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10 results for Accounting Manager in Chattanooga, TN

Accounts Payable Supervisor/Manager
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 50000 - 80000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>This search is being conducted by Steve Spinello.</p><p><br></p><p>We are looking for an Accounts Payable Supervisor/Manager to guide the payables function for a healthcare organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This position is centered on leading daily operations, directing payment strategy, and maintaining strong control over cash disbursements across multiple accounts. The role is best suited for a finance specialist who can balance compliance, urgency, and operational needs in a regulated care environment while helping the team deliver accurate and timely results.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the accounts payable team by setting expectations, coaching staff, and promoting consistent performance across day-to-day activities.</p><p>• Oversee payables operations for multiple accounts, ensuring invoices move efficiently through review, approval, and payment workflows.</p><p>• Manage short-term cash needs and disbursement timing so essential obligations are met without disrupting liquidity.</p><p>• Determine which payments require immediate attention, including items tied to licensing, insurance coverage, utilities, regulatory obligations, and other business-critical services.</p><p>• Review aging reports and scheduled payments to identify potential delays, funding concerns, or operational risks before they escalate.</p><p>• Work closely with finance, treasury, operations, and client-facing partners to align payment decisions with available cash and organizational priorities.</p><p>• Resolve escalated vendor issues, exception items, and urgent payment concerns with sound judgment and clear communication.</p><p>• Strengthen internal controls and refine procedures to improve visibility into liabilities, streamline turnaround times, and support audit readiness.</p>
  • 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountant
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 35 - 42 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Robert Half offers contract employment and direct hire services. Additionally, we are offering this unique opportunity as a Full-Time Engagement Professional to support the accounting functions of local organizations, work-life fulfillment, variety, and a stable career path. The top benefits of joining our team are listed below. Please complete an application or call Jennifer Sabados at (423) 497-3359 for more information</p><p> </p><p><u>A Variety of Opportunities</u></p><p>Robert Half Full-Time Engagement Professionals enjoy both variety — through successive engagements with a diverse clientele — and wide-ranging responsibilities through ever-changing demands and new situations, projects and business challenges.</p><p> </p><p><u>A Full-Time Position</u></p><p>As a full-time employee of Robert Half, you will appreciate the advantages that accompany a position with a FORTUNE 1000® corporation. You’ll be placed on engagements, but as a permanent employee of Robert Half. We do ask for at least a one-year commitment to the team, ideally two years. The length of individual projects vary but are usually at least three months. This full-time role is minimum 37.5 hours weekly.</p><p> </p><p><u>Benefits</u></p><p>Full-Time Engagement Professionals enjoy the same diversity of experiences that independent contractors do – but with stability of a full-time job that provides competitive pay and benefits.</p><p> </p><p><u>Branding Yourself</u></p><p>As a Full-Time Contract Professional, you’ll gain specific experience that allows you to develop goodwill with clients. Our reputation of providing skilled professionals plus individual performance often results in repeat projects with our local organizations.</p><p> </p><p><u>New Skills</u></p><p>You’ll have the chance to broaden your knowledge across different industries. As a Full-Time Engagement Professional, you can keep your skills and even certifications current with free access to online courses and reference books.</p>
  • 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z
Staff Accountant
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 28 - 40 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Robert Half is seeking experienced Staff Accountants to fill long-term contract positions at growing companies in the Chattanooga area!</p><p> </p><p>As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, and general ledger reconciliation. You will participate in compliance including quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules for the reporting processes. Daily transaction processing also needed. Intercompany transactions with multi-ledger entities also helpful. Hands-on experience with ERP and accounting systems needed. Industry experience in manufacturing, service and healthcare a benefit but not required!</p><p> </p><p>These accounting projects offer opportunities to gain exposure and experience, and make an impact with companies who need your talents and expertise! Apply today and call (423)237-7921 for more information!</p>
  • 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z
Sr. Accountant
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 75000 - 80000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>This search is being conducted by Steve Spinello.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Senior Accountant – GL</strong></p><p><strong>Ready to level up your accounting career?</strong></p><p>Our client is looking for a <strong>Senior Accountant – General Ledger</strong> 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 <strong>supervisory role</strong> over time.