Corporate Controller
Description
Corporate Controller
Liberty Waste Solutions & Waste Eliminator
Position Summary
The Corporate Controller leads Liberty Waste Solutions and Waste Eliminator's accounting and financial reporting functions, owning an accurate, timely close and a strong internal control environment across all operating entities. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer and manages the accounting team, serving as a key finance partner to operations, the executive team, lenders and auditors. The role can be based out of Norcross or Gainesville, GA or Raleigh, NC.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting operations and close
- Direct day-to-day accounting: general ledger, AP, AR, billing, payroll accounting, fixed assets and route-level cost accounting
- Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close; deliver accurate financials on a defined calendar
- Review and approve account reconciliations and journal entries, including accruals, intercompany and eliminations
Financial reporting and analysis
- Prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Produce monthly management reporting with variance analysis against budget and prior periods
- Partner with the CFO and operations leaders on landfill, hauling, transfer and recycling segment performance
Waste-industry accounting
- Oversee landfill airspace amortization, closure and post-closure obligations, and asset retirement obligations (ARO)
- Manage accounting for acquisitions, purchase price allocations and integration of acquired entities
- Review revenue recognition for collection, disposal and recycled-commodity sales, including fuel and environmental fees
Internal controls and compliance
- Design, document and monitor internal controls; remediate deficiencies
- Lead external audits and coordinate with audit firms, tax advisors and lenders
- Ensure compliance with financial assurance, bonding and regulatory reporting requirements
- Support sales and use tax, property tax and income tax compliance
Treasury and planning support
- Support cash forecasting, debt covenant compliance and lender reporting
- Contribute to annual budget and rolling forecast processes
Leadership and systems
- Recruit, develop and evaluate accounting staff; foster a culture of accuracy and accountability
- Drive process improvement, automation and ERP optimization across the finance function
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA license
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 3+ years in a controller or senior accounting management role
- Experience supervising and developing an accounting team
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and multi-entity consolidation
Preferred
- Master's degree (MBA or MS in Accounting)
- Experience in waste, environmental services, utilities or another asset-intensive industry
- Hands-on experience with landfill, closure/post-closure and ARO accounting
- Experience with acquisitions and post-merger integration
- Public accounting background (Big 4 or regional firm) and exposure to SOX or lender-driven audit requirements
Skills and Competencies
Technical
- Advanced proficiency with an ERP system (NetSuite preferred) and Excel; familiarity with BI and reporting tools
- Command of technical accounting: leases, debt, revenue recognition, asset retirement obligations
- Strong grasp of cost accounting for route-based and asset-heavy operations
Leadership and communication
- Clear communicator able to explain financial results to non-finance operators and executives
- Builds and coaches high-performing teams; sets clear expectations and holds people accountable
- Sound judgment and integrity, with a bias toward process improvement and deadlines met
- Comfortable working in a fast-growing, acquisition-driven environment