Staff Accountant

Company Overview 

Apex Service Partners has been founded as a partnership of multiple leading businesses providing HVAC, plumbing and electrical services. While Apex’s “Partner Services” office was created only in 2019, many of our companies have been successful for decades; collectively, we already have over 10,000 teammates and are expanding very rapidly. While our market share is still single digits, we are the largest organization in “residential home services” and have a stunning (and recession resistant) growth potential.  

This very fragmented industry is dominated by small and founder-owned businesses; our strategy is to execute significant organic growth initiatives and M&A – while building out best-in-class professional departments like Finance and Accounting at the Partner Services level (but execute the function locally, where possible). The right candidate will have leadership impact and visibility across the organization and be part of active, strategic conversations with senior executives including our CAO, CFO, and senior leadership team. 

Job Description – APS Accountant 

Mission of the Role: 

We are looking for an Accountant within Partner Services. The Accountant will be a critical team member and early employee, participating in building a highly scalable, best-in-class finance organization as a key partner with the Apex Group Accounting Team and the Regional Platform accounting teams.  

The Accountant will be a critical team member within the organization, reporting directly to the APS Senior Manager.  He / she will have extensive involvement in establishing accounting controls and policies to support the Company as it grows.  The Accountant must have superior organization and communication skills, while maintaining strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. This individual will be responsible for various daily accounting transactions related to Partner Services.  This individual will participate heavily in the robust month-end close process for Partner Services, working closely with the APS Controller and Chief Accounting Officer to ensure financial reporting integrity. This role will also provide support to the broader accounting team by assisting with business combination accounting (specifically, determining fair value of assets acquired), audit assistance, system implementation testing and other special project work as needed at Partner Services relating to the onboarding and integration of new companies to the 6 regional teams.  The Accountant will also be highly involved in the year-end audit process for Partner Services by providing support as requested. This opportunity offers high visibility in a rapidly growing company and the successful candidate must show great initiative, including the ability to work with limited supervision.   

The Accountant is responsible for executing accounting and transactional functions, specifically at Partner Services, and to provide support to the Regional Accounting Teams as deemed necessary.  This position will report directly to the APS Senior Manager.   

Responsibilities: 

• Posting cash activity weekly if needed– working with Group Accounting Manager as needed to ensure transactions are coded correctly 

• Prepare and post monthly centralized entries relating to the 6 regional teams as part of month end close.  

• Master the use and roll-out of FloQast - ensure an accurate and timely month-end and year-end close process, prepare balance sheet reconciliations and account analysis     

• Assist with providing external auditors all requested materials, in conjunction with the APS Senior Manager  

• Provide assistance in areas of technical accounting as needed (mostly related to ASC 805 – Business Combinations accounting) 

• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and implement streamlined procedures where possible 

• Execute the individual and team goals that support strategic and operational initiatives   

• Contribute to team culture 

Experience: 

• 1-3 years of prior accounting experience (public accounting preferred)  

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field  

• Ability to communicate accounting and financial information into common language  

• CPA license a plus 

• Experience with Sage Intacct and accounting ERP implementations, a plus  

• Extreme formatting, organization and priority setting skills 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and teamwork  

Personal Characteristics: 

• Analytical – finds meaning and action in numbers, and is data-driven  

• Excellent communicator – written and oral  

• Resourceful – figures out how to achieve results creatively with finite resources 

• Thrives in a nimble, lean, unstructured, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment 

• Impeccable integrity and ethical standards 

• Self-aware, accepting, honest, open, and respectful of others 

• An undying commitment to personal growth and development 

Other: 

Location: Tampa, FL 

Travel: potential periodic travel to Regional Platforms   

Compensation: Competitive 

Other Benefits: medical, dental and vision coverage, competitive PTO, sick days, holidays, and 401k matching