Job Description
Senior Accountant
Brentwood, TN
$35.00 - $45.00 per hour
Accounting & Finance
About the Opportunity - Senior Accountant
We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing organization in the Brentwood area. This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in financial reporting, month-end close activities, and process improvement initiatives while working with a collaborative finance team. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting expertise and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities - Senior Accountant
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Lead month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
- Analyze financial results and provide insights to support business decision-making
- Maintain the general ledger and ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities
- Support external audits and coordinate documentation requests
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and reporting efficiency
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, payroll, and management teams
Qualifications - Senior Accountant
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience required
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting principles
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and accounting/ERP systems
- Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- CPA designation or CPA-track preferred
- Experience in a fast-paced corporate environment preferred
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Brentwood, TN |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $35–$45 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Accounting Standards and Regulationsunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Supportunmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Decision Supportunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Statementsunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Journal Entriesunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Payroll Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Accountingunmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
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