Financial Controller

Location: On-Site -- Atlanta or Locust Grove, GA

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Compensation: Salary, based on experience

Reports To: Executive Leadership

Industry: Scrap Metal Recycling / Industrial Commodities

Are you ready to work for a privately owned company where your work truly matters? At M&M Recycling, you're not just another name in a corporate org chart--you're part of a hands-on leadership team that values trust, accountability, and long-term growth. As a privately owned business, decisions are made quickly, ideas are heard, and strong performers are given real opportunities to grow. This role offers the chance to take ownership of your work, build systems that last, and expand your responsibilities as the company continues to grow.

About M&M Recycling

M&M Recycling is a family-owned metal recovery and recycling company operating multiple facilities across Georgia. Our business combines high-volume material processing, trucking, heavy equipment, and strict regulatory oversight. We are seeking an experienced

Financial Controller to oversee the company's financial operations, enforce strong internal controls, and provide leadership with clear, actionable financial insight.

This role is ideal for a hands-on Controller with industrial commodities experience who wants to play a meaningful role in a growing, equipment-intensive business and has the potential to grow into expanded financial leadership over time.

Position Summary

The Financial Controller is responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and coordination of all financial activities across the company's locations. This role oversees accounting operations, daily banking and cash flow, monitors for fraudulent activity, manages AP/AR staff, enforces internal controls, supports strategic planning, and partners closely with executive leadership on cash flow, cost management, and capital planning.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Controls & Oversight

• Implement and enforce internal financial controls company-wide
• Spot-check scale tickets, yard transactions, and operational records
• Ensure coordination and data integrity between accounting, scale, dispatch, and operational software systems

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Manage QuickBooks Online and overall general ledger activity
• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, including direct management of AP/AR staff
• Perform inter-company yard accounting and reconciliations
• Handle daily banking activities, including deposits and transfers, as well as monitoring for fraudulent activity
• Reconcile fuel cards, employee expenses, and vendor accounts

Budgeting, Reporting & Cash Flow

• Create and maintain budgets and P&L statements
• Develop costing estimates for all areas of the business
• Track operational costs and trucking costs
• Provide weekly cash-flow reporting to executive leadership
• Deliver monthly financial performance updates, including trend and variance analysis

Strategic Planning & Capital Support

• Support strategic financial planning for CapEx and OpEx decisions
• Assist with lease, loan, and vendor credit negotiations
• Provide financial modeling and forecasting to support equipment purchases, yard improvements, and operational growth

Insurance, Risk & Compliance Support

• Coordinate insurance renewals and support workers' compensation audits
• Oversee financial aspects of licensing, permitting, and vehicle tags
• Provide documentation and support to outside finance and tax service providers

Purchasing, Inventory & Cost Control

• Approve purchases submitted by the Purchasing Manager or Satellite Yard Managers
• Oversee PPE inventory, including sourcing, costing, and purchasing
• Maintain inventory and purchasing oversight for consumable supplies company-wide
• Manage equipment-related parts purchasing, including inventory tracking, sourcing, costing, and purchasing

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
• 5+ years of experience as a Controller or senior accounting professional
• Experience in the industrial commodities industry (scrap, recycling, manufacturing, construction, trucking, or similar)
• CPA or CMA preferred
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, cost accounting, and multi-location operations
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online and integrated operational systems
• Proven ability to manage staff and work cross-functionally with operations and leadership

Work Environment

• On-site role supporting active industrial operations
• Minimal travel between company locations, as needed

Growth Opportunity

This role is designed as a long-term leadership position, with the opportunity to take on expanded financial responsibility as the company grows, including potential progression toward senior financial leadership.

M&M Recycling does pre-employment drug testing.