Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller Up to $150,000 annually PLUS Bonus Transervice Logistics awarded Winner of 2025 Best Places to Work! Transervice offers FREE Family Health benefits


The Assistant Controller will play a key leadership role within the Transervice accounting organization, supporting the Controller in overseeing day to day accounting operations while owning critical areas of technical accounting, tax oversight, and close discipline. This role is designed to act as the Controller's primary delegate, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, consistency of policies and controls across legal entities, and effective coordination with external auditors and third party tax advisors. In addition, the Assistant Controller will be accountable for tax oversight , serving as the internal owner of tax matters while managing external advisors responsible for compliance and filings. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise , operational discipline, and the ability to manage complex, multi entity structures in a transportation and services environment. The individual must be able to demonstrate leadership of accounting processes for organizations with natiowide US operations. Key Responsibilities Financial Close & Reporting

• Support and help manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes , ensuring accurate, timely, and complete financial reporting.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analyses, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting team.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity, including ownership and documentation of key accounts (accruals, reserves, prepaids, fixed assets, lease accounting).
• Partner with FP&A to ensure close outputs align with forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting needs.

Accounting Oversight & Controls

• Assist the Controller in maintaining and enforcing accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls across Transervice entities.
• Ensure consistent application of U.S. GAAP across complex areas such as leases, revenue recognition, accruals, intercompany activity, and asset accounting.
• Support ongoing process improvements in the close and reporting cycle to increase efficiency, standardization, and audit readiness.
• Act as Controller designee when needed, providing continuity in leadership and decision'making.

Tax Oversight & Governance (Core Accountability)

• Serve as the internal owner for all tax matters , coordinating closely with external tax advisors and consultants.
• Review tax filings prepared by third'party providers; challenge assumptions and ensure consistency with business operations.
• Partner with operations, AP, and procurement to support sales & use tax controls , exemption management, and audit preparedness.
• Coordinate responses to tax notices, audits, and information requests, working with advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Support tax provisioning and disclosures as part of the month end close and annual audit process.

Audit & External Coordination

• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors , preparing schedules, support, and technical analyses.
• Coordinate audit requests and ensure timely, accurate responses across the accounting team.
• Support preparation of footnotes, management representations, and audit deliverables.

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide day to day leadership, coaching, and guidance to senior accountants and accounting staff.
• Set clear expectations around accountability, deadlines, and quality.
• Help build a strong control'minded culture with a focus on accuracy, documentation, and ownership.

To be considered, please send resume to [email protected] Our Excellent Benefits Include

• Excellent health benefits (Transervice offers free health care paid at 100% by Transervice)
• Retirement including match - Vested immediately!
• PTO
• Disability and Life Insurance

Assistant Controller Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA preferred.

• Demonstrated leadership of accounting processes for organizations with nationwide US operations.
• Must have demonstrated experience managing sales & use tax complexity in multiple jurisdictions across the domestic US.

• Rolling stock asset manager background preferred.

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public accounting and/or large multi'entity environments in domestic US.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.
• Hands'on experience with complex balance sheet accounts, accruals, and close management.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Must have experience in transportation, logistics, fleet'based, or services businesses.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast'paced, operationally intensive business.
• Strong Excel skills
• AI application in accounting processes.