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Financial Controller

Buffalo, NY · On-site

$100K - $150K/yr

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 ...

Financial Controller

Buffalo, NY • On-site

$100K - $150K/yr

Other

Medical, Retirement

Posted 12 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the monthly financial close process, including preparing P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements for multiple entities.

  • Manage banking, lending, debt relationships, and optimize working capital across inventory-heavy businesses.

  • Drive financial analysis related to revenue, gross margin, and channel performance, and support strategic decision-making.


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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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
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