</p><p>Why this role stands out</p><ul><li>High-impact role with real ownership</li><li>Exposure to leadership and cross-functional teams</li><li>Opportunity to help improve processes, not just follow them</li><li>Clear growth path into future people leadership</li><li>Great fit for someone ready to move from strong contributor to standout accounting professional</li></ul><p>What you’ll be doing</p><ul><li>Prepare and enter journal entries during month-end close</li><li>Ensure transactions are coded accurately in the general ledger</li><li>Reconcile balance sheet accounts and support<strong> close</strong></li><li>Manage daily bank reconciliations and postings</li><li>Release vendor payments on a daily basis</li><li>Own month-end banking reconciliations and related processes</li><li>Partner with internal teams to gather and interpret financial data</li><li>Support annual audit requests and work with external auditors</li><li>Help maintain accounting policies and procedures</li><li>Identify ways to streamline and improve accounting processes</li><li>Support internal controls across GL and bank reconciliation functions</li><li>Assist with training new team members and identifying team development opportunities</li></ul><p>What they’re looking for</p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting</li><li>3+ years of accounting experience</li><li>Strong general ledger and month-end close experience</li><li>Experience with bank reconciliations and banking transactions</li><li>Experience with complex accruals</li><li>Experience with corporate credit card policy compliance</li><li>Strong Excel and ERP experience</li><li>Strong communication, organization, and time management skills</li><li>MBA or MACC is a plus</li></ul><p>Who this role is perfect for</p><p>This opportunity is ideal for someone who has built a solid accounting foundation and is now looking for a role with <strong>more ownership, more visibility, and more opportunity to grow</strong>. If you’re motivated, detail-oriented, and excited by the idea of becoming a future team lead, we’d love to connect.</p><p><strong>Interested? Apply today or message me directly to learn more.</strong></p>
  • 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z
Sr. Accountant
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 75000 - 85000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>This search is being conducted by Steve Spinello.</p><p><br></p><p>Position: Senior Accountant</p><p>Work Type: Hybrid work capacity</p><p>Industry: Healthcare </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lead the Close. Coach the Team. Own the Client Relationship.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>We’re looking for a <strong>hands-on accounting leader</strong> 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.</p><p><br></p><p>What You’ll Be Doing</p><ul><li>Partner with and mentor staff accountants through monthly tasks and ongoing responsibilities</li><li>Train team members, answer accounting questions, and help troubleshoot issues before they become problems</li><li>Help manage team operations, including PTO discussions, HR concerns, annual reviews, and policy updates</li><li>Maintain accurate, up-to-date monthly books for clients and ensure all financial deadlines are met</li><li>Analyze monthly P&amp;Ls and prepare financial notes that clearly explain trends and fluctuations to clients</li><li>Own monthly projects and checklists to keep the close process tight and on track</li><li>Serve as a key point of communication between clients, management, and internal teams</li><li>Proactively flag concerns, barriers, and financial changes so no one is caught off guard</li><li>Prepare timely, accurate reporting for both management and clients</li><li>Partner with clients to build annual budgets for revenue, expenses, and staffing</li><li>Support audits, reviews, tax file prep, bank reporting, covenants, new facility setup, and ad hoc reporting</li><li>Lead client calls to review monthly financials and address questions, concerns, and business changes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Why This Role Stands Out</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Ready to lead, coach, problem-solve, and keep the numbers airtight? Apply now.</strong></p>
  • 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z
Bookkeeper
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 23 - 28 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Are you looking for an opportunity with growth potential as a Bookkeeper? Do you multi-task effectively and have strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills? Then Robert Half has projects for you! If you&#39;re comfortable with establishing and maintaining the organization&#39;s accounting principles, practices, procedures, and initiatives, as well as all general accounting and bookkeeping functions, including the preparation of financial statements, you could be a good candidate for our opportunities. <em>These roles are in Chattanooga, Tennessee and require in-office availability. </em></p><p> </p><p>How you will make an impact</p><p>- Completing bank and general ledger reconciliations</p><p>- Handling processing tasks for accounts payable and accounts receivable</p><p>- Handling monthly, quarterly and year end close, accurately and on time</p><p>- Putting together the trial balance and financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement</p><p>- Tracking fixed assets and preparing depreciation schedules</p><p>- Oversee payroll processing </p><p><br></p><p>Please complete an application and call (423) 244-0726 for more information! </p>
  • 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z
Accounts Payable Specialist
  • Ringgold, GA
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 21 - 23 USD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to support a construction and contractor organization in Ringgold, Georgia. This Contract position is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing high-volume payables activity while keeping vendor transactions accurate and up to date. The person in this role will contribute to timely invoice handling, payment processing, and day-to-day financial support, while also assisting with occasional inbound calls as needed.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Review, verify, and enter vendor invoices with accurate account coding and supporting documentation.</p><p>• Prepare and post payments through approved methods, including ACH transactions and scheduled check runs.</p><p>• Maintain payable records to ensure invoices, payment activity, and vendor details are current and properly documented.</p><p>• Reconcile invoice and payment information to identify discrepancies and resolve issues in a timely manner.</p><p>• Communicate with vendors and internal team members regarding payment status, documentation needs, and account questions.</p><p>• Provide periodic phone support by answering inbound calls and directing inquiries appropriately.</p><p>• Assist with routine accounts payable reporting and help monitor outstanding items to support timely processing.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>If interested in this role, please apply then call (423)244-0726!</u></strong></p>
