Manufacturing Controller: Cost & Operations Lead (KC)

Master's Transportation; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (medical)

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Master’s Motors is seeking an experienced manufacturing Controller to lead financial operations for our bus manufacturing division. This hands-on leadership role strengthens controls, cost accounting, and operational insights to support scalable growth.

You will partner with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and senior leadership to drive cost control, margin improvement, and long-term financial sustainability in a high‑volume, asset‑intensive environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Budgeting

Ethics

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Strategic Thought

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

MBA with Accounting emphasis

Job description

Master’s Motors is seeking an experienced manufacturing Controller to lead financial operations for our bus manufacturing division. This hands-on leadership role strengthens controls, cost accounting, and operational insights to support scalable growth.

You will partner with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and senior leadership to drive cost control, margin improvement, and long-term financial sustainability in a high‑volume, asset‑intensive environment.