Independent Director — Audit Committee Financial Expert

United States·Water & Environmental Services·Materials recovery· Denver·Posted 29 July 2026

Applications close 31 December 2026

Materials recovery organisation in United States

The problem this seat exists to solve

This seat focuses on financial reporting in a materials-recovery business, where feedstock quality, processing yields, inventory and commodity exposure can complicate the accounts. The director will provide technical financial challenge within the audit committee.

Reporting judgements to examine

Review inventory measurement, revenue recognition, processing costs and the treatment of material estimates. Challenge whether operational yield data, metal content assumptions and financial records reconcile. Examine how price movements and counterparty terms affect reported margins and cash conversion.

A useful reporting bridge should connect incoming material, measured content, processing yield, output and inventory adjustments. The director should ask how estimates are verified and how variances are investigated across operations and finance. Examine the treatment of material in process and the effect of changing input quality on costs and recoverability. Where reported margins improve, seek evidence that the movement reflects realised economics rather than optimistic yield assumptions, delayed loss recognition or inconsistent valuation of different stages of inventory.

Audit oversight contribution

Help the committee evaluate audit scope, significant findings and control weaknesses at the interfaces between operations and finance. Ask whether specialist evidence is needed and whether management has addressed its limitations. Support clear escalation of unresolved differences rather than accepting a late accounting adjustment as a complete remedy.

Qualified candidates and designation

Candidates need strong accounting or financial leadership experience, audit oversight capability and familiarity with United States issuer governance. Materials processing, recycling or commodity-linked industrial experience is valuable. Financial-expert designation is subject to the appointing board’s assessment under the applicable framework; candidates should substantiate their relevant experience.

Contribution to the committee’s effectiveness

The director should help distinguish an operational variance from a reporting weakness and identify when both are present. Candidates should explain how they would investigate a margin improvement unsupported by throughput, yield or cash. The role strengthens governance and does not replace management’s responsibility for technical process data or financial preparation.

Terms

Where the board sits: Denver, United States
Applications close: 31 December 2026
Appointment: Board appointment
Time commitment in this market: Typically 5–8 board meetings a year plus committee meetings and continuous between-meeting engagement; audit-committee chairs of listed issuers carry a materially heavier load.

Before you apply — United States

Neither federal securities law, the listing standards nor Delaware corporation law imposes any citizenship or residency test on a director of a US public company.

Residency test: None.
Nationality test: None.
Work authorisation: A foreign national attending board meetings usually travels on a B-1 business visa or under the Visa Waiver Program; board attendance is a recognised permissible business activity. An executive or interim operating role requires work authorisation.
Tenure limit once appointed: None, and none is proposed. Long tenure is a live proxy-adviser and institutional-investor issue rather than a rule, and is raised at annual meetings rather than enforced.

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