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Accounting Assistant

The Headhunters, LLC
Chattanooga, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2025 CLOSED ON 12/19/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant position at The Headhunters, LLC?

The Headhunters have again been exclusively engaged by a profitable manufacturer to find an Accounting Assistant to join their accounting team at a large manufacturing facility in Chattanooga. This is a wonderful opportunity for a first time accounting graduate or student or a tech-savvy experienced candidate. This role will have a heavy focus on a highly automated AP function, including three-way matching, and ensuring vendor invoices are issued properly and paid timely. This is a happy team that requires a great attitude and some affinity for technology and Microsoft Excel as this is a largely paperless function that relies on technology to handle high volume. This hourly role offers some overtime if desired, and should pay between $52k to $65k annually depending on experience, plus above market benefits with medical, vision, dental insurance and up to 5% 401k match, paid holidays and vacation.


Responsibilities:

  • Assists in the preparation of monthly reconciling journal entries and month-end close process.
  • Reconciles invoices using systems to ensure accurate data is used for general ledger classifications and timely payments.
  • Leverage AP software automation tools to reduce manual entry and streamline workflows
  • Support accurate details for vendors and data by ensuring bill-to, remit-to, payment terms, and ACH details are accurate and timely maintained.
  • Perform other ad-hoc tasks such as employee expense reimbursements, company credit card reconciliations and other duties as assigned.


Qualifications:

  • 1 years experience in Accounts Payable or general accounting.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Functional understanding of accounts payable processes like a 3-way match, accurately paying vendors, and properly using systems.
  • Modest MS Excel skills like pivot tables and V-lookups

Salary : $52,000 - $65,000

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