What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Masters Transportation?
Help Shape the Future of a Growing Organization
Master's Transportation is seeking an experienced Controller to serve as a key financial leader within one of our operating divisions. This is an opportunity to join a growing organization that continues to evolve across vehicle manufacturing, sales, leasing, rentals, and service operations.
We're looking for an accounting professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges, building scalable processes, and partnering with operational leaders to drive results. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, embraces change, and sees growth as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.
As a divisional Controller, you will play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy while helping improve systems, reporting, controls, and business processes that support the company's continued expansion.
This is a 100% in-person leadership role in the Kansas City metropolitan area. We believe the strongest partnerships, collaboration, and problem-solving happen when teams work together face-to-face.
Why Join Us?
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!
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
Job Title: Controller
Classification: Exempt
Reports To: CEO
Position Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Work Location: Headquarters, Kansas City, MO
Job Summary: The Controller is the company’s Financial Controller, responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting and for leading day-to-day accounting operations in a fast-paced, growing transportation organization that sells, leases, rents, and services transport vans and buses. This role oversees the monthly close and general ledger, strengthens internal controls, and ensures compliance with US GAAP while providing clear visibility into revenue streams, fleet and inventory performance, manufacturing operations, service operations, working capital, and cash flow. Depending on assigned business unit responsibility, the Controller may support manufacturing accounting, inventory valuation, production reporting, and financial processes within the company's ERP/MRP environment.
Partnering closely with the CEO and operational leaders, the Controller delivers budgeting, forecasting, and decision support, and continuously improves finance processes, systems, and the accounting team to scale with the business.
Essential Functions:
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close; ensure timely, accurate financial statements and account reconciliations.
- Own general ledger integrity, chart of accounts, accounting policies, and US GAAP compliance.
- Develop and maintain internal controls and accounting SOPs to safeguard cash, fleet/inventory, and other company assets.
- Drive annual budget and rolling forecasts; analyze variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Oversee AR/AP, billing, collections, cash management, and disbursements; improve working capital and cash flow visibility.
- Prepare and present financial and operational dashboards and insights to the CEO and leadership team.
- Ensure accurate accounting for multiple revenue streams (vehicle sales, leasing, rentals, and service/parts), including cut-off and reconciliation to operational data.
- Manage fleet and inventory accounting (capitalization, depreciation, disposals, COGS, and reserves) and support operational reporting.
- Coordinate external accountants/auditors and tax filings; ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
- Continuously improve finance processes and systems, including ERP/MRP platforms, to increase accuracy, reporting reliability, operational visibility, and scalability.
- Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team; create a high-accountability, service-oriented culture.
- Provide financial oversight for assigned business operations, including manufacturing, fleet, service, rental, leasing, or sales activities, as applicable. Support inventory valuation, operational reporting, and financial controls within the ERP/MRP environment.
Competencies:
- Budgeting
- Ethics
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
- Strategic Thought
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manages a team of financial and accounting professionals.
Work Environment:
Professional Office
Physical Demands:
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.
Required Education/Experience/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, finance, accounting, or related field.
- 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 including proficiency in Microsoft Office, and able to quickly learn new financial systems.
- Experience in private sector preferred.
Preferred Education/Experience/Certifications:
- Ten or more years of professional accounting experience.
- MBA with Accounting emphasis
Travel Requirements
None
Other Duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
AAP/EEO Statement
Master’s Transportation is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Master's Transportation is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Salary : $120,000 - $150,000