Controller

Job description

### **About Us:** Spreedly is the world's leading Open Payments Platform. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Durham, NC, the company gives mid-market and enterprise businesses the infrastructure to connect to any payment gateway, processor, or fraud tool through a single API. The platform is vendor-agnostic by design, meaning customers are never locked into a single provider and never need to rebuild their payments stack to access new capabilities. The core business problem Spreedly solves is real and costly: global merchants face a fragmented payments ecosystem, where every new market, payment method, or fraud tool typically requires a separate, time-consuming integration. Spreedly eliminates that complexity, enabling companies to route transactions intelligently, secure cardholder data, prevent fraud, and expand into new markets without heavy engineering overhead. ## About the Role: Spreedly is looking for a **Controller** to lead our accounting function and help build a more automated, scalable operating environment. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you'll own accounting across the business while partnering closely with FP&A and cross-functional leaders. This is an opportunity for an experienced accounting leader who wants meaningful autonomy, enjoys solving complex problems, and knows what great systems and processes look like. Our usage-based model — including contracts with commitments, overages, and usage billed in arrears — creates accounting challenges beyond those found in a typical SaaS environment. You'll be the steward of our finance systems, including NetSuite, Orb, and Ramp, and a driving force behind modernizing how the accounting function runs, including where automation and AI tools can remove manual work. ### Responsibilities: - Lead the accounting function, with responsibility for accurate books and a timely, consistent close - Oversee core accounting areas including financial statements, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, revenue recognition, treasury, tax, and audit - Own and improve the accounting systems stack, including NetSuite, Orb, and Ramp, ensuring data integrity across integrations - Assess current workflows and implement practical systems automation and AI-enabled processes - Build scalable processes and controls that support the company as it grows, including SOC 2 / audit readiness - Navigate accounting for usage-based contracts, including commitments, overages, and billing in arrears - Review SaaS and usage-based customer contracts for revenue recognition impact under ASC 606, partnering with Legal and Sales on rev rec-sensitive terms - Lead and develop the accounting team, including determining the most effective reporting structure - Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Legal, Revenue Operations, Business Operations, and other teams on contracts and business decisions - Own the annual financial statement audit and any tax examinations, coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors - Oversee corporate tax compliance (income, sales/use, and other filings) in partnership with outside tax advisors - Bring a clear point of view on what good looks like and translate it into better systems, processes, and team practices ### Requirements: - Active CPA certification - Accounting leadership and people-management experience - Experience owning a broad accounting function rather than a narrow specialty - SaaS accounting experience - Demonstrated success in implementing systems and process automation - Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, Gemini) or AI-enabled workflows to improve accounting operations - Strong knowledge of close management, financial reporting, revenue recognition (including ASC 606), and core accounting operations - Ability to think quickly, operate autonomously, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment - Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills ### Additional Skills We Value: - Experience in fintech or payments - Experience with usage-based or consumption-based business models - Experience in a startup, SMB, or mid-market environment where you have owned a wide range of accounting responsibilities - Big Four experience combined with hands-on ownership of accounting systems, processes, or team development - Direct experience with Orb, Chargebee, or another usage-based billing platform - Direct experience with Ramp or a similar T&E/spend management platform ### We Offer US-based Employees: - Competitive salary + Equity - Outstanding Medical and Dental benefits, including 100% employer-paid options - Company-paid Life and Disability insurance - Optional vision and supplemental insurance options, and various Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Open Paid Time Off policy + 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents - Matching 401(k) plan (5% up to $5,000 yearly) - Monthly home working/digital lifestyle stipend, new MacBook, and one-time accessory reimbursement - $1,000 annual professional development stipend - Access to company-paid professional coaching service - Visits to HQ in Durham, North Carolina for remote employees