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Accounting Manager

Welcome to Striking Distance Studios!

Driven by people. Inspired by challenges. Relentless to deliver creative excellence.

Striking Distance Studios continues to grow. We are looking for talented developers with experience working on large-scale, live service games to join us in our San Ramon studio.

To us excellence is not a skill, but an attitude!

This Accounting Manager role is responsible for the strategic development and ongoing operations of Striking Distance Studios’ growing Accounts Payable (AP) and Payroll functions.

AP Responsibilities:

• Continuous improvement of vendor payables process
• Supports the vendor relationships and inquiries through phone contact and email.
• Manage invoice process to ensure proper invoice approvals and GL account coding are provided.
• Triangulate contracted statement of work contracts, services received, and invoices.
• Manage expense transactions to ensure credit card and employee reimbursements are documented and receipts are attached.
• Assist month-end closing duties regarding expense accruals and AP liabilities.
• Interface with stakeholders on various areas relating to vendor management, invoices remediation, and reconciling discrepancies.
  

Payroll Responsibilities:

• Performs full-cycle processing, payroll data validation, and auditing for semi-monthly payroll cycles
• Manages implementation and continuous improvement for HR ERP Systems that provide payroll source-information
• Manages payroll journal entries including liabilities, expenses, and 401(k) reconciliations
• Communicates with employees and managers with respect to internal systems, timesheet reporting, timesheet submissions, and wage statements
• Drives preparation and issuance of annual Form W-2 and 1099
• Supports audits related to financials, 401(k), and other investigation as required
  

Qualifications:

• 6+ years relevant experience operating payables and payroll.
• Experience with Bill.com, Concur, Workday, and SAP
• Fluency with GAAP standards pertaining to payroll operating expenses and to current liabilities
• Strong work ethic including sound judgement, outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to work independently
• Experience with cross-functional communication to accomplish objectives and to remediate issues
• Strong organization skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Intermediate Excel skills