Corporate Controller

About the job

About Us

• Insurance brokers sit at the intersection of care, cost, and access — yet remain one of the most underleveraged assets in the $5T healthcare value chain. They guide millions of Americans through plan selection, coverage questions, and care navigation, yet still rely on spreadsheets, manual workflows, and outdated tools that limit their growth and impact.

• Gyde is reimagining this. We’re building the first AI-native insurance brokerage platform—a system that learns from every client interaction to automate operations, power intelligent voice and chat experiences, and predict the right coverage and products for every individual or business.

• Our approach combines acquisition and AI: we acquire traditional brokerages and transform them into next-generation, data-driven organizations. Through Gyde’s platform, agencies run more efficiently, serve clients more personally, and scale faster than ever before.

• Join us if you’re excited to:

• Redefine how millions of people access and understand their healthcare coverage, by building systems that turn unstructured data, human conversations, and fragmented processes into intelligence.

• Build AI systems that improve how people access healthcare

• Design production-grade voice, chat, and predictive models for a highly regulated domain

• Launch technologies that augment human judgment and make complex decisions transparent and scalable

• Help reinvent an entire industry from the inside out

• We’re creating the future of brokerage — where every interaction, insight, and decision is powered by intelligence.

• Our founding team boasts pedigrees from Oscar, Stripe, Vista Equity Partners, and Alpine. Lightspeed led Gyde’s $60M financing, with participation from Optum Ventures , Crystal Venture Partners , Virtue , MVP Ventures , and multiple endowment funds, among others. Hear why on LSVP Investment Memo .

Role Summary

We're looking for a hands-on Corporate Controller to build and professionalize the controlling and accounting function of a rapidly growing AI-enabled insurance distribution platform. This is a high-growth-opportunity role: you'll own core accounting and controlling operations day-to-day while working directly with leadership on building out our finance infrastructure and reporting. You will spend significant time on the development, refinement and automation of accounting and controlling processes and policies.

This role suits someone with a builder mentality who wants to shape the accounting and controlling function early rather than step into one that's already built.

Key Responsibilities

Controlling & Accounting Operations

• Own monthly close and core accounting operations

• Own the general ledger and payment systems

• Prepare investor and lender reporting as well as all necessary filings

• Establish and maintain basic internal controls

• Partner with external advisors (tax, integration, and others) as needed

Systems & Process Automation

• Lead the implementation of our ERP and AP software at our acquired partners

• Automate and optimize financial workflows (AP, AR, consolidation, close, reporting, filings)

• Transition the organization from fragmented tools (e.g., QuickBooks, spreadsheets) to an integrated environment

What you bring / core competencies

• 4-7 years of relevant accounting and finance experience

• At least 2 years at an accounting or audit firm

• At least 2 years at a startup or small company

• Comfortable operating with limited structure and building process from scratch

• Deep understanding of monthly close, budgeting, cash forecasting, and basic controls

• AI experience is a strong plus

What makes you successful in this role

• You're an A-player with high energy and a builder mentality — you see this as an opportunity to grow, not just a job to fill

• You're hands-on by default and comfortable operating in ambiguity

• You enjoy building structure where little exists — and doing it fast

• You communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance stakeholders

• You thrive in environments with rapid growth, tight timelines, and evolving priorities

What we offer

• Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off

• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family

• Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K)

• Parental Leave