CFO

AppleOne Employment Services; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for a growing transportation and logistics company. This hands-on executive will lead accounting, reporting, cash flow, and day-to-day financial decisions with direct access to ownership and senior leadership.

The CFO will drive budgeting, forecasting, tax coordination, internal controls, and profitability while partnering with leadership on fleet financing and growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance teams and partnerships with ownership.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Hands-on CFO with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management experience.
• Ability to drive profitability, implement cost controls, and improve operational efficiency.
• Experience coordinating audits, taxes, and external accounting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and internal financial controls.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for ownership and leadership.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking, general ledger, cash flow, and working capital.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, margins, profitability, and financial performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate tax preparation, audits, insurance, banking relationships, and outside accounting partnerships.
• Support financial decisions related to fleet operations, equipment purchases, financing, growth planning, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

GAAP knowledge

Cash flow management

Financial analysis

Cost control

Education

CPA

Tools

ERP software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Summary

A growing and established transportation and logistics company in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead financial operations and serve as a trusted partner to ownership and senior leadership. This direct hire CFO opportunity is ideal for a hands‑on financial executive who can balance strategic guidance with close involvement in day‑to‑day accounting, reporting, cash flow, and operational financial decisions.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on profitability, financial controls, operational efficiency, and long‑term growth. The CFO will work in a leadership‑driven environment with direct access to decision‑makers, strong visibility across the business, and the ability to influence key financial and operational strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and internal financial controls.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for ownership and leadership.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, banking, general ledger, cash flow, and working capital.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, margins, profitability, and financial performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate tax preparation, audits, insurance, banking relationships, and outside accounting partnerships.
• Support financial decisions related to fleet operations, equipment purchases, financing, growth planning, and regulatory compliance.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $90k-100k per year.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Schedule: Full-time.
• CPA plus
• Work arrangement: On‑site in Chattanooga, TN.
• Relocation Assistance provided to candidates willing to relocate from Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta and Birmingham

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment‑qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.