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Holmes Motors INC lists this Controller - Automotive Dealership opportunity in d'iberville, Mississippi. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Job Description
Description:
Holmes Motors | Multi-State Automotive Group
Full-Time | On-Site | Leadership Position
This Isn’t a Keep-the-Books Role.
Holmes Motors is looking for an experienced Automotive Controller who can do more than report the numbers.
We need someone who understands what happens behind those numbers — inventory, margins, cash flow, receivables, dealership operations, accountability, and the decisions that ultimately move the business forward.
Holmes Motors is a fast-growing, family-owned Lease Here Pay Here automotive group serving customers across multiple states. We provide reliable transportation and flexible financing options to customers who may not fit the traditional credit model.
As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Controller who can help strengthen the financial foundation underneath that growth.
And for the right person, this role has room to become much more.
Your Mission
As Controller, you’ll work closely with our CFO, ownership, dealership leadership, and accounting team to ensure our financial operation is accurate, disciplined, efficient, and ready to scale.
You’ll own the accounting function — but we’re also looking for someone willing to question outdated processes, identify problems before they become expensive, and build better systems when better systems are needed.
We don’t need someone who simply tells us what happened last month. We want someone who can help us understand why it happened, what it means, and what we should do next.
What You’ll Own
Lead full-cycle accounting and financial reporting across multiple dealership locations
Ensure timely, accurate month-end and year-end financial closes
Oversee account reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and general ledger activity
Maintain strong financial controls and accounting procedures across the organization
Partner with dealership General Managers on budgets, forecasts, expenses, margins, and operating performance
Oversee automotive inventory accounting and related reconciliations
Monitor cash flow and provide leadership with a clear picture of the company’s financial position
Identify variances, trends, risks, and opportunities — and communicate what they mean to leadership
Develop and improve reporting that gives management useful, actionable information
Lead, coach, and develop members of the accounting team
Evaluate current accounting workflows and eliminate unnecessary manual processes
Help lead system implementations, integrations, and process improvements
Work with vendors and internal departments to improve accuracy, efficiency, and accountability
Support the CFO and executive team with financial analysis related to growth, expansion, and major business decisions
Ensure accounting practices remain compliant with applicable internal and external requirements
Requirements:
What We’re Looking For
Automotive accounting experience is required.
This is important. Dealership accounting has its own rhythm, terminology, controls, inventory challenges, and operational realities. We need someone who already understands that world.
Our ideal candidate will bring:
Proven experience as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior automotive accounting leader
Strong dealership accounting experience, preferably supporting multiple rooftops or locations
Thorough understanding of automotive inventory accounting, reconciliations, receivables, payables, payroll, and financial statements
Experience working with dealership management systems and DMS-integrated accounting platforms such as Dealertrack, Frazer, or comparable systems
Strong financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities
Experience leading and developing an accounting team
The ability to communicate financial information clearly to operators and executives — not just accountants
Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the larger business
The judgment and discretion required when handling confidential financial information
The Person Who Will Thrive Here
You’re probably a strong fit if you look at a broken process and immediately start thinking about how to fix it.
You ask questions.
You follow numbers all the way back to their source.
You’re comfortable holding people — and yourself — accountable.
You can move between detailed accounting work and big-picture business conversations without missing a beat.
And when something doesn’t make sense, you don’t simply work around it forever.
You improve it.
Why Holmes Motors?
This position offers something many Controller roles don’t:
Visibility. Influence. And a path forward.
You’ll work directly with senior leadership and have an opportunity to make a measurable impact on how the company operates as we grow.
For the right individual, this position is intended to provide development and exposure that can lead toward a future Chief Financial Officer opportunity.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
Work closely with our current executive leadership team
Have a meaningful voice in financial and operational decisions
Modernize systems and processes
Help shape the financial infrastructure of a growing automotive organization
Build and develop a strong accounting team
Grow your responsibilities as the company grows
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation: $80,000–$110,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications
Benefits include:
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Ready for More Than the Controller Seat?
If you’ve built your career in automotive accounting and you’re looking for an opportunity where your experience, judgment, and ideas can genuinely influence the business, we’d like to talk.
We’re not simply looking for someone to maintain what already exists.
We’re looking for someone who can help us build what comes next.
Compensation details: Yearly Salary
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Worksite address
d'iberville, MS, 39540, US
Who can apply
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