Accountant, Reality Labs at Meta in Menlo Park, CA

{"title": "Accountant, Reality Labs", "description": "{\"__html\":\"\\u003Cspan>Reality Labs builds the hardware that\\u2019s redefining how people connect \\u2014 AI glasses and VR devices shipping worldwide. Our Hardware Accounting team owns the numbers behind those products: how we value inventory, account for product cost, recognize returns, and stand behind every figure we report.\\n\\nWe\\u2019re hiring an Accountant to join that team, with a particular focus on cost and inventory accounting. You\\u2019ll own recurring close deliverables for our consumer hardware business, apply U.S. GAAP to real product economics, and operate within a strong internal control environment. It\\u2019s a role with genuine scope early on: hardware accounting sits at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and Operations, so you\\u2019ll spend as much time with cross-functional partners understanding what\\u2019s actually happening in the supply chain as you will in the ledger.\\n\\n\\nWe\\u2019re also rebuilding how this work gets done. We expect our accountants to look at a manual process and ask whether it needs to exist \\u2014 then use AI and automation tooling to fix it.\\u003C\\/span>\"}", "minimum_qualifications": ["Bachelor\u2019s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline", "3+ years of accounting or finance experience in Big 4, tech, or a similar environment", "Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal controls frameworks", "Demonstrated ability to identify and implement processes and systems improvements", "Exposure to \u2014 or strong interest in \u2014 AI applications in accounting and finance, such as automating manual processes, intelligent data extraction, or predictive analytics", "Highly collaborative, with excellent communication skills and the ability to explain an accounting outcome to a non-accounting partner in their own language", "Self-starter with strong attention to detail who can still hold the big picture", "Eager to learn, grow, and take on increasing responsibility,", "C.P.A. or equivalent (or actively pursuing)"], "preferred_qualifications": ["Hands-on experience implementing AI or automation tools in accounting workflows, including AI-assisted close process", "Experience with Oracle Fusion ERP and Hyperion", "Experience in inventory management or cost accounting", "Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies", "If you\u2019re an accounting professional drawn to the intersection of technology and finance \u2014 and to what AI can actually change about how accounting gets done \u2014 we\u2019d like to hear from you. Come help build the numbers behind the next generation of AI and VR consumer products, and the intelligent processes behind them", "Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)", "Experience partnering with operations and financial planning partners", "Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)", "Familiarity with data analytics tooling \u2014 Python, SQL, or BI platforms \u2014 to support automation initiatives"], "responsibilities": ["Champion the adoption of AI tools and automation frameworks to streamline repetitive tasks, reduce manual effort, and strengthen the control environment", "Partner with Engineering and other cross-functional teams to implement and optimise AI-enabled accounting solutions \u2014 automated reconciliations, intelligent data extraction, and anomaly detection", "Support the operational activities that bring new products to market", "Support global accounting processes and controls, with a particular focus on cost and inventory accounting", "Assist with month-end close, including subledger management, journal entry preparation, and balance sheet reconciliation", "Support internal and external audit requests"], "locations": ["Menlo Park, CA"], "departments": ["Legal, Finance, Facilities & Admin"], "public_compensation": [{"error_apology_note": "", "has_bonus": true, "has_equity": true, "compensation_amount_minimum": "$91,000/year", "compensation_amount_maximum": "$133,000/year"}]}