Senior Staff Accountant
About The Position
Master's Transportation is looking for a talented Senior Staff Accountant to support financial operations for our growing organization and rental division. Based at our Kansas City headquarters, this is a 100% in-office position that offers the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative leadership team while contributing to a fast-paced and evolving business. The Senior Staff Accountant supports the Accounting Department by managing accurate financial records, financial covenants as well as financing and inventory accounting for the company rental division, Matran, Inc. This role requires a degreed accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and advanced problem-solving skills to support timely financial reporting in a complex, multi-location transportation business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
- 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience in a complex business environment.
- Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and account analysis.
- Experience supporting tax-related schedules, filings, or reconciliations.
- Advanced accounting and analytical judgment
- Cash flow, banking, and floorplan financing knowledge
- Strong problem-solving and reconciliation skills
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality
- Organization, follow-through, and process improvement
- Clear cross-functional communication
Nice To Haves
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
- Public accounting experience preferred.
- Floorplan financing, vehicle inventory financing, dealership accounting, or lender schedule experience strongly preferred.
- Transportation, automotive, dealership, manufacturing, inventory-based, or multi-location company experience preferred.
- Advanced Excel and experience with accounting systems, banking platforms, and lender portals preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate general ledger activity, journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and close schedules for a complex, multi-location transportation business.
- Reconcile floorplan activity, vehicle financing transactions, payoffs, interest charges, lender schedules, and related inventory balances.
- Analyze financial statements, account activity, cash trends, floorplan balances, and operational data to identify discrepancies, risks, and process improvements.
- Investigate complex accounting issues, determine root causes, and recommend practical, timely solutions.
- Work with the Controller, accounting team, and operational departments to ensure accurate reporting, timely reconciliations, and efficient accounting processes.
- Use accounting systems, banking platforms, floorplan/lender portals, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications accurately and efficiently.
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays
- generous paid leave
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- employer-paid life insurance
- employee assistance resources
- additional voluntary benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
