Sr. Accountant Job in Chattanooga, TN

Senior Accountant

Lead the Close. Coach the Team. Own the Client Relationship.

If you're an accounting pro who can balance debits, deadlines, personalities, and client expectations without breaking a sweat, this role has your name on it.

We're looking for a hands-on accounting leader who knows how to keep the books clean, the team sharp, and the client confident. In this role, you'll partner closely with staff accountants on monthly responsibilities, oversee financial activity for multiple clients, and jump in wherever needed to keep operations running smoothly. This isn't a sit-back-and-supervise kind of job. You'll be in the weeds when needed, leading from the front, solving problems in real time, and making sure every deadline, deliverable, and financial detail lands exactly where it should.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner with and mentor staff accountants through monthly tasks and ongoing responsibilities
• Train team members, answer accounting questions, and help troubleshoot issues before they become problems
• Help manage team operations, including PTO discussions, HR concerns, annual reviews, and policy updates
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date monthly books for clients and ensure all financial deadlines are met
• Analyze monthly P&Ls and prepare financial notes that clearly explain trends and fluctuations to clients
• Own monthly projects and checklists to keep the close process tight and on track
• Serve as a key point of communication between clients, management, and internal teams
• Proactively flag concerns, barriers, and financial changes so no one is caught off guard
• Prepare timely, accurate reporting for both management and clients
• Partner with clients to build annual budgets for revenue, expenses, and staffing
• Support audits, reviews, tax file prep, bank reporting, covenants, new facility setup, and ad hoc reporting
• Lead client calls to review monthly financials and address questions, concerns, and business changes

Why This Role Stands Out

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than just month-end close work. You'll have visibility, client interaction, leadership responsibility, and the chance to influence process improvements across the organization. If you like variety, accountability, and being the person people rely on to keep things moving, you'll thrive here.

Ready to lead, coach, problem-solve, and keep the numbers airtight? Apply now.