Controller

American Recycling is a one-stop material processing solution, handling paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, organics, and secure product destruction. The company is a single-source, full-service partner that understands organizations’ complex recycling needs.

The company helps businesses sustainably achieve ESG compliance, reduce landfill impact, and streamline operations. As a regional leader in California’s North Central Valley, American Recycling is the trusted choice for commercial and industrial recycling.

Responsibilities Plan, direct, and control the company’s accounting and financial activities, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), statutory guidelines, and internal financial policies and procedures

Establish, communicate, and implement major financial strategies, objectives, and policies for the company within approved budgetary plans and processes

Oversee accounting operations and financial controls across the company's 5 facilities , ensuring consistency in reporting, inventory processes, and controls company-wide

Align the major business functions to the profitability, productivity, and cost control goals of the business plan

Prepare timely and comprehensive reporting and analyses of historical/forecasted financial data (including but not limited to sales, profitability, working capital, cash and other industry/company specific financial metrics)

Direct preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification

Monitors approved budgets versus actual results on a monthly basis, providing guidance and assistance where needed to management

Assist the sales/marketing and recycling functions in aligning financial capability of company assets and resources to the forecast for sales/shipments

Assist the sales function in accounts receivable maintenance, oversight over customer credit decisions, and collection of delinquent payments

Assess and helps adjust standard costing used in determining cost of goods sold.

Manage inventory accounting methodology and processes to increase visibility and performance within the warehouse

Communicate the results of the business unit activities, plans for and progress towards meeting financial goals/objectives and explanations regarding key accounting initiatives

Supervise any accounting department employees including providing guidance on unusual accounting scenarios, on-the-job-training for development and potential advancement, and evaluation of work performance based on established performance standards

Manage prioritization and payment processes for vendor invoices

Drive initiatives for automation, efficiency, and quality-improvement

Directly manage communication with auditors and provide sufficient audit evidence to support financial reporting requests

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

8+ years of leadership experience of an accounting or finance function

CPA or CMA preferred

Minimum of 10 years of accounting experience

Competitive compensation package, starting at $140,000

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