About The Role
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
Why 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, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
- Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
- Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free daily breakfast and catered lunch, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
- 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.
- Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the month-end close process to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Prepare key reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Legal, and external auditors to support SEC filings, audits, and variance analyses.
- Drive process improvements by implementing automation tools and maintaining up-to-date accounting policies and controls.
Key Competencies
- [Accounting] Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, with demonstrated ability to develop and execute efficient accounting policies, SOPs, and close procedures. Takes full ownership of assigned deliverables with a hands-on approach, while confidently challenging adjustments from team members when accuracy or compliance is at risk.
- [Technical] Ownership of recurring reporting processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, roll-forwards, and flux analyses. Ability to investigate unusual transactions, identify errors or misstatements, and ensure completeness and accuracy prior to managerial review.
- [Controls and Systems] Working knowledge of internal controls, with demonstrated ability to document the performance of internal controls. Proficiency with NetSuite (or comparable ERP), demonstrated by the ability to, prepare lead sheets, and structure or maintain a chart of accounts.
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
- At least 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience in mid-cap ($200M–$500M revenue) companies or in public accounting, with demonstrated expertise in operational accounting.
- Proven ability to work effectively with external and internal auditors.
- Knowledge of NetSuite or other comparable general ledger systems.
Preferred Experience
- Master’s in Accounting or MBA.
- Big 4 public accounting audit experience.
- Experience with ZIP or other procurement software.
- CPA designation (or actively pursuing CPA).
Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus + Equity:
$130,000
Location:
Onsite, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Travel Requirement:
Less than 10% (Update if applicable)
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
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
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