Senior Accounting Manager, Transportation Business

Stord

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About The Position

Stord is seeking a Senior Transportation Accounting Manager to oversee the complete accounting lifecycle for its Parcel and Freight business lines. This role is crucial for measuring and managing the economics of the transportation business, acting as the financial and accounting lead for revenue recognition, billing accuracy, cost recognition, and accruals. The position involves partnering with internal systems teams to ensure the accuracy of billing and cost review platforms, requiring a blend of detailed accounting work and the ability to communicate effectively across departments and build scalable processes.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Transportation or logistics industry background, with knowledge of parcel and freight billing, carrier contracts, accessorial charges, fuel surcharges, and cost data flow.
• ERP proficiency, with hands-on experience in NetSuite or a comparable enterprise system, including building and maintaining account structures, workflows, and reconciliation processes.
• Data fluency, including the ability to write SQL and navigate BI tools like Tableau or Looker.
• TMS and systems partnership experience, including working with Product or Engineering teams to define accounting requirements, validate data pipelines, or serve as a business owner on a TMS or internal finance system build.
• Strong command of GAAP revenue recognition and accrual accounting.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to translate between accountants, operators, and engineers.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or active CPA candidate.
• Experience with M&A transactions and integrating acquired business processes and accounting systems into a consolidated environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end billing accuracy and revenue recognition for all parcel and freight transactions.
• Manage monthly and quarterly revenue accrual processes, ensuring completeness and accuracy under GAAP.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to resolve billing disputes, identify gaps, and tighten controls.
• Lead expense review and accrual processes for carrier costs and freight payables.
• Analyze transportation cost trends and flag variances to leadership with clear explanations and recommended actions.
• Own the month-end close calendar for all transportation-related cost accounts.
• Serve as the finance and accounting lead for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and internally developed subsystems that feed billing and cost review workflows, including requirements gathering and UAT.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to ensure accounting requirements are built into system design and that output data meets financial reporting standards.
• Develop and maintain management reporting and analytics for parcel and freight P&L visibility.
• Manage and mentor direct reports.
• Build a team culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Value diversity at our company
• Do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
• Participates in E-verify

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed