Controller, Management, Accounting Manager

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems;

we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.##
** Key Responsibilities**###
** Accounting Leadership & Financial Close
*** Own and lead the
** monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes**, ensuring timely, accurate, and consistent financial statements.
* Establish and maintain best‑in‑class
** accounting policies, procedures, and documentation
** in accordance with GAAP.
* Ensure consistent application of accounting standards across all entities, regions, and business units.
* Continuously improve close efficiency, accuracy, and predictability as the organization scales.###
** Financial Reporting & Controls
*** Maintain full responsibility for the
** general ledger and all subsidiary ledgers**, including AR, AP, payroll, fixed assets, and equity.
* Design, implement, and maintain a robust
** system of internal controls
** over financial reporting.
* Proactively identify accounting, control, or process risks and implement corrective actions.
* Ensure financial statements and disclosures are complete, accurate, and defensible.###
** Audit, Tax & External Coordination
*** Lead and coordinate all
** external audit activities**, including planning, execution, and issue resolution.
* Serve as the primary accounting contact for external auditors, tax advisors, and valuation specialists.
* Oversee year‑end tax planning, CPA financial statement preparation, and compliance requirements.
* Coordinate and oversee the annual business valuation process and equity‑related accounting.###
** Cash, Capital & Balance Sheet Management
*** Oversee
** cash management, banking relationships, and liquidity reporting**, including lines of credit and covenant compliance.
* Manage and control all
** capital expenditures**, including approval workflows, accounting treatment, and reporting.
* Maintain detailed fixed asset records, including acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, and amortization.###
** Accounting Operations & Team Leadership
*** Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team across general ledger, AR, AP, payroll, and related functions.
* Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for the accounting organization.
* Anticipate resource needs and build scalable accounting capabilities aligned with company growth.###
** Systems, Process Improvement & Automation
*** Own and continuously enhance the company’s
** financial accounting systems and data integrity**.
* Identify and implement opportunities to
** automate manual processes**, improve data quality, and strengthen reporting controls.
* Partner with Finance leadership to ensure systems and processes support both accounting accuracy and FP&A insight.###
** Cross‑Functional Partnership
*** Partner closely with the CFO and FP&A leadership to ensure accounting outputs support forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.
* Provide accounting guidance to operational leaders, HR, and other functions as needed.
* Support benefits renewals, equity transactions, and other enterprise initiatives requiring accounting leadership.
** Salary Range:**$160k-$180k
** Benefits:
*** Flexible Work Environment
* Paid Parental Leave
* Medical* Dental
* Vision* Life and AD&D Insurance
* Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
* 401(k) with Company Match
* Paid Time Off + Holidays
* Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.
*** Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet*
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