Assistant Controller

Our client brings a modern approach to the $130 billion gas industry by utilizing a network business model to deliver products nationwide. They leverage their unique service and technological capabilities to handle the complex logistical needs of large, multi-site companies through a national network of gas supply partners. Their customers include Fortune 1000 companies across various industries, such as food and beverage, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, etc.

Examples include providing medical gas to large clinic chains, pet hospitals, CO2 for top restaurant chains such as Panda Express, and supplying bulk propane to railroad companies. Their industry produces, distributes, and sells atmospheric gases and other specialty products.

Reports to: Controller

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Location: Sandy Springs, GA

The Assistant Controller oversees consolidated financial reporting for the parent and subsidiary, ensuring accurate, GAAP‑compliant statements and a timely close. This role serves as the financial lead for the subsidiary, with full responsibility for P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, while partnering with leadership to drive pricing, cost control, and margin improvement. The leads budgeting and forecasting, delivers clear variance analysis and EBITDA/KPI reporting, and supports private equity stakeholders with defensible insights.

Additionally, the role manages cash flow and working capital, ensures debt and covenant compliance, leads audits and strengthens internal controls, and drives process improvements and scalability, while developing the accounting team and maintaining strong operational discipline.

• Manage all day‑to‑day accounting activities ensuring accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Lead the month‑end and year‑end close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and balance sheet analyses.
• Manage inventory accounting and internal controls, including inventory reconciliations, cycle count reviews, physical inventory oversight and variance investigations to ensure accurate inventory valuation and financial reporting.
• Monitor and analyze financial performance, identifying trends, variances, and opportunities for operational and financial improvements, and communicate findings to management.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning activities, providing financial insights and recommendations to support business decision‑making.
• Coordinate annual audits and other financial reviews by providing requested documentation, responding to auditor inquiries, and implementing recommendations as appropriate.
• Serve as financial lead for the subsidiary (approximately 30% of revenue), with full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow accountability.
• Partner with the Subsidiary President to support pricing, cost management, margin improvement, and operational decision‑making.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for both entities, delivering clear variance analysis, and forward‑looking risk assessment.
• Own EBITDA reporting and KPI transparency, including bridge analysis and defensible add‑backs for PE stakeholders.
• Oversee cash flow and working capital management, improving AR/AP cycles and cash forecasting accuracy.
• Support debt and covenant compliance, including lender reporting and covenant calculations.
• Lead subsidiary audit and strengthen internal controls, ensuring investors and lender‑ready financials.
• Drive systems, process improvements, and reporting scalability, especially across subsidiary integration.
• Lead and develop the accounting team, establish accountability, performance standards, and operational rigor.
• Assist with special or cross‑functional projects, tasks, and initiatives as assigned.

• Prior experience in a private equity–owned company with exposure to tight close timelines, board reporting, lender…