The Senior Staff Accountant will manage accounting operations, drive process improvements, perform complex financial reporting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
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
Please apply directly at jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens. Make sure to include a PDF of your current resume along with a cover letter.
We believe that we become stronger and more competitive as a company by employing people with different backgrounds and experiences and from different cultures. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees regardless of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), race (including protected hairstyles such as dreadlocks, braids, and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity, gender expression and/or the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning, or transitioned), color, ancestry, national origin, possession of a driver’s license, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/trait/condition, marital or familial status, family care or medical leave status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership in military reserves, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local, state, and federal “ban the box” and “fair chance” laws.
Top Skills
Accounting Software
Data Analytics Tools
Financial Reporting Tools
Excel
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Exploding Kittens Los Angeles, California, USA Office
1800 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90036
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