[Hiring] Videogame Studio Accountant and Administrator @Seismic Squirrel

Role Description

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

This is a multi-hat role, requiring a variety of business skills and experience:

• Careful, detail-oriented accountant and bookkeeper
• Resourceful at administration and operations
• Clear talent for organization and coordination
• Adept at logical and systemic thinking
• Collaborative spirit with excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm for videogames and the videogame industry

The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys working with management and a team of talented creatives
• Communicates effectively in a small cross-functional remote team environment
• Brings a passion for working within a product development environment
• Has a collaborative spirit and enthusiasm for supporting a team of creative individuals

This is a remote, contract-to-hire position which requires:

• Regular collaboration online during core work hours (9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Pacific)
• Attendance at relevant team meetings
• Occasional calls during late evenings and early mornings

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.

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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.
• Collect, analyze, and report on Market data
• Evaluate the ROI of Marketing campaigns
• Help organize and manage Marketing events
• 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
• 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
• Lead initiatives, ensuring they're effectively executed
• Lead meetings, communicating agendas and following up on action items
• Participate in internal game testing and feedback as needed

Benefits

• Pay: $36 - $46 USD per hour – Depends on skills and experience
• Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Company Description

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/

Bonus Points

• Located in one of our hub metros: Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, or Edmonton
• Experienced dealing with international accounting
• Foreign language experience