Assistant Controller

Waste Connections

1d • $75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Assistant Controller Waste Connections of Kansas 📍 Location: Wichita, Kansas 💰 Pay Range: $75,000 - 85,000 + Bonus potential Waste Connections is hiring! Are you a driven accounting professional ready to take the next step in your career? Waste Connections is seeking a high-energy Assistant Controller to join our team. This role is designed as a stepping stone to a District Controller position at one of our many locations nationwide (future relocation required). Why Join Us? ✅ Competitive Pay & Bonuses ✅ Career Growth – We invest in YOU by providing training & advancement opportunities ✅ Excellent Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance 5% 401(k) match for retirement savings Paid time off and holidays ✅ A Strong Company Culture – We value integrity, teamwork, and a great work environment Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience (public accounting experience preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or other professional certifications are a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly financial close processes and prepare financial statements for assigned operating locations.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and ensure accuracy.
• Analyze and report significant financial variances against budget and forecast.
• Prepare and present a rolling three-month financial forecast each month.
• Conduct rate analysis and provide strategic financial insights.
• Communicate financial information effectively with operational teams.
• Manage accounting data flow between remote facilities and corporate systems.
• Support quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and internal reviews.
• Participate in annual budgeting and financial planning processes.
• Train non-financial staff on internal controls, accounting procedures, and financial statement interpretation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay & Bonuses
• Career Growth – We invest in YOU by providing training & advancement opportunities
• Excellent Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 5% 401(k) match for retirement savings
• Paid time off and holidays
• A Strong Company Culture – We value integrity, teamwork, and a great work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees