Controller

STATUS: Full-Time/ Exempt LOCATION: Hybrid, San Francisco Bay Area or Denver, CO

Meru Health (name inspired by the documentary Meru). We just raised Series B, we've hired over 165 people since Nov 2020 and just launched a new vertical within our org. By the end of 2022, we're planning to grow the business by 2.5x. We are on a mission to empower 10 million people suffering from mental health challenges by 2027. If this excites you, keep reading!

WHAT TO EXPECT: We are looking for our first US Controller to join our Accounting team! You will be reporting directly to our CFO & working closely with various key stakeholders across the organization. You will be responsible for building the accounting team, creating processes, and standing up systems to help the company record and understand its financial health. Most importantly, you are aligned with our mission and values. To be successful in this role, you have "been there done that" when it comes to being a Controller. You are an outside of the box thinker with a high level of emotional intelligence, knowing when to have boundaries and when to flex with competing demands. As a culture add, you approach personal and professional relationships from a place of care, curiosity, and open-mindedness. You genuinely care about the wellbeing of others and are actively keeping inclusion & diversity top of mind.

WHY YOU WANT TO JOIN MERU HEALTH: Build the accounting function from scratch across systems, people, and processes. Guide strategic decision making while scaling the company with financial discipline Surround yourself with a team of individuals who care most about the wellbeing of each other and the world, embodying diversity, inclusion, integrity, empathy, compassion, and high emotional intelligence Join a team that is changing the way we treat and care for mental health challenges — not just treating symptoms but addressing root causes and empowering people to heal and thrive. We work with Stanford, Harvard, UC Davis, and other top universities as well as insurance companies like Cigna & Humana 4 weeks PTO + flexible working schedule

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE (WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE) At 90 Days: Report reliable financial statements to guide strategic business decisions At 6 Months: Create controls for key business processes At 1-Year: Complete first private-company audit

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (WHAT YOU WILL DO + SKILLS REQUIRED TO DO IT) Alignment with our values and passion for our mission Oversees the monthly close process and is accountable for achieving our target for days to close. Ensures consistent compliance of corporate accounting principles and procedures in full compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting standards. Involved in the global revenue recognition review. Hands on managing accounting operations, monthly/quarterly accounting close and preparation of financial statements. Optimizes and automates accounting processes to drive a faster monthly/quarterly close cycle. Experience with Quickbooks and Netsuite. Works with the team to assess and report status of existing accounting and reporting standards, procedures and internal controls to identify areas of improvements. Contributes to remediation plans when deficiencies are noted in testing of internal controls. Partners effectively with other finance team members and non-accounting functions to drive improved controls and process enhancements. Makes decisions, prioritizes effectively and meets deadlines while maintaining the highest level of standards for completeness and accuracy. Enables increased level of employee job satisfaction and employee engagement through leadership, coaching and development of remote teams.

FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE Proven experience leading to a high-performing accounting and control organization. Leadership experience in a software or global technology company. Strategic vision and best-practices to guide the team. Tactical approach to enable effective implementation. The individual will demonstrate strong business judgment applied to routine and complex financial and accounting issues. Professional curiosity when addressing business and accounting issues. Demonstrated ability to work with investor facing teams to showcase the company's financial results. International experience working with overseas financial operations. 10+ years of experience dealing with complex accounting matters. A CPA along with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent. Proven success as a Controller of a complex business entity, and ability to handle the financial accounting and financial reporting. Significant technical accounting background. Willing to get into the details to understand business processes at a deep level with the ability to drive efficiencies. Proven ability to drive change in accounting processes driving faster monthly/quarterly close while improving employee engagement. Self-motivated team player who can credibly communicate with and relate to people at all levels in the finance and accounting organization, with experience to mentor the team. Demonstrated ability to work across culturally and to succeed in a dynamic environment.

TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE CULTURE BENEFITS Work alongside an international & multicultural team where the practice of inclusion & psychological safety are paramount for transparency, collaboration, creativity and diversity of thought An opportunity to learn and grow extremely fast within an organization that only hires individuals who are passionate about our mission, exercise our values, and who are inventive, humble & kind Annual access to a network of emotionally intelligent, self-aware & clinically vetted providers for yourself + 2 family members or friends through our holistic & clinically proven 12 Week Clinical Treatment AND Coaching programs

FINANCIAL BENEFITS Competitive market rate + stock options Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance Meru Health pays 100% of Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums for full-time employees & 50% for dependents Annual $1,500 HSA (Health Savings Account) contribution to single enrollees and $3,000 to those with dependents 15 paid US holidays annually + 4 weeks PTO your first year of employment, then 5 weeks PTO thereafter Internet expense reimbursement $250 Onboarding Home Office stipend

MORE ABOUT MERU HEALTH:

Meru Health is growing fast to meet the rapidly increasing demand for mental health services. We are on a mission to help 10 million people recover from mental health ailments by 2027. Our mission is more than business, it’s personal. Our founders have lost friends and family members to depression, and we want to build a highly effective mobile treatment widely accessible to people in need. We are making mental healthcare accessible, effective, and truly outcome-driven.

We partner with healthcare organizations, large employers, and insurance companies who understand the need to offer comprehensive mental health care to members or employees, and to meet challenges so many people face with trying to access mental health care services.

At a high level, Meru Health is an online provider with licensed clinicians, a digital solution, and a wearable device for our participants. Our solution is a comprehensive tool for participants to heal burnout, depression, and anxiety. Our 12-week mobile treatment program includes mindfulness and CBT practices, HRV Biofeedback, sleep medicine, nutritional psychiatry, and daily remote therapist support on weekdays. We've proven the efficacy of our approach in 4 peer-reviewed studies and we have two additional papers in peer review.

From an organizational perspective, Meru is a flat and non-hierarchical company with Scandinavian/Nordic roots and with a high degree of independence and trust. This means that we look for people to join the company who are highly self-driven and act like entrepreneurs. This also means we expect a lot and also give a lot of freedom and room for creativity.

At Meru Health, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate, support, and thrive on them as a source of human creativity and richness of life, for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. Meru Health is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.