Corporate Controller

Gold Medal Environmental - Apple Valley Waste Inc•Manassas Park, VA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Controller is the senior accounting leader for Gold Medal Environmental and its family of operating companies, including Patriot Disposal, Apple Valley Waste, J&J Trash, and affiliated entities. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the role is responsible for the integrity of financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and compliance activities. The Controller leads all accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and collections, payroll accounting, fixed assets, treasury support, and financial reporting. The role supports the company’s growth by building scalable accounting processes, strengthening controls, supporting acquisition integration, and promoting financial discipline across a fast-paced, multi-entity organization. The position combines strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in daily accounting operations. It is based at the corporate office in a professional office environment, with periodic travel to operating locations in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey potentially required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive accounting experience.
Minimum of 5 years of accounting leadership experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Experience leading month-end and year-end close processes.
Experience managing accounting functions in a multi-entity, multi-location organization.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting systems.

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA); candidates without a CPA must demonstrate significant progressive accounting leadership experience in complex multi-entity organizations.
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
Experience in waste management, environmental services, transportation, logistics, construction, manufacturing, or another field-service industry.
Experience in a private equity-backed organization.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and integration activities.
ERP implementation, optimization, or conversion experience.
Experience with ADP, Tower, Trux, or similar enterprise financial systems.
Strategic thinking and strong business acumen; hands-on leadership; attention to detail; analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to build trust with executive and operational stakeholders; effective communication; ability to lead teams through change and growth; integrity, accountability, and professional judgment.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee corporate accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing and collections, payroll accounting, fixed assets, treasury support, and financial reporting.
Maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial statements and the balance sheet.
Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, and promote consistent accounting practices across operating companies and locations.
Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting staff and support functions, including payroll administration, billing and collections, accounts payable, and accounting support personnel.
Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes; prepare and review consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Oversee reconciliations, accruals, reserves, account analyses, management reporting packages, and financial and operational KPI reporting across operating entities.
Design, implement, and monitor internal controls; ensure regulatory compliance; coordinate annual financial statement audits and serve as the primary external-auditor liaison.
Oversee support for tax filings, property tax reporting, multi-state sales and use tax, fuel tax, and other regulatory reporting in partnership with external advisors.
Identify and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks.
Partner with the CFO on cash management, liquidity planning, banking relationships, cash flow, working capital, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
Support lender reporting requirements and covenant compliance, and evaluate opportunities to improve financial visibility and reporting capabilities.
Serve as accounting lead for financial systems and ERP platforms; improve processes, workflows, chart of accounts structures, reconciliations, and reporting, and support system implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
Support acquisition due diligence, integration planning, purchase accounting, and post-acquisition accounting and performance reporting.
Lead accounting integration for acquired businesses, including chart of accounts alignment, reporting standardization, control implementation, and process integration.
Partner with Operations, Human Resources, Fleet, Safety, and Information Technology leaders on strategic initiatives and participate in special projects and business improvement initiatives.