Controller

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