Corporate Accounting Lead

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: We value our team members and provide a comprehensive benefits package to ensure your well-being. Enjoy 401K matching, equity incentives, extensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, pre-tax benefit options, and more.

• Work-Life Balance: Achieving work-life balance is important to us. We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
• Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. Enjoy weekly team lunches, snacks, Friday Happy Hours, commuter benefits, insurances, and many more.

Why Skillz?

• Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneer of skill-based competition. Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.

• Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
• Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Roblox, Samsung, EA, Riot, Tinder, Intel, Twitch, and more.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.

Key competencies:

1. [Accounting competency] → Must have accounting concepts proficiency. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing highly efficient accounting policies and SOPs and U.S. GAAP; including system implementations or conversions. “Individual contributor” mindset with ability to make adjustments to accounting entries if circumstances dictate; international consolidations experience is a plus.

2. [Reporting competency] → Must have competency in preparing Quarterly and Annual Financial reporting package, (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement) including review of consolidation worksheets and subsidiary reporting packages.

3. [Technical competency] → Must have Technical expertise. Proven record of owning all reporting processes as well as owning the financial consolidation process. Analyze / review accounts for unusual fluctuations or improper postings.

4. [Systems competency] → Must have Accounting systems proficiency with demonstrated knowledge and experience using or implementing new accounting systems.

   1. NetSuite (or comparable systems)
   2. Blackline
   3. GoogleDocs
   4. Workiva

5. [Compliance competency] → Knowledge of U.S. GAAP with specific emphasis on consolidations and VIEs / SPEs (ASC 810-10), SBC (ASC 718), business segments (ASC 280), business acquisitions (ASC 805), income taxes (ASC 840), and goodwill impairment testing (ASC 350-40)

Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
2. Experience in monthly recurring tasks of adjusting and closing journal entries and closing financial statements.
3. Minimum of 7 years of relevant operational accounting experience
4. Minimum of 5 years working with external and / or internal auditors.
5. 5-7 years of experience in a general ledger or financial analyst position with account reconciliation and financial statement preparation background.
6. CPA preferred, but not required
7. Knowledge of NetSuite, Blackline or other relevant systems
8. Public accounting experience is preferred, not required.

Total Compensation starts at 165k

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