Accounting Services Senior Associate - Transportation

Job Description

We’re KSM, one of the top 50 largest independent advisory, tax, and audit firms in the United States. But more than our size, it’s our people and culture that set us apart. We believe great things happen when people are supported, challenged, and given the freedom to do their very best work. That’s why we’ve built a workplace where your career and personal life can thrive together – where you have the flexibility to manage your time, the resources to grow, and a team that genuinely cares about your success.

We’ve been employee‑owned since 2001, giving every team member a stake in our collective success. This ownership mentality fosters a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and excellence – where new ideas are welcomed, different perspectives are valued, and you’re encouraged to explore what excites you most. Whether you’re expanding your skills, tackling new challenges, or making an impact beyond the office, we provide the resources and support to help you grow in the direction that’s right for you.

At KSM, your contributions matter – not just to the firm, but to your colleagues, clients, and the communities we serve across the U.S. If you’re looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, build lasting relationships, and grow in ways that align with what’s most important to you, we’d love to meet you.

• Develops and strengthens long‑term relationships with clients.
• Assists in implementing new client processes.
• Assists with client onboarding in compliance with the Outsourced Finance and Accounting Services (OFAS) standard onboarding process.
• Train and assist OFAS associates with regards to accounting services for clients in preparing and reviewing work papers, entering transactions into accounting system, performing monthly financial statement reconciliations, and preparing engagement correspondence with the client.
• Works directly with staff and the client to troubleshoot issues that arise.
• Ability to complete assigned work with limited review notes.
• Identify and escalates any tasks or client requests encountered that are not identified on the client work instructions to the Director or Manager working on the account.
• Completion of assigned jobs within the targeted budget.
• On time delivery with regards to internal and external deadlines.
• Run custom financial reports on a regular basis at request of internal or external customers.
• Recommend opportunities for improvement of client’s processes.
• Maintenance of standard processes and procedures, both internal and external.
• Direct contact with 3rd party vendors for routine client account and support matters.
• Adopts and champions the OFAS standard processes and procedures.
• Serves as liaison between the client and the tax team to assist in information gathering.
• Become familiar with the firm’s and the OFAS practice policies and procedures and begin developing a general knowledge of firm products and services in order to offer value added services to the client.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

• Ability to learn new skills quickly and adapt easily to unexpected situations as they arise.
• Adapts easily to learning new software applications and demonstrates proficiency with core applications.
• Efficient entry of transactions with average or above‑average data entry time realizations and rates of accuracy.
• Able and willing to learn and use new technology software skills efficiently.
• Prefer accounting background or experience in the transportation industry
• Prefer experience in the transportation industry software
• Prefer bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Minimum of 3 years accounting services experience related to financial statement reconciliations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and month‑end financial statements/general ledger through trial balance.
• Knowledge and experience with various software packages possessing the ability to easily learn new software applications. Position will work primarily with Quick Books Online, Quick Books Desktop, , a variety of payroll providers, Microsoft Office applications including Teams.
• Has obtained applicable software certifications.
• Attention to detail…