Sr. Accountant Chattanooga, TN

Senior Accountant – GL

Ready to level up your accounting career?

Our client is looking for a Senior Accountant – General Ledger who's ready to do more than just close the books. If you're someone who enjoys owning key accounting processes, digging into the details, improving workflows, and building toward future leadership, this could be a standout next step. This is a great opportunity for an accounting professional who wants visibility, meaningful responsibility, and a clear path for growth.

In this role, you'll be a key player in the month-end close process, own important banking and reconciliation activities, and work closely with leadership with the potential to grow into a supervisory role over time.

Why this role stands out

• High-impact role with real ownership
• Exposure to leadership and cross-functional teams
• Opportunity to help improve processes, not just follow them
• Clear growth path into future people leadership
• Great fit for someone ready to move from strong contributor to standout accounting professional

What you'll be doing

• Prepare and enter journal entries during month-end close
• Ensure transactions are coded accurately in the general ledger
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and support close
• Manage daily bank reconciliations and postings
• Release vendor payments on a daily basis
• Own month-end banking reconciliations and related processes
• Partner with internal teams to gather and interpret financial data
• Support annual audit requests and work with external auditors
• Help maintain accounting policies and procedures
• Identify ways to streamline and improve accounting processes
• Support internal controls across GL and bank reconciliation functions
• Assist with training new team members and identifying team development opportunities

What they're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• Strong general ledger and month-end close experience
• Experience with bank reconciliations and banking transactions
• Experience with complex accruals
• Experience with corporate credit card policy compliance
• Strong Excel and ERP experience
• Strong communication, organization, and time management skills
• MBA or MACC is a plus

Who this role is perfect for

This opportunity is ideal for someone who has built a solid accounting foundation and is now looking for a role with more ownership, more visibility, and more opportunity to grow. If you're motivated, detail-oriented, and excited by the idea of becoming a future team lead, we'd love to connect.

Interested? Apply today or message directly to learn more.