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.
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.
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 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 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.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager of Accounting to oversee all transactional accounting activities for Skillz in the areas of revenue, cost of revenue, accounts payable, procurement, payroll/wages, wage-related expenses/accruals, and their related internal controls. In this role you'll manage a small team while reporting to Hadas Bram-Mostyn - our Director of Corporate Accounting. To be successful in this role you'll need:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Experience with full-charge ownership/supervision of accounts payable, payroll, share-based compensation, and preparation of monthly journal entries (accruals), demonstrated by a step-by-step close process for accounts payable/procurement and payroll.
Minimum 4+ years of experience as a manager within an Accounting function, preferably in a mid-cap ($200 million to $500 million annual revenue) or larger company.
Minimum of 7+ years of relevant operational accounting experience with a mixture of experience in different industries (gaming experience is a plus, but not required).
Minimum of 5+ years working with external and/or internal auditors (knowing when to push back on auditors when needed, for instance - volume of audit samples).
CPA preferred, but not required.
Knowledge of NetSuite or other comparable general ledger systems.
Public accounting experience and/or knowledge of sales and use tax is a plus.
Starting Total Compensation: 145,000 (Base + Bonus + Equity)
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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
