Division Controller – Environmental Services

Primary Responsibilities

Accounting Operations And Reporting

• Direct daily accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer billing, cash application, payroll coordination, work order accounting, collections, and general ledger maintenance.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring accurate results and adherence to established deadlines.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial statements.
• Maintain the integrity of balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Ensure financial records comply with GAAP, applicable regulations, and organizational accounting standards.
• Prepare and review recurring financial, operational, and statistical reports for business and corporate leadership.
• Coordinate the timely submission of internal and external reporting requirements.

Financial Controls and Compliance

• Maintain a strong internal control environment across finance and operational functions.
• Evaluate processes affecting revenue, billing, purchasing, payroll, customer service, human resources, maintenance, and field operations.
• Monitor compliance with SOX 404 controls, financial policies, and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Identify control weaknesses and implement corrective procedures.
• Coordinate financial documentation and responses for internal audits, external audits, compliance reviews, and related assessments.
• Ensure accounting procedures are consistently followed throughout the division.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Analysis

• Coordinate the division's annual budget and periodic forecasting activities.
• Establish planning timelines, review departmental assumptions, and validate submitted financial information.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, margins, cash flow, and operating results.
• Translate financial data into practical recommendations for senior leadership.
• Develop reports and performance measures that improve visibility into business results.
• Identify financial trends, risks, cost-saving opportunities, and areas requiring management attention.
• Provide financial support for strategic projects, operational changes, and growth initiatives.

Operational and Commercial Partnership

• Work closely with division leadership and department managers to improve financial and operational performance.
• Provide financial guidance to operations, sales, customer service, marketing, maintenance, and human resources.
• Evaluate the financial impact of customer agreements, commercial proposals, municipal bids, pricing decisions, and market expansion opportunities.
• Maintain pricing tools and financial models in accordance with established guidelines.
• Review contract profitability and provide recommendations regarding pricing, cost structure, and financial risk.
• Help department leaders understand financial results and develop appropriate action plans.

Credit, Collections, and Fixed Assets

• Oversee customer credit evaluations and collection activities.
• Develop strategies that improve cash flow while limiting exposure to credit losses.
• Ensure credit decisions and service arrangements comply with established policies.
• Monitor aging balances, collection performance, and significant customer account issues.
• Review accounting transactions involving capital purchases, asset transfers, disposals, and retirements.
• Approve fixed-asset subledger activity and ensure transactions are properly documented and recorded.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the division's accounting team.
• Participate in recruiting, selecting, onboarding, and training accounting employees.
• Establish performance expectations and provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and development.
• Create efficient workflows, clearly defined responsibilities, and consistent accounting procedures.
• Promote accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure adequate coverage for critical accounting responsibilities and reporting deadlines.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the division's primary financial contact for corporate and regional partners.
• Respond to financial requests from accounting, treasury, tax, legal, information technology, human resources, sales, and compliance teams.
• Collaborate with regional finance leaders and operational management on shared priorities.
• Communicate significant financial issues, control concerns, and business risks to the appropriate stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a closely related discipline. An equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience may be considered.
• At least five years of progressively responsible accounting or financial management experience.
• Two or more years of experience supervising or leading accounting professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliation, and internal control practices.
• Experience working with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, including SOX 404 controls.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial information and communicate meaningful conclusions.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to balance multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-moving operating environment.
• Capacity to work independently while building productive relationships across departments and leadership levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous accounting leadership experience in environmental services, solid waste, transportation, field services, utilities, or another operationally intensive industry.
• Familiarity with state and local financial reporting obligations.
• Experience using Sage Intacct or a comparable accounting platform.
• Background improving accounting procedures, internal controls, reporting tools, and performance measurements.
• Experience supporting pricing decisions, customer contracts, bids, or multi-location operations.