Branch Controller - Miami, FL - ARS-Rescue Rooter

American Residential Services LLC. provides heating, air conditioning, indoor air quality, plumbing, drain cleaning and sewer line services from company-owned locations across the United States. United by exceptional service, the ARS/Rescue Rooter Network serves both residential and light commercial customers. ARS is seeking an experienced Controller to support our service center located in Miami, FL. This is an outstanding opportunity for an energetic professional, who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves, to manage an accounting team while working as an integral member of the service center’s leadership team.

Pay Rate: $115K - 120K yearly

• Management and oversight of all accounting and finance functions to include:
  • Revenue recognition
  • Cost Accounting
  • Inventory Management & Control
  • Accounts Payables
  • Accounts Receivables & Collections
• Perform and oversee all month-end and year-end close procedures.
• Provide direct support and thought partnership to the General Manager.
• Establish a strong working relationship with line managers to coordinate facility objectives while assisting in cost improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the General Manager and Division Controller on monthly forecasts, revenue planning, profitability studies, and expense analysis and management
• Interface with other service center functional groups (service, sales, dispatch, fleet, customer service, purchasing, safety, HR) to evaluate fiscal impact of current/future activities.
• Ensure adherence to corporate directed financial controls and escalate concerns regarding efficacy.
• Monitor financial control within various reporting functions such as material control, purchasing, labor reporting, central A/P processing, etc.
• Prepare and publish accurate and timely monthly financial statements, weekly estimates, quarterly forecasts, annual operating, and capital plans.
• Produce ad hoc reporting and analysis to guide unbiased decision intelligence.
• Meet with management to review variances to budget and variances to estimate to ensure accuracy and mutual understanding of drivers.
• Oversee and review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Manage recurring audits and ensure all findings are addressed.
• Manage, train, and develop the accounting team.
• Knowledge and oversight of payroll.
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance as needed.

• Proven working experience as a Financial Controller, managing the accounting and finance operations for businesses $25M+
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related discipline
• Minimum of 6 years of related accounting experience and a minimum of 3 years managerial experience are required.
• Related education and/or training and/or experience may be considered for substitution.
• This roll is heavily involved in the month end close procedures, including submittal and review of general ledger transactions. While a CPA is not required, thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is required.
• JD Edwards software experience is preferred.
• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Office products, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook are required.
• Demonstrates strong verbal, written and people skills, with ability to establish cross functional relationships.
• Proven leadership and possession of problems solving skills.
• Demonstrates responsibility for financial control, which includes the ability to gain understanding and awareness of current processes, to identify and analyze potential weaknesses.

ARS Rescue Rooter is an Equal Opportunity Employer AA/EOE/M/F/V/D. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ARS Rescue Rooter may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.