Senior Accountant

Contrarian Thinking LLC

$75K — $95K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience, preferably in a fast-paced setting
  • Strong command of month-end closing processes, reconciliations, AP/AR, and payroll
  • Experience with 401(k) administration, 1099 filing, and contractor compensation
  • Proficiency in Deel, QuickBooks Online, Campfire, Ramp, HubSpot, and Claude AI
  • Ability to work independently and manage shifting priorities
  • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset

Responsibilities

  • Own the full month-end close process including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Manage daily bookkeeping to keep financial records audit-ready
  • Perform regular bank and credit card reconciliations
  • Process accounts payable and receivable ensuring timely transactions
  • Run payroll, including commission calculations and contractor payments
  • Administer 401(k) processing while ensuring compliance
  • Prepare and file 1099s for contractors and vendors
  • Produce recurring and on-demand financial reports for leadership
  • Identify and build scalable workflows to address process inefficiencies

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO policy with approval from your Direct Support
  • On-time direct deposit pay twice a month
  • Free access to educational courses including expert deal-making training
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for an Operational Accountant with 5+ years of experience to own day-to-day accounting operations in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This is a hands-on role for a builder-someone who can run the close, keep the books clean, and improve the systems and processes around them as we scale.Responsibilities
  • Own the full month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
  • Manage daily bookkeeping and maintain accurate, audit-ready financial records
  • Perform weekly bank and credit card reconciliations
  • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely and accurate payments and collections
  • Run payroll, including commission calculations and contractor payroll
  • Administer 401(k) processing and ensure compliance
  • Prepare and file 1099s
  • Produce recurring and ad hoc financial reports for leadership
  • Identify gaps in existing processes and build scalable workflows and controls
Requirements
  • 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience, ideally in a high-growth or fast-paced setting
  • Strong command of month-end close, reconciliations, AP/AR, and payroll
  • Experience with 401(k) administration, 1099 filing, and commission/contractor payments
  • Proficiency across: Deel, QuickBooks Online (QBO), Campfire, Ramp, HubSpot, and Claude AI
  • Comfortable working independently with shifting priorities and minimal hand-holding
  • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong critical-thinking skills and a builder's mindset-you improve what you touch
  • Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable wearing multiple hats
You'll Thrive Here If You
  • Like building systems, not just maintaining them
  • Move fast without sacrificing accuracy
  • Ask "why" and spot problems before they become fires
  • Want ownership over operational finance end to end

Location

In Person, in our Austin, TX headquarters.

Please note: This role requires being available during regular business hours, 9am-6pm CT.
Type of Employment

Full-Time
Crew Benefits

All of these benefits go into effect on Day 1 of your employment with us.
  • Unlimited PTO Policy (with approval from your Direct Support) + 9 paid US holidays and your 3 local holidays
  • On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
  • Learn expert deal-making and how to buy businesses with 100% free access to all of our courses and our flagship Contrarian Academy

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