Videogame Studio Accountant and Administrator (Remote)

This is a multi-hat role providing accounting, administrative, and operational support for a growing videogame studio. The ideal candidate will be a careful, detail-oriented accountant and bookkeeper, resourceful at administration and operations with a clear talent for organization and coordination. They should be adept at logical and systemic thinking, possess a collaborative spirit, excellent communication skills, and an enthusiasm for videogames. The role involves working with management and a team of talented creatives to efficiently create great products, communicating effectively in a small cross-functional remote team environment.

Must Have

• Provide accounting, administrative, and operational support
• Present accounting reports and financial forecasts
• Monitor and report on marketing campaign ROI
• Coordinate with outside CPAs on tax compliance
• Oversee government registrations and filings
• Manage vendor relationships, billing, and payments
• Handle QuickBooks categorization and bank reconciliation
• Monitor accounts for funding and irregularities
• Process sales, use, and property taxes
• Validate timesheets and oversee PTO accruals
• Administer 401(k) and Health Insurance
• Ensure tax forms (W-2, 1099, T4) are issued
• Collect, analyze, and report on market data
• Organize and manage marketing events
• Ensure contractor contracts are up-to-date
• Administer external testers pool
• Prepare and facilitate performance reviews
• Coordinate time-off requests and travel planning
• Pre-screen job applicants and schedule interviews
• Participate in internal game testing
• 5+ years in small-business accounting and administration
• Understands government filing, tax, employment, and payroll regulations
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills, resourceful
• Organized, detail-oriented, adaptable
• Strong self-discipline, motivated, self-starter
• Courteous and patient, collaborative
• Able to work remotely using various collaboration tools
• Proficient with QuickBooks Online
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• Enthusiasm for videogames and the industry

Good to Have

• Experienced dealing with international accounting
• Foreign language experience

Perks & Benefits

• 401(k) enrollment
• Health Insurance enrollment
• Remote work

The Role: Provide accounting, administrative, and operational support for a growing videogame studio.

The Game: A vehicular RPG videogame set in an alternate history 1930s New York.

Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in a small-business accounting and administrative role.

Location: USA (Remote) – Must reside within the UTC-4 to UTC-8 timezones.

Team Size: ~20

Pay: $36 - $46 USD per hour – Depends on skills and experience.

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Job Overview

This is a multi-hat role, requiring a variety of business skills and experience. On one hand, we need a careful, detail-oriented accountant and bookkeeper, on the other hand someone resourceful at administration and operations with a clear talent for organization and coordination, someone adept at logical and systemic thinking with a collaborative spirit, excellent communication skills, and an enthusiasm for videogames and the videogame industry. The ideal candidate enjoys working with management and a team of talented creatives, with a drive to help us to efficiently create great products.

The ideal candidate communicates effectively in a small cross-functional remote team environment. They bring a passion for working within a product development environment, having a collaborative spirit and an enthusiasm for supporting a team of creative individuals.

This is a remote, contract-to-hire position which requires regular collaboration online during our core work hours (9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Pacific), attending relevant team meetings. Occasional calls during late evenings and early mornings should be expected.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the USA. The option to convert to full-time employee may be available, depending on applicant's location, skills, performance, aptitude, and project needs. H-1B transfers and sponsorships are not available at this time.

The Company

Seismic Squirrel is a close-knit, fully remote videogame studio with a team spread across the USA and Canada. We are passionate for developing well-crafted story-based games for the thoughtful gamer. Our nimble size allows for everyone to have a voice in our projects, demanding the ability to be both detail-oriented and flexible.

For more information about Seismic Squirrel, go to https://www.SeismicSquirrel.com/

Quests

• Participate with management, presenting accounting reports and advice to enable data-driven decisions
• Create and present financial forecasts
• Monitor and report on ROI for marketing campaigns
• Coordinate with outside CPAs on tax compliance
• Oversee state and provincial government registrations and filings
• Help manage vendor relationships, setting up and maintaining billing and payment processes and systems

Bookkeeping

• Handle QuickBooks categorization and bank reconciliation
• Monitor accounts for funding and irregularities
• Process sales tax, use tax, and property tax
• Validate timesheets
• Oversee vacation and sick time accruals
• Sync PTO (vacation, sick time) between timesheet and payroll systems
• Process expense reports and reimbursements
• Administer 401(k) and Health Insurance enrollments, deductions, and payments
• Reconcile benefit deductions from payroll with actual benefit payments
• Keep insurance coverage up to date – e.g. Workers Compensation coverage when workers are hired, terminated, move homes
• Ensure that team members and vendors are issued tax forms: W-2, 1099, T4, etc.

Marketing Support

• Collect, analyze, and report on Market data
• Evaluate the ROI of Marketing campaigns
• Help organize and manage Marketing events

Personnel Support

• Ensure that each contractor's contract is up-to-date
• Administer our pool of external testers
• Prepare and facilitate Performance Reviews
• Administer eLearning and training compliance
• Coordinate time-off requests: scheduling, payroll
• Coordinate travel planning.

Recruiting Support

• Pre-screen job applicants for follow-up review by the hiring manager and lead
• Keep the ball rolling for hiring, scheduling interviews and providing follow-up communications to job applicants

Other Duties

• Participate in internal game testing and feedback as needed

Character Stats

• 5+ years of professional experience in a small-business accounting and administrative role.
• Understands government filing and tax rules.
• Understands employment and payroll regulations.
• Enthusiastic for videogames and understands the videogame industry.
• Excellent written, visual, and verbal English language communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, resourceful, able to find solutions on their own.
• Organized, detail-oriented, able to work fast and loose or carefully with quality when each approach is needed.
• Strong self-discipline, motivated, a self-starter with a drive for excellence.
• Courteous and patient, able to give and receive constructive and inspirational feedback gracefully.
• Able to work effectively within a team having a variety of roles, personalities, and backgrounds.
• Adaptable: The job can change according to the needs at hand and requires wearing various hats.
• Able to work remotely using various collaboration tools.
• Proficient with QuickBooks Online.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Passionate to learn new tools and technologies.

Bonus Points

• Experienced dealing with international accounting is a plus.
• Foreign language experience is a plus.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you and you're located in the Greater Seattle area, please submit both your Résumé and Cover Letter to Seismic Squirrel.

Note: Due to the many applications and our team's limited capacity to assess them, don't be surprised if we are unable to respond right away if you apply.