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Master's Transportation · 2 hours ago

Assistant Controller

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Master's Transportation is a fast-growing, innovative company with a focus on employee development and a positive work culture. The Assistant Controller will support the Controller and CFO by overseeing accounting operations, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, while also leading the accounting team and maintaining internal controls.

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Responsibilities

Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Government Accounting Standards (GASB) when applicable

Handle general ledger reconciliations, analyze balance sheet accounts, and monitor cash flow and treasury operations

Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior managers by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points

Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscape

Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines in collaboration with senior financial leadership and internal and external stakeholders

Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions

Help develop and support short and long-term operational strategies

Maintain internal safeguards for revenue receipts, costs, and team and organizational budgets and actual expenditures

Establish (in coordination with Controller and CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis

Coordinate with external auditors during financial and operational audits and support tax compliance and reporting requirements

Manage day-to-day accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll processing and fixed asset tracking

Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs, adhering to national and local legal standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation

Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of company assets, policies, procedures, and workflows

Oversee and support accounting team with dynamic leadership that creates an environment of trust and productivity

Supervise, train, and evaluate accounting staff, set goals, assign tasks and coach team members to achieve performance targets

Provide ongoing guidance on accounting procedures and the effective use of financial systems, maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance

Oversee daily work assignments, workload balancing and performance feedback

Develop team capabilities, technical skills and organizational effectiveness

Support onboarding, training and career development to the accounting team

Foster collaboration with Operations, IT, Sales, Manufacturing and Retail teams

Qualification

US GAAPFinancial ReportingAccounting SoftwareLeadershipBachelor's DegreeCPACAFinancial ManagementCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree Accounting, Finance, or related field

Six or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager

Experience in mid-sized to large organizations, ideally with multi-entity or multi-location environments

Understanding of US GAAP and solid knowledge of financial reporting best practices

Strong communications skills, leadership capability, and desire for organizational visibility

Experience in and high-level understanding of financial, accounting and inventory management software systems

Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and sound ethical judgement

Exceptional computer skills to include being proficient in Microsoft Office and able to quickly learn new financial systems

Preferred

Professional certification, such as CPA (certified public accountant) or CA (chartered accountant) preferred, support available for candidates actively pursuing certification

MBA with Accounting emphasis

Meaningful and high-level accounting experience in manufacturing and/or transportation industry

Experience in private sector preferred

Benefits

Generous Paid Leave and 12 Paid Holidays.

Competitive health insurance, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance, and short/long- term disability benefits.

401(k) with company match.

Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.

Discounts on travel, entertainment and more.

Investment in Employee Development

Company

Master's Transportation

At Masters Transportation, we’ve proudly served as a leader in the commercial transportation industry for over 30 years, providing solutions that keep organizations moving forward.

Founded in 1992

Belton, Missouri, USA

201-500 employees