Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Controller

Growth Controller

Department: Growth Stage

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote - US

Growth 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.

Nearly 17 years ago, we set out to find a better way to help the country's leading startups navigate the financial hazards that follow their first institutional funding.

Today, Propeller's 250+ full-time professionals across three continents serve as the embedded finance and accounting partner to some of the most iconic emerging companies in Consumer, Technology, Blockchain, and Business Services.

Our embedded teams integrate seamlessly into client operations in multi-year partnerships. You'll attend weekly leadership meetings, participate in board prep, collaborate on strategic decisions, and have direct access to client CEOs and CFOs. This embedded positioning creates trust, access and influence that traditional providers never achieve.

With our Financial Operating Platform—combining human judgment, precise accounting, data infrastructure, and AI-enabled insight—we transform finance from a back-office function into the central nervous system of growth.

• Experience 2-5 business models, GTM strategies, and leadership styles simultaneously
• Navigate wins and lessons-learned across multiple companies and multiple stages
• Index clients against Propeller’s stage-specific benchmarks to develop context for your instincts

• Regular interaction with Series B and C CFOs, CEOs, and stakeholders
• Present financials and strategic recommendations to sophisticated audiences
• Build relationships that become your professional network for life

• Hands-on experience with Propeller's Intelligence Engine (PIE) and Data Lake (PDL)
• Learn to leverage systems and automation that transforms patterns into predictions
• Prepare for the future of finance while others react to it

• 17-year-old firm with strong balance sheet, 250 people and competitive compensation
• None of the startup risk, all of the upside learning
• Infrastructure and support that solo controllers rarely have

• Propeller alumni have gone on to earn CFO and controller roles at multiple unicorns and nine-figure companies—this role is a launchpad, not a landing pad

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…