What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Rolfson Oil?
Rolfson Oil, a Trive Capital portfolio company, is North America’s largest oilfield-only fueling provider — $1B in revenue across the Permian, Bakken, MidCon, Powder River, and Haynesville basins, growing rapidly through acquisition. We’re hiring a Controller to own the close, reporting, and controls environment and to help build the financial infrastructure for our next phase of growth.
THE ROLE
This is a hands-on, business-facing Controller seat reporting directly to the CFO in a multi-entity, PE-owned environment operating at institutional reporting standards. You’ll own monthly and quarterly close, the consolidated balance sheet, sponsor and lender reporting, tax compliance, the AP and P-Card function, and the controls environment — while leading two enterprise systems initiatives (NetSuite post-implementation and a new fixed asset system) and supporting live M&A activity. You’ll engage regularly with operations, customers, vendors, auditors, taxing authorities, and deal counterparties. Prior experience as a sitting Controller is required.
WHAT YOU’LL OWN
- Close & Reporting: Monthly/quarterly close and GAAP financial statements across a multi-entity structure; board- and sponsor-ready packages for Trive Capital including KPI dashboards, variance analysis, and ABL covenant compliance reporting.
- Balance Sheet & Compliance: Ownership of the consolidated balance sheet — account reconciliations, integrity, and substantiation — and management of accounting and financial compliance activities across all entities, coordinating with external advisors and auditors.
- M&A Integration: Financial due diligence support (QoE, working capital, opening balance sheets), purchase accounting (ASC 805), and accelerated post-close integration — chart-of-accounts mapping, policy harmonization, and consolidation of acquired entities.
- NetSuite: Finance workstream leadership post-go-live — GL structure, multi-entity consolidation, workflow configuration, data reconciliation, documented close procedures, and team adoption.
- Fixed Assets: Selection and implementation of a dedicated fixed asset system integrated with NetSuite; migration of the asset register (equipment, vehicles, fueling infrastructure) and depreciation/capitalization policy administration (ASC 360/842).
- Audit & Transactions: Primary day-to-day owner of the annual audit — PBC lists, schedules, and auditor management to a tight timeline — plus technical memos and support for financing, lender, and sponsor requests; primary contact for bank and customer audits.
- Taxes: Lead responsibility for tax compliance and audit matters — managing state taxing authority interactions and external providers across income, fuel, sales, and property tax filings.
- AP & P-Card: Leadership of the AP team and administration of the P-Card program across all entities, including exception/fraud monitoring, DPO discipline, and process efficiency across a multi-basin footprint.
- Team & Controls: Development of accounting staff and continuous strengthening of the internal control environment as the organization scales.
WHAT YOU BRING
- 8–12 years of progressive accounting experience including prior experience as a sitting Controller (not Assistant Controller or Manager level)
- Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred; public accounting experience highly preferred
- PE portfolio company experience strongly preferred — sponsor reporting, covenant compliance, audit ownership
- Hands-on ERP implementation experience required; NetSuite strongly preferred
- M&A integration and purchase accounting (ASC 805) experience in a multi-entity consolidation environment
- Fixed asset system implementation or administration experience
- Multi-state tax compliance exposure (income, fuel, sales, property) and experience managing external tax providers
- Commercial judgment and operational fluency — comfortable engaging directly with operations, customers, vendors, and deal teams, and translating the business into sound reporting
- Advanced Excel; energy, oilfield services, logistics, or multi-site operating experience preferred
- Leadership presence — sets the pace, holds the team accountable, drives initiatives to completion without heavy oversight
WHY ROLFSON
- Build financial infrastructure at scale inside a fast-growing, PE-backed platform
- Direct exposure to sponsor reporting, live M&A, and enterprise systems transformation
- Competitive base and performance bonus, comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with match, PTO)