Accounting from an idea to a successful business with >$100M raised and >600 employees, and Teal (acquired by Mercury). We're back in the SMB accounting space, this time working on a bigger idea with even greater potential.

Synthetic is brand new as of November 2025. We're a four person team so far. We have early customers and a working product. We're seeking someone smart and hungry to join up as our first business hire. We are building in San Francisco. We work 6 days a week in person to make our product a reality.

This role combines both internal business functions (day-to-day finance leadership, HR, legal, etc.) and a unique role influencing the design of our accounting product and quality checking the client-facing work of our AI bookkeeper.

We're looking for people of exceptional competence to join our team. If this is you, and you want to work on the future of autonomous professional services, apply.

What you'll do here

• Day-to-day finance leadership, HR, legal, and anything business related.

• Support fundraising and board conversations.

• Influence the design of our accounting product.

• Quality check the output of our AI bookkeeper.

• Make lots of decisions quickly.

• Take risks.

What you bring to the table

• FP&A or startup finance & forecasting experience.

• Early stage business experience (Ian Crosby. Synthetic is backed by Khosla Ventures.