FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Senior Bookkeeper
Are you passionate about clean books, accurate reporting, and financial systems that actually make sense? Do you thrive on precision, live for reconciliations, and love turning numbers into clarity and confidence?
Learn more about the opportunity to join one of America’s fastest growing companies that is revolutionizing the publishing industry and putting the power back in the hands of authors around the globe.
About The Role
Do you love bringing order to financial chaos, spotting patterns in the numbers, and keeping books so clean they’d make a CPA weep with joy?
Then read on…
SelfPublishing.com is a back-to-back-to-back Inc. 5000 company, and we’re on the hunt for a Senior Bookkeeper to join our growing team. Our mission is to transform lives through authorship—and behind every life-changing book we help launch, there’s a team that runs on clarity, accountability, and financial excellence. That’s where you come in.
We’re looking for someone who’s not just experienced in bookkeeping, but thrives on precision, consistency, and ownership. Someone who gets fired up about accurate reporting, reconciliations that actually reconcile, and systems that scale.
This is a full-time, in-person role based in Austin, TX, and you’ll work closely with our finance, operations, and leadership teams to ensure our financial foundation is rock-solid and always audit-ready.
What You’ll Be Doing
As our Senior Bookkeeper, you’ll play a central role in organizing, maintaining, and improving our financial systems. You’ll own the day-to-day bookkeeping tasks that keep our business running smoothly and empower our leadership to make smart, data-informed decisions.
You’ll take pride in keeping everything buttoned up—bank and credit card reconciliations, vendor payments, payroll prep, reporting, and more. You’ll also provide support for strategic financial planning and process improvement.
This is more than just crunching numbers—it’s about building trust, ensuring accuracy, and helping us grow with confidence.
DISQUALIFIERS:
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Have fewer than 5 years of bookkeeping experience
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Are unfamiliar with QuickBooks
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Struggle with attention to detail or managing financial data
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Aren’t comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
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Can’t handle confidential financial information with discretion and professionalism
- You are not okay with working person at our Austin Office
If none of these apply—keep reading!
Qualifications
At SelfPublishing.com, we value work ethic, coachability, and your past results more than your degree (or lack thereof), GPA, etc.
Have you delivered results in a similar role in the past? If so, that’s what we’re looking for.
Required:
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5+ years of experience in bookkeeping or financial administration
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Proven experience with QuickBooks
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Strong organizational and time management skills
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Ability to work independently and proactively
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Comfortable communicating with vendors, accountants, and team members
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Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial best practices
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Professionalism, discretion, and integrity
Bonus Points:
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Experience supporting online or service-based businesses
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Familiarity with Rippling
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Experience with financial reporting, budgeting, or forecasting
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Passion for helping mission-driven businesses succeed
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Excitement about building better systems and processes
The Pay
💸 Salary range: $50,000–$70,000/year depending on experience.
🎉 Perks? You bet: health, dental & vision insurance, PTO, holiday pay, 401K option, and a monthly self-care stipend to treat yourself.
Why Join Us
At selfpublishing.com, our mission is to democratize publishing by empowering authors worldwide. While we embrace remote work, we’re also excited to open our new office in Austin this year.
Global Community
We Value Your Time
Our team runs on purposeful meetings and clear priorities—so you can spend more time doing, not sitting in meetings.
Career Growth
Industry Disruption
Collaborative Spirit
Impactful Work
Become A Published Author Yourself As a Member of Our Team!
At selfpublishing.com, we believe books change lives. As part of our team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to publish your own book at no cost to you. Join us and experience firsthand the transformative power of becoming a published author.
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