Accounting Controller

Meritus Gas Partners
, a national leader in gas and welding supply distribution, is seeking an Accounting Controller to join their team based in Phoenix, AZ or Denver, CO
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Meritus Gas Partners is seeking an experienced Controller to direct financial reporting, manage accounting operations, and support the organization’s growth and ongoing M&A strategy. Based in Phoenix or Denver, this high-visibility position serves as a commercial co-pilot to Business Unit Presidents and regional leadership. Rather than operating in an advisory silo, the Controller exercises direct decision-making authority to influence operating strategy, optimize capital allocation, and drive sustainable growth.

Due to regular exposure to executive leadership and the corporate board, high performance in this role provides clear advancement pathways across the broader enterprise.

• Direct all business-unit accounting operations, ensuring timely, complete, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.
• Own and refine the monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year-end close cycles to boost reporting speed and accuracy.
• Maintain standardized accounting policies, reconciliation standards, internal control environments, and accurate reserve and accrual calculations.
• Address complex accounting treatments and deliver recurring reporting packages and performance analyses to business unit and corporate leaders.
• Partner with operational leaders to reflect commercial activity accurately within financial statements.

• Serve as the principal accounting lead on regional merger, acquisition, and operational integration initiatives.
• Collaborate with corporate development, IT, HR, and operations to assess acquisition targets, evaluate working capital, and conduct accounting due diligence.
• Formulate and execute structured post-acquisition accounting integration roadmaps, standardizing charts of accounts, reporting cadence, closing schedules, and internal controls.
• Oversee purchase accounting adjustments, opening balance sheets, and transaction-related ledger entries.
• Transition acquired entities seamlessly onto core enterprise accounting policies and reporting systems.

• Lead business-unit preparations for annual external audits by coordinating schedules, reconciliations, work papers, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain strict adherence to U.S. GAAP, statutory requirements, internal controls, and documentation protocols.
• Liaise with corporate accounting, FP&A, treasury, and tax teams on shared operational mandates.
• Team with IT and systems personnel to evaluate, implement, and optimize accounting platforms and automation tools.

• Supervise, mentor, and build a high-performing finance team comprising approximately four core accountants alongside AP and AR personnel.
• Establish clear workflows, accountability measures, balanced workload allocations, and proper segregation of duties across the team.
• Advise operational leaders by converting financial statements into practical operational guidance.
• Identify reporting gaps and initiate process enhancements that raise margin visibility, lower costs, and eliminate operational bottlenecks.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or an equivalent discipline.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive accounting experience, with a solid track record in corporate controllership, mid-to-large business units, or public accounting environments.
• Demonstrated success supervising accounting teams, managing financial closes, and standardizing accounting procedures.
• In-depth expertise in U.S. GAAP, internal…