Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Location: Nashville, TN

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $90,000–$105,000 base salary + 10% annual bonus

LHH is partnering with a growing organization in Nashville to hire a Senior Accountant for a newly created position. This role offers strong exposure to revenue accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, and technical accounting, with the opportunity to grow into broader financial ownership and future Controller-level responsibilities.

The position will initially work remotely and move to a flexible Hybrid schedule with a Downtown Nashville office.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Perform revenue reconciliations, including unbilled and deferred revenue balances, and research and resolve discrepancies.
• Support revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, including contract review, performance obligations, and recognition timing.
• Work with percentage-of-completion revenue recognition across multiple business lines.
• Prepare and review general ledger and subledger reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Develop audit-ready workpapers and assist with external audit requests.
• Prepare financial reporting and analyze account activity and period-over-period variances.
• Support accounting for intangible assets and other technical accounting matters.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation, and internal controls.
• Partner with finance leadership on ad hoc reporting, special projects, and accounting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting and/or external audit experience.
• Strong foundation in month-end close, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, and U.S. GAAP.
• Working knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition; direct hands-on ASC 606 experience is preferred but not required.
• Exposure to percentage-of-completion accounting is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; Oracle NetSuite experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet close deadlines independently.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Growth Opportunity

This role offers meaningful advancement potential as the organization continues to expand. A successful Senior Accountant may have the opportunity to progress into a Divisional Controller position with broader responsibility for P&L and balance sheet ownership, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial oversight of a business unit.

Benefits

Full-time colleagues may be eligible for:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Disability and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Continuing education and tuition assistance
• Bonus and/or profit-sharing programs, as applicable
• Parental leave, if provided under the applicable company plan

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