Operational Accountant - 62961544717

Role:  Operational Accountant

Priority Location: South Africa and Latin America

Working Hours: 9AM - 5PM (Mon - Fri) US EST

Salary Range: $2,000 - $3,500 USD per month (The final offer is at the client’s discretion and depends on the candidate’s interview result, skills, and experience.)

Type of contract: Independent Contractor 

Type of job: Remote

Role Overview:

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. This is a hybrid role with accounting focus and light operational support.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting (70%)

• 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

Operations (30%)

• Support employee onboarding and offboarding workflows
• Process salary changes and employee record updates
• Coordinate everyday HR and people-ops processes
• Help maintain smooth internal operations across a growing in-person team
• Support communication and coordination between departments
• Assist with scheduling, administrative follow-up, and internal process management
• Maintain organized records and documentation for employee-related changes
• Collaborate with finance and leadership on people ops administration

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 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

Crew Benefits:

• All of these benefits go into effect on Day 1 of your employment with us.
• 100% Company-paid health, dental, and vision for all full-time Crew Members with an option to add dependents
• Unlimited PTO policy (with approval from your Direct Support) + 8 paid US holidays
• On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
• Option to enroll in a 401(k) plan via Vestwell with competitive match options
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