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Office Administrator

Sago Mini is an award-winning publisher of preschooler apps and toys worldwide. Supported by a team of artists, designers, developers, product managers, thinkers, and doers who are devoted to play. With over 60 million downloads, three subscription services, 35+ apps, and a line of physical toys, Sago Mini brings thoughtful design to life for kids and parents worldwide.

About You

You have a love for numbers, details, process, and organization. You excel at getting the job done while making sure nothing slips through the cracks. You are happy to own a process and take pride in seeing things through to completion. Your colleagues appreciate your confidence and excellent communication skills. They know that if it’s in your hands, it will be taken care of. They appreciate your eye for detail and problem-solving abilities…not to mention, you’re a joy to be around!

About the Role

Sago Mini is seeking an experienced Office Administrator who is eager and excited to execute finance and administrative functions for our growing organization. You’ll be supporting the build of a robust internal accounting and finance pipeline, working with product managers and teams on expenses and external service purchases, and ensuring compliancy with our parent company’s finance processes and practices. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a fun, dedicated, and humble team who creates thoughtfully designed and beautifully crafted play experiences for kids and parents!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and manage accounts payable for Sago Mini; process, verify and code invoices
• Manage and set-up vendors in accounting system
• Support team with creating purchase requisitions, purchase orders and receiving services and goods in PO portal
• Manage resource (staffing) file and ensure proper payroll coding for capitalization
• Review and process staff expense reports; assist with training new staff on how to submit invoices and prepare expense reports
• Train new staff on vendor set-up and ensure proper paperwork is completed
• Work with the other finance members to assist with integrating new businesses, provide recommendations on reporting, or work with business units to help understand these new lines
• Engage in all aspects of month-end and year-end closing processes including preparing and reviewing monthly reports for product managers and owners.
• Other administrative duties as required to support a growing business

Qualification and Skills

• Minimum 1-3 years of bookkeeping/accounting experience
• Previous work experience in an accounts payable/accounts receivable department, or a college/university degree in accounting.
• Gmail, Concur and proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written
• Confident and willing to reach out and prompt other team members when required
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy – keen ability to discover mistakes or errors
• Strong organizational skills, taking pride in keeping things orderly
• A demonstrated aptitude for problem-solving
• Ability to work and execute autonomously

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of cloud accounting systems
• A like for numbers, details, and spreadsheets
• Happy to perform repetitive tasks as required
• Previous work in a small to medium sized studio
• Previous experience working closely with cross-functional teams
• Clear understanding of debits and credits
• Pursuing an accounting designation

About the Process

• You’ll get an email response confirming we’ve received your application, and we’ll let you know within a few days if we’d like to schedule a follow-up
• If you’re moving ahead, we’ll book a call to learn more about your experience
• If selected to proceed, we’ll send you a short homework assignment to get a better feel for your skillset
• If the assignment goes well, we’ll book another interview to dive deeper prior to making a decision

Based in Toronto, Sago Mini is a subsidiary of Toca Boca, the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Both companies are part of Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. We hire humble, collaborative, and ambitious people who care about doing great work. Sago Mini is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company.