Senior Staff Accountant

1 Day ago • 5 Years + • $85,000 PA - $95,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Exploding Kittens is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to own key operational processes, including revenue, royalties, commissions, cost of sales, operating expenses, and more. The role involves preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and assisting in audits. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various teams and drive process improvements. This role involves taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities and ensuring accuracy in all work products. This role will report to the Director of Accounting and requires a driven, accountable, and technically strong individual.

Must have:

5+ years of relevant accounting experience
BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field required
Exceptional attention to detail and accountability
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls

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Job Details

Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 20 million games.

Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are over 30 games available for purchase, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game for Netflix subscribers, a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter, and an Exploding Kittens mobile app available iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch as well as an animated Netflix series titled ‘Exploding Kittens’ currently out now! Check it out and join us in the truly belly-aching laughs.

Exploding Kittens is seeking to hire a driven, accountable, and technically strong Senior Staff Accountant who is passionate about accounting operations, driving process improvements, and taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities.

This role requires excellent communication, strong attention to detail, thorough follow-through on deliverables, and the ability to work collaboratively and proactively with various cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will demonstrate consistent reliability in meeting deadlines, proactively identify and address issues, and ensure accuracy in all work products. In this role you will own key operational processes and systems including revenue, royalties, commissions, cost of sales, operating expenses, monthly close, inventory, tariffs, balance sheet reconciliations, and consolidation and ad-hoc reporting. You will report to the Director of Accounting.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:

Perform the general accounting functions related to Co-Ops, Commission, Royalties, and Discounts, including accurate and timely executive level reporting
Manage revenue recognition process ensuring compliance with all systems, validate all system transactions with a critical eye, and produce required reporting
Own inventory and related costs; including accurate recognition of capitalized costs, calculation of excess and obsolescence, and clear documentation of methodology
Prepare complex journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and balance sheet management; execute month-, quarter-, and year-end close procedures independently and on schedule
Drive complex data analytics and reporting with precision and clarity
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Logistics, and Finance to ensure accuracy within Revenue, Cost of Sales, and Inventory, demonstrating proactive communication and problem-solving
Assist in external audits and ensure that assigned areas have complete, accurate, and well-organized supporting documentation
Identify, recommend, and help implement accounting and internal control policies and process improvements with initiative and accountability
Foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement, refining processes, policies, and documentation to enhance financial reporting

WHAT WE NEED:

5+ years of relevant accounting experience
BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
Exceptional attention to detail with demonstrated accountability for accuracy and completeness
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proactive approach to cross-functional collaboration
Ability to leverage technology to build scalable processes, gain efficiencies, streamline accounting operations, and improve outcomes
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls
Demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work independently
Team player with proven ability to take initiative, multi-task, work efficiently, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
Proven track record of taking ownership of work and driving tasks to completion without the need for repeated oversight
Based in Los Angeles, CA