Controller
Company: Spreedly
Location: Durham
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Spreedly is the world's leading Payments Orchestration solution.
Our vision is that the world is better with a diversified,
inclusive payment ecosystem. Our mission is to accelerate commerce
with an open, secure, and flexible payment platform that welcomes
all payment participants. Backed by Spectrum Equity, with a $75M
investment, Spreedly is experiencing rapid growth.
We now serve 600 customers globally. Many of these direct customers
are platforms and marketplaces that have thousands of their
merchants leveraging our payments platform. Our customers include
industry leaders in digital goods, order ahead and delivery, online
marketplaces, donation/giving platforms, event ticketing, and
financial services.
Our employees help us execute against our vision through building a
culture focused on autonomy, transparency, and collaboration in a
dynamic, high-growth organization.
We are seeking an experienced Controller to join our team and lead
Spreedly's accounting operations. In this role, you will enhance
the accuracy of the company's reported financial results while
ensuring compliance and timelines. You will be responsible for
finance systems, tax compliance, and cash management, as well as
serving as a liaison to internal teams. To be successful in this
role, you should not only have the experience to lead our
accounting team and operations, but the ability to build strong
relationships and a true desire to lead, support, and mentor a team
of accounting professionals in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a team of four
accounting professionals
- Oversee the accounting function, ensuring accurate, complete,
timely, and actionable financial and management reporting
- Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements,
management reporting, and business activity reports
- Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process
development
- Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow,
EBITDA, aging A/R balances, and financial ratios
- Provide guidance for developing, implementing, and maintaining
financial controls
- Drive finance systems strategy and architecture and ensure
integrity of financial data shared across company systems
- Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial
transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal
requirements
- Management of UK entity, including payroll, maintenance, and
consolidation of financial statements
- Prepare budget to actual reports for department heads,
including review and analysis of costs
- In conjunction with the CFO, establish financial and operating
benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on
a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior management by
evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points
- Assist CFO with growth strategies, including debt and equity
financing and mergers and acquisitions
- Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and
procedures to current economic landscape
- Maintain current knowledge of company policies and procedures,
federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting
standards
- Provide direction and assistance to other departments regarding
accounting policies and procedures and efficient control and
utilization of financial resources
- Ad hoc projects and responsibilities as required
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- CPA required
- 8+ years of experience in accounting field with increasing
responsibilities, including leading all aspects of an accounting
function
- Accounting experience at a SaaS company; international
experience preferred
- Thorough understanding of U.S. GAAP
- Advanced knowledge of NetSuite accounting software, Excel, and
finance systems and system connections. Experience with Jirav,
Carta, Looker, UKG, and Chargify (or similar systems) is helpful in
this role, but not required.
- Excellent research and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills and a passion for cultivating and
supporting a cohesive, collaborative team environment
- Ability to learn quickly, pivot quickly as needed, and thrive
in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously and manage
competing priorities
- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with internal and
external stakeholders and to provide support to the CFO and other
executives as needed
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + Equity
- Outstanding Medical and Dental Insurance: Premiums are 100%
company paid for employees and families
- Note: We offer two PPO health insurance plans: A traditional
copay and a high deductible with HSA. Spreedly contributes
$1,200/$2,400 per year to the HSA for those choosing the high
deductible plan
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- Optional Vision insurance and various Flexible Spending
Accounts (FSA)
- Open Paid Time Off policy + 12 weeks paid leave for new
parents
- Matching 401k plan (5% up to $5,000 yearly)
- Monthly digital lifestyle stipend ($150), new MacBook, and $200
accessory reimbursement
- $3,000 annual Professional Development stipend and free
LinkedIn Learning subscription
- Flexible, remote friendly work environment
- Quarterly visits to HQ in Durham, NC for remote employees
Spreedly is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to
fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity,
equity and inclusion. We actively work to drive out even
unintentional discrimination in our hiring processes via practices
like blindly graded work samples, structured interviews, and
diversity awareness training.
Due to the sensitive nature of what Spreedly does - handling
payment data - finalist candidates must complete a successful
background and reference check.
Some of our positions are open to remote applicants. If this is the
case it will be sited in the job posting just below the position
name. Unless otherwise stated, remote positions are open to
candidates in the contiguous US only. We are not set up to support
remote employees from CA, NY, or outside the contiguous US. All
applicants must have a US work visa.
We appreciate your interest in our company. Because of the high
volume of resume flow, we may only respond to those candidates that
we think will be a potential fit.
Keywords: Spreedly, Durham , Controller, Accounting, Auditing , Durham, North Carolina
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