Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Overview

This position is 100% in-person, onsite, in Kansas City, MO.

Why Join Our Team?

Great culture, pay, benefits, and investment in your training and development. With Master’s Transportation, you can be part of a fast-growing, innovative company. Our new company headquarters located on 40 acres in Kansas City, MO, features a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled facility. The Master’s leadership team values our people and supports their growth and positive employee experience. For people looking to contribute, build on their skills, and work together for shared success, it’s an exciting time to join the company!

• 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

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Position Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Work Location: Headquarters, Kansas City, MO

The controller will oversee this high-performing team. Have experience as an accountant in our industry, preferably in a senior role. As a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst, this person will streamline our budgeting, payroll, and financial reporting processes. The controller will also produce thorough financial-status reports for senior managers to help improve our operational efficiency and aid in our continued growth.

• 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.
• Achieve budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, and corrective actions.
• Maximize payroll efficiency through innovative process development.
• 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 CFO) financial and operating benchmarks, budgets, program monitoring, and reporting standards on biweekly, monthly, and annual basis.
• 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.

• Budgeting
• Ethics
• Problem-Solving
• Leadership
• Strategic Thought

Manages team of financial and accounting professionals.

Professional Office

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Eight to ten years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager.
• Professional certification, such as CPA (certified public accountant) or CA (chartered accountant).
• 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.
• Experience in private sector preferred.

• Ten or more years of professional accounting experience.
• MBA with Accounting emphasis