Controller

About Us:

Spreedly is the Intelligent Payments Platform for businesses that want to own their payments strategy. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Durham, NC, we give merchants, platforms, and fintechs a single API to connect to 150+ payment gateways and 40+ payment methods across 100+ countries, along with the intelligence to decide where every transaction should go. We're vendor-agnostic by design. Our customers choose their providers, keep their payment data portable, and never have to rebuild their stack to adopt something new.

Payments are getting more complex, not less. Every new market, payment method, fraud tool, and now every AI agent checking out on a shopper's behalf adds another integration and another decision. Spreedly turns that complexity into an advantage. Our PCI Level 1 vault keeps cards and network tokens portable across providers. Smart routing and retries recover revenue lost to avoidable declines. Fraud and 3DS tools plug in with a single API call. And our payments intelligence turns transaction data into decisions merchants can act on. As agentic commerce moves from experiment to real sales channel, we're building the infrastructure that lets merchants accept agent-initiated payments through the providers they already trust.

For the people who work here, that means hard technical problems at real scale, billions of dollars in annual transactions, at a moment when the rules of commerce are being rewritten. If you want ownership and work that shows up directly in your customers' revenue, you'll fit right in.

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