  • 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z
Senior Accountants- project experience preferred
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 30 - 40 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Robert Half is seeking experienced <strong>Senior Accountants</strong> for contract opportunities with a growing manufacturing company in the Chattanooga area. These roles are ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has strong experience with month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and GAAP compliance.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting</li><li>Prepare financial statements, consolidated P&amp;L and balance sheet flux analysis</li><li>Analyze financial results, cash flow, budgets, and forecasts</li><li>Maintain internal controls and ensure compliance with GAAP and corporate policies</li><li>Support internal and external audits</li><li>Improve accounting and reporting processes through automation</li><li>Partner with cross-functional teams and assist with special projects</li></ul><p>Please complete an application and call (423) 244-0726 for more information! </p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z
Corporate Controller
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 200000 - 230000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>This search is being conducted by Steve Spinello.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Corporate Controller</strong></p><p>Our client, a <strong>growing multi-location manufacturing and distribution organization</strong>, is seeking a <strong>Corporate Controller</strong> to join its leadership team during an exciting period of <strong>transformation and growth</strong>.</p><p>This is a standout opportunity for an accomplished accounting leader who wants to make a real impact. The company is building for the future, investing in its finance infrastructure, and preparing for its next stage of growth. This role offers significant visibility, close partnership with executive leadership, and the opportunity to be <strong>groomed for a future CFO seat</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>The Corporate Controller will lead accounting operations, ensure the integrity of financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and support strategic decision-making across a complex operating environment.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p><strong>Accounting Operations &amp; Financial Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including AP, AR, treasury, tax, and general ledger</li><li>Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes</li><li>Prepare and oversee consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules</li><li>Maintain accounting policies and procedures in accordance with U.S. GAAP</li><li>Review reconciliations, financial analyses, and budget-to-actual reporting</li><li>Lead external audit activities, including annual financial audits</li><li>Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability</li></ul><p><strong>Internal Controls &amp; Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Develop, implement, and maintain strong internal controls and financial governance practices</li><li>Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies</li><li>Monitor financial risk and recommend mitigation strategies</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership &amp; Team Development</strong></p><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team</li><li>Establish performance expectations and accountability</li><li>Foster a collaborative, high-performance finance culture</li><li>Help build the capabilities needed to support continued growth</li></ul><p><strong>Strategic Business Partnership</strong></p><ul><li>Partner with the CFO and executive team on strategic planning initiatives</li><li>Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning</li><li>Provide financial analysis to support operational and investment decisions</li><li>Assist with acquisitions, integrations, capital projects, and other special initiatives</li><li>Present financial results and key trends to senior leadership</li></ul><p>This is a tremendous opportunity. Please apply today or reach out to discuss further.</p>
  • 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z
Bookkeepers with Payroll experience
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 22 - 28 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Our team is seeking experienced Bookkeepers for ongoing onsite opportunities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ideal candidate will bring strong bookkeeping experience, a high level of accuracy, and the ability to manage accounting transactions activity across multiple entities. This role is well suited for professionals who are detail-oriented, technically strong, and comfortable handling payroll and day-to-day accounting operations independently. *These positions are located in the Chattanooga and North Georgia areas*</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Manage bookkeeping functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance</li><li>Maintain accurate financial records for multiple entities</li><li>Process payroll and support related reporting and compliance activities</li><li>Prepare account reconciliations and reports</li><li>Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner</li><li>Process payroll for hourly and salary employees, including quarterly reporting (941s and 942s)</li><li>Utilize Microsoft Excel for reporting, reconciliations, and data analysis</li><li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth financial operations</li></ul><p>Please call (423) 244-0726 for more information TODAY!</p>
  • 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z