Senior Bookkeeper | Precision for a Growth-Driven Team

Self-Publishing School; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

401(k) option

Monthly self-care stipend

Mission-driven team

Job summary

Self-Publishing School in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper who thrives on precision and ownership to keep books clean and accurate. You’ll handle day-to-day bookkeeping, A/P/A/R, and month-end close, with a focus on scalable processes.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in bookkeeping, strong QuickBooks skills, and impeccable attention to detail. The role offers growth, a mission-driven team, and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bookkeeping or financial admin experience.
• Strong experience with QuickBooks.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• High integrity and discretion with confidential information.
• Great communication and time management.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Experience with Rippling or payroll prep.
• Familiarity with financial forecasting.
• Experience in online/service-based businesses.
• Love for learning and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own all day-to-day bookkeeping (QuickBooks).
• Reconcile bank and credit card statements.
• Manage A/P and A/R.
• Keep financial records squeaky clean.
• Support month-end close and financial reporting.
• Help improve systems and scale with confidence.

Skills

Bookkeeping

QuickBooks

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Independent worker

Payroll prep

Forecasting

Online businesses

Rippling

Tools

Rippling

Job description

Do you love bringing order to financial chaos?
Do you spot patterns in numbers like Neo sees the Matrix?
Do your reconciliations reconcile so well they could win awards?

At selfpublishing.com, we help authors transform lives by writing, publishing, and launching their books. But behind every bestselling story is a company that runs on clarity, accountability, and rock-solid financials. That’s where YOU come in.

We are looking for someone to run the finance function for an 8 figure company. Not a task doer. The person who owns the numbers, closes the month, and makes the numbers better.

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own all day-to-day bookkeeping (QuickBooks is your jam)
• Reconcile bank & credit card statements like a boss
• Manage A/P, A/R, commissions and payouts
• Own the month end close and the P&L, not just the data entry
• Work directly with our CEO, our GM, our outside accounting firm and our family office
• Use AI every day to work faster and more accurately

🚫 Please don’t apply if you:

• Have less than 2 years of real bookkeeping or accounting experience
• Aren’t confident in QuickBooks
• Struggle with accuracy or attention to detail
• Live more than 30 minutes from West Lake Hills. This role is in office, 5 days a week
• Are not willing to use AI to do the job better really love them

✅ Required:
✔️ 2+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience
✔️ You have owned the finance function somewhere, ideally at a company doing $3M or more
✔️ Impeccable attention to detail
✔️ High integrity + discretion with confidential info
✔️ Great communication and time management
✔️ Strong QuickBooks experience, and you are willing to use AI daily

• Experience with Rippling or payroll prep
• Familiarity with financial forecasting
• Experience in online/service-based businesses
• A love for learning and process improvement

💰 The Pay: $50,000–$70,000/year (depending on experience)

• PTO + paid holidays
• 401(k) option
• Monthly self-care stipend
• A mission driven team with BIG goals, plus we put you through a 4 day MBA program

If you want a seat where the numbers actually drive decisions, and you want to be in the room when they do, you just found it.

📩 Apply now or send this to someone who’d be a perfect fit!

The pay range for this role is:

50,000 - 70,000 USD per year (Westlake Office)