Co-Founder & CEO — AI-Native Accounting Firm

Overview

The organization is seeking a Co-Founder & CEO to lead Fieldstone, an AI-native accounting firm. This is a co-founder partnership with meaningful founder equity and is not a salaried executive role.

Fieldstone is built around an agent fleet that continuously performs bookkeeping, reconciliation, workpapers, and first-pass tax returns. Human team members operate as reviewers—applying judgment, signing off, and owning the client relationship. This role is expected to bring an established client base and lead the firm as its lead CPA, working closely with a technical co-founder who embeds in the practice and automates work based on real engagements from day one.

Responsibilities

• Clients: Bring your founding client base and win new mid-market clients through your network.
• Practice: Own quality of work, review standards, and every client relationship as the firm’s lead CPA.
• Product: Work side by side with the technical co-founder to turn daily workflow into agents and convert review corrections into accuracy gains.
• Licensing: Lead firm registration and CPA licensing across US states.
• Capital: Lead the seed raise, supported by the organization’s network and traction.
• Team: Hire reviewer CPAs and establish the firm’s cultural foundation.

Co-Founder Profile / Requirements

• Licensed US CPA with partner or senior manager experience at an accounting firm.
• An established book of client relationships you can bring into a new firm.
• Hands-on experimentation with AI tools in your own practice, with conviction that the firm model needs to change.
• Strong business development track record, including winning and retaining clients based on the quality of your work.
• Product mindset and the ability to break down your own workflow to shape how it gets automated.
• Ability to build an investor narrative and close capital with the organization’s support.
• Experience in bookkeeping, tax, and advisory for 1M–20M businesses.

Partnership Structure

• Founder equity with meaningful ownership from inception.
• Pre-seed capital committed for early hires and agent development, with potential for follow-on funding.
• Technical co-founder embedded in your practice from day one, building the agent fleet around your workflow.
• Venture building resources (design, engineering, growth, and fundraising support) from day one.
• Investor and advisor network across fintech and early-stage capital markets.
• Co-creation model where you operate as CEO with the organization’s cross-functional team as your partner.

Market Context (Role Rationale)

• US accounting services is a $150B industry, with an estimated $29B serviceable market across 900K US and Canadian businesses in the $1–20M revenue band.
• Demand is growing while supply is collapsing: over 300,000 accountants have left the profession since 2020; CPA exam candidates are down more than 30% over the past decade; and roughly 75% of active CPAs are retirement-eligible.
• Regional firms are turning away mid-market clients due to capacity constraints.

Location

Not specified. Licensing across US states is required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Founder equity with meaningful ownership from inception.
• Pre-seed capital committed for early hires and agent development (with potential for follow-on funding).

Application Instructions

Submit your resume, LinkedIn profile, and a brief note on why this venture aligns with your goals as a founder. The organization will move quickly for the right candidate.

Diversity Statement

The organization is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and experiences.