Financial Controller

Arcaindustries; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Circular Economy Group (CEG) is hiring a Controller who can balance strategic partnership with the CEO and hands-on month-end close across multiple entities. You’ll lead a small finance team and build financial infrastructure for a fast-scaling, multi-entity rollup.

This is a builder’s seat in a fast-moving environment; you’ll own FP&A, cash flow, tax coordination, and intercompany accounting, while partnering with lenders and CPAs to ensure clean audits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Controller, VP Finance, or Head of Finance with strategic and hands-on accounting.
• Startup or high-growth experience with multi-entity consolidation.
• Hands-on with GL and spreadsheets; strong cash management.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and intercompany accounting across 4–6 entities.
• Own monthly close, consolidated reporting, and audits.
• Manage treasury, cash flow forecasting, and working capital.
• Oversee tax, compliance, insurance, and liaise with CPAs/lenders.
• Build and lead the finance team and implement systems.
• Drive acquisitions diligence, valuation, and post-close integration.

Skills

Controller/Head of Finance

High-growth startup experience

Multi-entity consolidation

Hands-on GL and spreadsheets

Cash management & working capital

Strategic finance leadership

Job description

Circular Economy Group (CEG) is a fast-growing, vertically integrated holding company. We’re a recognized leader in electrical distribution and third-party logistics, and we’re scaling quickly across our operating companies.

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• Remix Logistics — Operations and investment partner for emerging e=commerce brands

The Role

We’re hiring a Controller who can do both jobs well. You’ll be the strategic financial partner to the CEO and the person who makes sure the books close cleanly every month. This is a builder’s seat at a company that’s scaling fast.

You’ll inherit a small, capable team that already handles the majority of day-to-day transactional work. Your job is to lead them, raise the bar on what we produce, and build the financial infrastructure a multi-entity rollup needs to keep growing.

We’re scrappy, and we move fast. We need someone who’s a thought leader on strategy and capital but who will also roll up their sleeves and get the day-to-day done.

What You’ll Own

Finance Strategy & Accounting

• Serve as the CEO’s primary financial partner on strategy, capital allocation, and pricing
• Build and own FP&A: budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and unit economics our businesses Manage banking, lending, and debt relationships; optimize working capital across inventory-heavy businesses
• Run accurate, timely financials — P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow at both the entity and consolidated level
• Maintain strong internal controls, intercompany accounting, and a clean audit trail
• Translate numbers into decisions: tell us where we’re making money, where we’re not, and what to do about it
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll, and tax coordination
• Manage inventory accounting and costing across distribution, auction, and 3PL operations
• Drive the financial side of acquisitions — diligence, valuation, deal structuring, and post-close integration as we continue to roll up the space
• Own the monthly close, consolidations, and reporting across 4–6 legal entities

Treasury & Cash Flow

• Own weekly cash visibility across all entities and bank accounts, and maintain short-term cash-flow forecasts
• Track LOC usage, debt service, and liquidity risk — flagging funding needs and timing issues to leadership early
• Support financing requests, credit applications, and lender reporting

Revenue & Margin Analysis

• Analyze revenue and gross margin by channel
• Surface margin compression, channel-mix shifts, and pricing issues
• Connect financial results to actual inventory movement and sell-through

Tax, Compliance & Insurance

• Oversee sales tax reporting, remittance, and exemption certificates across applicable states
• Coordinate multi-entity tax planning and filings with outside CPAs
• Manage insurance renewals, certificates of insurance, claims, and audits
• Serve as the primary financial point of contact for CPAs, insurance brokers, lenders, and banks

Team & systems

• Lead and develop the existing small, capable finance team
• Choose, implement, and improve the financial systems
• Build the repeatable processes and reporting cadence that a growing rollup depends on

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves

• Proven experience as a Controller, VP Finance, or Head of Finance — ideally having done both strategic and hands-on accounting work
• Startup or high-growth experience — you’ve operated where things are unfinished and built structure from scratch
• Multi-entity accounting and consolidation experience
• Genuinely hands‑on: comfortable in the GL and the spreadsheets, not just the boardroom
• Strong command of cash management and working capital in an inventory- or asset-heavy business
• The scrappy, get‑it‑done mindset that matches how we operate

Strongly preferred

• Experience in distribution, wholesale, logistics/3PL, manufacturing, or another inventory-intensive industry
• M&A / integration experience (diligence, deal structuring, folding acquired companies into the parent)
• Experience managing remote and/or offshore team members

Why You’ll Want This

• A true build opportunity — you’re the architect of the finance function, not a caretaker of someone else’s
• A front-row seat on acquisitions and rollup strategy as we grow
• Five distinct businesses and a vertically integrated model
• Direct access to the ownership group and real influence on where the company goes

Compensation

• $100,000-$150,000 per year based on experience and fit
• Bonus package based on EBITDA
• Profit Interest Plan
• Health Insurance, 401k, and other benefits

Job Features

Job Category Accounting