Full Job Description
ROLE SUMMARY
The Controller will serve as the primary financial steward of GreEnergy Resources, overseeing all accounting operations and ensuring the integrity of the company & financial reporting. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role is responsible for managing the accounting team, driving a disciplined monthly close process, maintaining GAAP-compliant financial statements across all entities, and ensuring compliance with debt covenants and external audit requirements.
This is a high-visibility, high-ownership role in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate is a technically strong accountant who has made the leap from public accounting into an operating business - and who thrives on building systems, leading people, and partnering cross-functionally with senior leadership.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership & Team Management
• Manage and develop a team of 3-4 accounting staff, including AR/AP personnel and outsourced accounting firms
• Establish, document, and enforce accounting controls, processes, and procedures across all areas of accounting
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the accounting function
Financial Reporting & Close
• Own and drive the monthly close process, delivering results on time and with a high degree of accuracy
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial packages for CFO, CEO, and investment stakeholders
• Maintain the general ledger and all related accounting systems; oversee accrual, recurring, reversing, and miscellaneous journal entries
• Prepare financial statements for all wholly-owned subsidiaries and related entities
• Maintain schedules for fixed assets, depreciation, bad debt, and line of credit borrowings
Cash & Financial Management
• Monitor accounts receivable collections, cash flows, and cash balances on an ongoing basis
• Maintain bank accounts and review all bank reconciliations; oversee intercompany AR/AP reconciliation
• Monitor compliance with internal accounting controls and assist with large vendor contracts
Compliance, Audit & Administration
• Lead the company's annual financial audit to successful completion, including all entity-level audits required by law
• Monitor and report on debt covenant compliance; escalate risks proactively to the CFO
• Oversee preparation and filing of sales and use tax returns
• Maintain accounting records for employee benefit plans
• Respond to cross-departmental inquiries for financial and administrative information
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CFO
Requirements
Required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA required
• 2+ years of experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm
• 2+ years of experience in a Controller or senior accounting role within an operating business
• Experience managing a team of 3-4 direct reports
• Hands-on, accrual-based GAAP financial reporting experience for external audiences
• Demonstrated experience with complex debt structures and covenant monitoring and reporting
• Proficiency with accounting systems and financial reporting tools
Preferred
• Experience in a PE-backed or investor-reporting environment
• Familiarity with multi-entity consolidations and intercompany eliminations
• Background in energy, construction, or project-based industries
• Track record of leading or significantly supporting an annual financial audit