Controller and Finance Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026.
About the Company
We're partnering with an early-stage space and maritime company building the first purpose-built offshore rocket launch platform. Launching from the sea offers advantages in cost, resilience and access to orbit, but no one has designed a solution around today's rockets. This team is changing that.
The company has signed its first full-scale build agreement for a 200-ft offshore launch platform that goes on the water next year, with long-term revenue and plans for a fleet over the next five years. It is a small team, mostly engineering and operations, and it has commercialized faster than most startups.
The Opportunity
You will be the company's first full-time finance hire and report directly to the Co-Founder & CEO. You'll start hands-on with the transactions and operations of the first build, take full ownership of accounting and finance, and grow into the company's senior finance leader as it scales toward Series B/C and beyond.
What You'll Do
- Run AP/AR for large, low-volume transactions during the first build
- Own the month-end close and manage the outsourced bookkeeper
- Own cash flow management, budgeting and budget-vs-actuals
- Build the reporting package for leadership and the quarterly board
- Upgrade the finance stack from QuickBooks Online to a more mature ERP, and integrate it with the company's vessel-management platform
- Hire and manage an AP/AR team member within your first one to two quarters
- Spend your first 90 days working alongside operations and engineering, mapping the first build's processes to back-office workflows.
Qualifications:
- Active CPA license and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Big Four experience (Deloitte, PwC, EY or KPMG)
- Roughly 6-12 years of progressive experience as a controller, accounting manager or head of finance
- A deep, hands-on accounting foundation. You personally run the close, AP/AR, cash forecasting and reporting.
- A builder's mindset. You can take a blank page and create process, structure and discipline.
- Experience building or scaling a finance function at an early-stage or high-growth company