Growth ControllerDepartment: Growth Stage
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote - US
DescriptionGrowth Stage Controller: Build the Future of Finance at 2-5 Hypergrowth Companies
Embedded Teams + AI-Enabled Intelligence
In 24 months, you'll gain experience that would take 5-7 years in a single-company role. You'll serve as Controller for 2-5 Series B-C companies simultaneously-each with $20M-$200M+ in revenue, complex operations, and boards that demand excellence. You'll have the stability, resources and infrastructure of a 17 year old, 250-person firm and you'll receive training in AI-enabled financial intelligence that doesn't exist anywhere else.
This is foundational work-and it's the future.
Let's be direct about what it takes to succeed here:
You'll juggle 2-5 clients with different fiscal calendars, reporting requirements, board schedules, and growth stages. Without systematic thinking and disciplined execution, you'll drown. If you prefer improvisation over process, this isn't your role.
You'll receive direct feedback frequently from senior controllers, CFO partners, and clients. Your ability to implement it quickly determines your success. If you need to be right more than you need to get better, this isn't your role.
No lone wolves. You're building systems that outlive any individual engagement. Your insights become institutional knowledge. Your workflows help the next controller scale faster. If you hoard knowledge or prefer solo work, this isn't your role.
Month-end close means 2-5 companies close simultaneously. Series B CFOs and boards expect precision, timeliness, and strategic perspective. If you prefer predictable 9-5 rhythms, this isn't your role.
Every client teaches something new. Technology platforms evolve. AI tools advance almost daily. Industry dynamics shift. If you prefer mastery through repetition over growth through challenge, this isn't your role.
The Controller at Propeller builds systems that turn financial data into strategic foresight. You'll lead engagement teams to deliver month-end closes with excellence while transforming traditional controller work-historically reactive and backward-looking-into a proactive, AI-enabled function that surfaces insights before problems arise.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee engagement teams across U.S. and international personnel, delegating work to maximize efficiency
- Mentor and develop team members, actively supporting professional growth
- Manage utilization and client load to ensure team members are challenged, supported, and operating at optimal capacity
- Codify and share best practices, contributing to Propeller's institutional knowledge and platform intelligence
- Optimize margins and business unit efficiency, recognizing that Propeller's economics shift from hours billed to value delivered
- Proactively engage in Early Warning processes to surface issues before they escalate
- Support client pipeline development in collaboration with Business Development, CFO team, and Customer Experience
- Identify upsell and lifecycle extension opportunities by understanding client needs and demonstrating incremental value
- Partner with Customer Success to ensure deliverables meet Propeller's standards and drive client satisfaction
- Conduct periodic client file reviews to identify learning opportunities, develop best practices, and feed insights back into the platform
- Document workflows and surface repeatable intelligence that can be systematized through PropellerOS
- Drive high client satisfaction by delivering not just accurate financials, but timely, actionable insights
- Transform the monthly close call from backward-looking reporting into strategic financial review powered by analytics and CFO perspective
- Develop scope and service offerings for potential Growth Stage clients
- Participate in all phases of the client conversion cycle: scoping, pitch, and SOW development
- Act as a strategic partner to executive teams, helping them navigate financial and operational complexity
- Master's Degree or CPA required
- 7+ years in accounting/finance with at least 3 years at companies or serving clients in the $10M-$100M revenue range
- Multi-client or consulting background strongly preferred (Big 4, boutique accounting firm, fractional CFO services, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to build processes from scratch-not just follow them
- Cross-functional experience developing processes around financial reporting and operational workflows
- Previous experience with Series B and Series C companies
- Strong understanding of how operational and business changes impact financial reporting
- Experience with investor diligence and audit preparedness
- Quickbooks
Consumer:
- In-depth understanding of inventory flow and cost accounting
- Experience with DTC and wholesale channels
- Strong knowledge of ASC 606 and revenue recognition
- Familiarity with sales tax implications and obligations
- Ability to distinguish between COGS and Opex
Enterprise/Technology:
- Experience with revenue waterfalls and deferred revenue
- Solid understanding of ASC 606 and revenue recognition
- Familiarity with sales tax obligations
- Ability to identify capitalizable costs and correctly allocate to COGS or Opex
- Systems thinking: ability to see patterns, codify intelligence, and contribute to scalable, repeatable processes
- Comfort with ambiguity and change: Propeller is building the future of professional services, and this role requires adaptability, curiosity, and willingness to pioneer new approaches
- Technical aptitude: experience with modern tools like Claude Code, Databricks, Looker, N8N, or similar platforms
Job Title: Controller, Growth Stage
Reports To: Senior Controller, Growth Stage
Location: Remote-flexible with occasional travel
Salary range: $140,000 - $160,000 plus bonus, benefits and 401k match
Current Benefits Offered: Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday pay, Comprehensive health benefits plus dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. HSA contribution, Paid Family Leave, 401k match and Remote Work. We also help you grow in your professional life.
