Part-Time Business Manager (Bookkeeping & Compliance Focus)

Accepting Applications Monday, January 26 – Friday, February 6

History Through Fiction is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented Part-Time Business Manager to support the financial organization and compliance of our growing independent publishing operation. This is a contract-based role with a very limited time commitment to start, ideal for a freelancer or small-business finance professional who enjoys working with creative, mission-driven organizations.

About History Through Fiction

History Through Fiction is an independent press dedicated to publishing historically grounded fiction and supporting writers through editorial services, events, and educational programming. We are a small but growing business focused on sustainability, clarity, and long-term health.

Scope of Work

This role focuses on bookkeeping, compliance, and financial systems, with light strategic insight appropriate to a small business. Responsibilities may include:

  • Setting up, organizing, and maintaining QuickBooks

  • Ensuring accurate tracking and categorization of income and expenses

  • Reviewing and helping manage payment platforms such as Stripe and PayPal

  • Ensuring revenues are properly recorded and reported

  • Supporting tax compliance and readiness (in coordination with a CPA, if applicable)

  • Identifying unnecessary or superfluous expenses

  • Offering insight into efficient and responsible use of revenues

  • Helping establish clear, repeatable financial processes suitable for a small publisher

Ideal Candidate

  • Experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or small-business financial management

  • Comfortable working with QuickBooks, Stripe, PayPal, and similar platforms

  • Familiar with U.S. financial and tax-compliance requirements for small businesses

  • Organized, communicative, and able to explain financial matters clearly

  • Comfortable working within budget constraints and limited hours

  • Experience with publishing or other creative businesses is a plus, but not required

Time Commitment & Compensation

  • Very limited hours to start (estimated a few hours per month)

  • Contract / freelance arrangement

  • Compensation commensurate with experience; scope and rate to be discussed transparently

How to Apply

Please email editor@historythroughfiction.com with a brief introduction outlining your relevant experience, availability, and interest in working with a small independent publisher.

Equal Opportunity Statement
History Through Fiction is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We promote diverse voices in storytelling and the publishing industry. We encourage all interested applicants to apply and do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.