Controller, Snapdocs
$147-210k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
Automating mortgage closing
Posted today
Automating mortgage closing
201-500 employees
Posted today
$147-210k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To automate the home mortgage experience by connecting the people, processes, and technologies that power the industry.
Role
Who you are
- CPA required
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful time owning the controller seat or operating at a near-controller level
- Strong command of technical accounting, GAAP, audit management, and accounting controls
- Experience running an audit and close process with real ownership, not as one part of a heavily layered organization
- Track record of improving accounting operations in a lean environment where judgment and execution both matter
- Experience leading teams through process change, systems change, or organizational redesign
- Comfort making recommendations and decisions independently, with clear reasoning behind the call
- Strong cross-functional instincts. You know how to insert accounting early, influence upstream decisions, and build credibility across the business
- Experience in SaaS or other recurring-revenue environments is useful. Experience in transaction-based or operationally messy models is even better
- Hands-on experience with modern accounting tools is preferred. Experience with Rillet, Tabs, or similarly modern accounting systems will stand out
What the job involves
- Snapdocs needs a Controller who owns accounting as a function, not just as a close process. We want someone who can bring independent CPA-level judgment, keep the core operation tight, and change how the work gets done over time
- This person leads accounting end to end. That includes technical accounting, close, audit readiness, tax coordination, controls, team leadership, prioritization, and the operating decisions that shape how accounting supports the business
- It also includes setting a clear vision for how the function should evolve into a sharper, more modern accounting organization over time
- Own the accounting function end to end, including close, audit readiness, technical accounting, compliance with GAAP, and core reporting operations
- Lead and develop the accounting team, with day-one management responsibility for 2 direct reports and oversight across the broader team structure
- Build a clear view of where accounting needs to go over the next 12 months, then turn that view into a practical roadmap
- Shorten close timelines, reduce manual work, and improve how accounting systems and processes run across the function
- Partner with Product, Revenue, Customer Success, and Finance earlier in decision-making so accounting shapes the work instead of reacting late to it
- Guide accounting decisions tied to new products, pricing or packaging changes, contract structure, and other business changes with real technical judgment
- Evaluate how the team is structured today and what the team is prioritizing, then make changes when a different operating model, sequencing, or resourcing approach would better support the company
- What success looks like
- Within 90 days, you've built trust with the team, gained an understanding of the day-to-day operation, and produced a clear roadmap for how accounting should evolve over time
- Within 6 months, the plan is in motion, the team is operating with better structure, and key processes are moving faster without quality slipping
- Within 12 months, accounting runs materially differently than it does today: faster close, stronger cross-functional partnership, and more capacity for higher-value work
- AI proficiency is a real requirement at Snapdocs. For this role, that means using AI to change how the work gets done: shortening close, reducing manual review, improving decision-making, and building repeatable workflows with appropriate checks
- You should be able to point to real examples of how you've used AI in accounting operations, where it worked, where it didn't, and how you validated outputs before they affected the books
Our take
Real estate closings tend to be inefficient and fragmented, so Snapdocs provides software for closing digital loans and mortgages. The company provides a suite of cloud-based products that simplify the process, reducing the cost of deals and increasing the efficiency of closing them.
The appeal of Snapdocs is that it connects all the various parties involved in establishing a mortgage. This eliminates much of the friction that can slow down closes, making everything swifter and more efficient. Like many industries, real estate is starting to favour the online space for improved customer experience, which creates great opportunities for the company.
An impressive list of settlement agents has started using the Snapdocs platform, including Googain, Bell Bank and Lenders One Cooperative. With good early uptake, the company is set for further expansion within the market as its patented technology sees more adoption, integration and implementation.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-39% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2021
$150m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $253.2m
Company benefits
- Excellent health, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with up to 4% company match
- 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender)
- Flexible time off policy
- Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
- Galileo, Modern Health, Urban Sitter, and Northstar Financial memberships
- Life and disability insurance
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Aaron King
(Founder & Executive Chair)Before founding SnapDocs, they founded another mortgage-based company, NotaryLink, which focused on signing services. They were the former product manager for Afar Media which specialized in traveler experience beyond the guidebook.
Michael Sachdev
(CEO)Advisory Board Member at Skysun and Board Member at Lumen Energy. Former Advisor for Treehouse, and Board Member at CarbonForest. They also worked at Sunrun for 9 years in roles including VP, SVP and CPO.
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