Senior Accountant Job Chattanooga area,Tennessee USA,Accounting

Job Title: Senior Accountant
- Multi-Entity Operations

Location: Chattanooga, TN, Onsite Schedule

Skills: 2+ Years in Accounting
- Multi-Entity Operations, Intercompany Accounting, Month-End Close, Multi-Entity Accounting, AP/AR, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, ERP Systems, GAAP, Post-Acquisition Integration, Microsoft Excel

About the Opportunity:

A privately held, multi-location consumer goods and distribution company is growing fast and needs a strong accounting professional to grow with them. They operate across multiple locations through a network of independently run business units, and the finance team is in active build mode - adding structure, standardizing processes, and integrating new locations as the company expands its footprint.

This is a role for someone who is comfortable owning their work without a lot of hand-holding. You will carry accounting responsibility across several business units at once, keep the numbers clean across entities, and be a real resource for locations that are still finding their financial footing. The company is stable, the growth is real, and the person who steps into this seat will have a direct impact on how the finance function takes shape.

Responsibilities:

Own the accounting activity across a portfolio of business unit locations - posting transactions, clearing discrepancies, and keeping the books current and accurate on a daily basis
Reconcile balances between related entities each month, track down variances, and work across teams to get everything tied out before close
Handle the full month-end close cycle for assigned locations including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting packages
Allocate shared costs across entities each period - payroll, operating expenses, commissions, and revenue - making sure everything lands in the right place
Step in as the accounting lead when new locations come into the fold, helping them transition onto company systems, learn internal processes, and get up to speed quickly
Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly across all assigned entities and keep documentation clean and audit-ready
Support forecast and budget preparation by pulling accurate, timely data from your assigned locations
Help write and refine accounting procedures that can be rolled out consistently across all locations
Pull together documentation and support for audit requests as needed

Must-Have

Skills:

2+ years of hands-on accounting experience with direct ownership of month-end close - journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting included

Intercompany accounting experience - you have reconciled balances between related entities, prepared allocation and reclassification entries, and resolved variances with other accounting teams

Multi-entity or multi-location accounting background - you have managed the books for more than one business unit at a time and know how to keep everything organized and accurate across locations

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Solid GAAP foundation, intermediate to advanced Excel skills, and current working knowledge of at least one ERP system

Nice-to-Have

Skills:

Experience bringing a newly acquired or onboarded location into an existing financial structure - system transitions, chart of account mapping, or staff training

Background in consumer goods, CPG, manufacturing, or distribution environments where accounting supports field-based or independently operating locations

Exposure to building or improving accounting SOPs in a growing or decentralized organization

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