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Senior Accountant Kansas City Private Equity Transportation Services

Onsite · Kansas City, Missouri
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

Lead accounting operations in a private equity backed transportation services firm in Kansas City. Drive excellence across multiple business units with potential to advance to managerial roles. Own key accounting functions while collaborating with diverse teams.

What You'll Do7

  • 1Manage month-end close to deliver timely accurate financials through journal entries reconciliations and detailed analysis
  • 2Maintain general ledger integrity by resolving discrepancies swiftly
  • 3Support audit and compliance by preparing schedules and documentation
  • 4Process accounts payable and receivable with precision and efficiency
  • 5Collaborate with operations and finance teams to improve financial reporting
  • 6Drive process improvements through proactive ownership of accounting tasks
  • 7Scale accounting solutions that support growth across business units

Requirements6

  • 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
  • 2Strong Accounting Operations Expertise: Handle day-to-day functions and maintain clean books
  • 3Cross-functional Exposure: Work with operations and finance teams to understand transportation sector challenges
  • 4Ability to Work Independently: Take ownership of processes with minimal oversight
  • 5Comfortable Supporting Multiple Business Operations: Understand transportation revenue recognition and cost tracking
  • 6Proactive Improvement Mindset: Drive optimizations without direction

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationKansas City, Missouri

Required Skills

Month-End CloseGeneral LedgerAudit ComplianceAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableFinancial ReportingReconciliations
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