The Role:

Alternative Payments is seeking an outcome-driven Financial Controller to own and manage the day-to-day finance and accounting requirements as we scale rapidly. As our first finance hire, you’ll play a foundational role in shaping the company’s financial infrastructure and ensuring fiscal discipline while serving as a strategic business partner to senior leadership.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will work directly with stakeholders across the company and executive team to oversee financial accounting, reporting, and overall finance operations. You will be instrumental in driving financial insights, implementing controls, and supporting critical business decisions across the company. The ideal candidate thrives in small to mid-size start ups ready to take on diverse responsibilities in finance operations. This is a hybrid role in-office 3-4 days / week in NYC

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and lead core accounting functions, including the monthly close process, preparation of financial statements, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Establish and document scalable accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to support a high-growth environment.
• Manage financial operations, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll support, and expense reporting systems.
• Drive forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow planning, delivering insights and scenario models to guide strategic decisions.
• Support tax compliance by overseeing timely completion of all tax filings in coordination with external providers.
• Partner cross-functionally with leaders across departments to provide financial analysis, reporting, and performance metrics.
• Develop dashboards and key financial KPIs to measure business health and operational efficiency.
• Implement and optimize finance tools and systems to increase automation, reduce manual effort, and ensure accurate financial data.
  
  

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in accounting, ideally in high-growth or startup environments.
• CPA certification required; public accounting experience, preferably from a Big 4 firm, strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP; familiarity with IFRS and Canadian accounting standards is a plus.
• Deep experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue recognition.
• Proven ability to implement and improve internal controls and operational finance processes.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills with a hands-on approach to problem-solving.
• Experience building and scaling financial infrastructure, systems, and teams from the ground up.
• Comfortable working autonomously and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Tech-savvy with a proactive approach to automation and financial system implementation.
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience working in a high-growth fintech or payments startup.
• Prior exposure to global operations, currency exchange, or cross-border compliance.
  
  

About Alternative Payments

Alternative Payments is an early-stage B2B payments and checkout infrastructure company, tackling $28T of US B2B payments. Alternative’s white-label, purpose-built payment portal provides a domain that customers may visit and view outstanding / due invoices anytime and pay via financing, ACH and credit cards. The platform integrates directly with a company’s invoicing software and reconciles all transactions to its accounting software, providing a fully-integrated approach that does not exist, outside of custom ERP applications. Our customers are paid 40% faster, leveraging Alternative Payments.

Compensation

Total compensation range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000 plus equity. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the approximate total target compensation for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including relevant skills, experience, education/training.

What We Will Offer:

• Competitive Compensation: We want you to feel like an owner, which should be reflected in your salary and equity
• Top Tier Benefits: Every employee has access to great Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Mission-first Colleagues: We value a culture of authenticity, humility, and excellence. We want you to leave your thumbprint on our company
  
  

Our Values:

• Transparency & Honesty: We operate with transparency to our customers, investors, and other partners, every step of the way.
• Dependability: We are dependable. We do what we say we are going to do and we do not cut corners.
• Partnership: We are partners to our customers, investors, and each other, and work together to solve exciting massive problems.
• Revolutionary & Boldness: We are revolutionary & bold. We break down barriers and walls to build our own walls in a stronger, safer, and simpler manner.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We work together with people of all backgrounds and seek different viewpoints to generate stronger partnerships and create a stronger, more inclusive company and world.