Senior Accountant
Hallow
Accounting & Finance
United States · Chicago, IL, USA · Remote
USD 85k-110k / year
Posted on Jan 26, 2026
Senior Accountant
Chicago, IL • Remote - United States
Overall
Remote
Full-time
Who we are
Hallow is on a mission to help people pray. We’re the No. 1 prayer app in the world, with more than 1 billion prayers prayed across 150+ countries. We're building a product that is authentically Christian and Catholic, while at the same time a resource for anyone looking to grow deeper in a relationship with God. We believe that people are hungry for peace, and that there is no surer way to find it than by learning to sit in silence with Christ: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28).
Our goal is to build something truly great. Something that combines the beauty of the Church's spirituality with world-class product and content execution. And we need a world-class team to make it happen.
We launched the app in December 2018 and have been blown away with the incredible growth & traction. Hallow has been downloaded more than 25 million times with over 250,000 5-star reviews. We're blessed to be backed by some of the best mission-driven investors in the world and are excited to build out the team to help a lot more folks grow closer to God.
We are a startup. We move quickly. We are small but we take big swings. Each person is responsible for making an impact. It is hard—but deeply meaningful—work. We'd be honored & humbled if you'd consider joining us.
TL;DR: We’re hiring a Senior Accountant to help keep Hallow’s financial foundation strong as we grow our mission. You’ll own key parts of the month-end close, ensure our financials are accurate and audit-ready, and help improve the systems and processes that support the business. You’ll partner closely with the Director of Accounting, AR Specialist, and Accounting Associate to ensure responsibilities are clearly owned and well-coordinated. This is a hands-on role for someone who cares about doing excellent work behind the scenes so the rest of the team can focus on what matters most — and support the best mission-driven startup in the world.
What You’ll Do
- Core Accounting & Month-End Close: Own key areas of the month-end close end-to-end, including preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and rollforwards across revenue, equity, sales tax, and other balance sheet accounts while consistently hitting our 10-day close target. Maintain clean, audit-ready workpapers, partner closely with the Director of Accounting to keep close on track, and continuously improve close speed, accuracy, and scalability.
- Payroll Management: Prepare and reconcile pay runs across multiple countries and systems; prepare payroll, compensation, and payroll tax accrual journal entries, and ensure all payroll-related balances are fully reconciled each month. Prepare and initiate contractor and channel partner match payments, reconcile benefit accruals, and manage payroll adjustments.
- Revenue Cycle Management: Own the revenue cycle from contract to cash, including reviewing contracts and invoicing schedules, calculating monthly revenue recognition and deferrals, recording commission expense, and reconciling accounts receivable and deferred revenue balances. Partner closely with the AR Specialist and growth team to ensure billing, cash application, and revenue recognition stay aligned as the business scales.
- Technical Accounting, Compliance, & Audit Support: Support technical accounting areas under U.S. GAAP; prepare schedules and analyses for external audits, tax filings, and advisory engagements; and partner with external advisors to address accounting and compliance questions as they arise. Own sales tax nexus tracking and monthly sales tax filings across multiple jurisdictions, and support state payroll registrations while coordinating communications with state and local tax agencies to resolve notices and ensure ongoing compliance.
- Controls & Process Improvement: Execute and maintain internal controls within assigned processes, document accounting workflows and standard operating procedures, identify control gaps, and propose practical improvements that strengthen accuracy, consistency, and scalability.
- Team & Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a trusted accounting partner to teams across the business, support knowledge sharing and cross-training within the accounting team, and bring an ownership-oriented mindset to how accounting supports Hallow’s broader mission and growth.
What You’ll Love
- Mission: This work is incredibly humbling. Everyday we hear amazing stories and we get the pleasure of working on something that’s impacting lives. One of our favorite user quotes: “I hate quoting an old, overused cliche, but I’ve been very lost. And I think for the first time in a while I may be found.” Our work matters. Every day, we hear stories from people whose lives have been impacted by Hallow — and your work will make that possible.
- Ownership: You’ll have real responsibility and ownership over meaningful parts of our accounting function.
- Growth: You’ll help build and scale processes, not just maintain them, as Hallow continues to grow. Every employee is a core team member who is expected to help build the company as a whole as we settle into a culture and continue to expand the team.
- Team: You’ll work with thoughtful, mission-driven teammates who care deeply about the work, the mission, and supporting one another well.
- Flexibility: HQ will be in Chicago and we would love to have as many team members there as possible, but we are completely flexible on location within the United States.
- Comp: We will pay competitive market rates in terms of equity, cash, & benefits.
What We’re Looking For
- Passion: Excited about Hallow’s mission and motivated by supporting it through excellent work.
- Ownership Mindset: Brings a high bar for excellence and accuracy, takes responsibility for outcomes, and proactively finds better ways to do things. Thrives in an environment with high standards, limited hand-holding, and constant change, and is motivated by building, improving, and owning work end-to-end.
- Flexibility and Adaptability: While the schedule is flexible, you will run the month-end close process and need to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once. We also will be implementing and replacing multiple systems - the ability to learn a new tool quickly is essential.
- Experience: 2-5 years of accounting experience is a must, preferably with operational accounting and general ledger ownership experience, ideally in a startup, SaaS, or high-growth environment. Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills. CPA preferred
- Grit: A start-up is tough and we really care about what we’re doing. You'll be jumping into a role in a fast moving organization - perseverance and the ability to make progress independently will be critical.
All-in Cash Comp: $85 - $110k
We're a small team and we care deeply about each new hire, so sometimes it can take us a while to get through the hiring process for these roles. Apologies in advance for any delays. We'll do our best to keep you updated throughout the process, and we really appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through everything.
We are honored that you'd consider joining the team and look forward to connecting with you.
Best,
Alex at Hallow
CEO & Co-Founder
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