Senior Manager, Finance and Accounting

Our Mission: 

To capture the hearts and minds of millions of players across the world by creating unforgettable games powered by the best technology.

 

About Us:

PlayQ is a rapidly growing entertainment and technology company that recognizes quality is king as we deliver unforgettable mobile game experiences to a global audience. Our games engage millions of users daily, surprising them with creativity, beauty and fun!

Our latest hit game, Treasure Party, uniquely combines match-3 puzzle gameplay with a board game adventure, offering a vibrant treasure-hunting experience. Treasure Party is quickly becoming a top title in the match-3 genre with fresh adventures and a fun, rewarding journey perfect for puzzle lovers and adventurers alike.

Our team is driven, playful and deeply committed to excellence and innovation. We work together to craft clever, visually stunning, and memorable experiences. PlayQ’s environment values initiative, collaboration, and individual leadership to ensure that our mission is fulfilled.

Who You Are:

• Proactive Achiever You consistently take the initiative to drive business results, supported by sound reasoning and detailed execution plans.
• Growth Driver You champion company-wide success by relentlessly focusing on achieving results, understanding how your work impacts the entire organization, and pushing to make it 10% better every time. 
• Solution Seeker Fueled by curiosity, you explore various ways to solve a problem. Every hard problem is an opportunity in disguise. 
• Team Builder You actively foster strong dynamics within and between teams, contributing to our collective success.
• Resilient Leader You consistently approach your work with resilience and a steadfast passion for achievement of our goals despite challenges or setbacks.
• Data-Driven Creator You leverage data to back intuition. Empirical creativity is your go-to. Imagination led, data validated.

Why you'll want to come to work:

The Senior Manager of Finance and Accounting will be instrumental in managing accounting functions and financial planning and analysis for our rapidly growing company. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will  develop a deep understanding of the mobile games business, mastering cohort forecasting and the cost per acquisition vs. predicted lifetime value equation. You’ll be immersed in the data-driven decision-making of the free-to-play mobile game industry.

You’ll provide financial analysis to support key business decisions, helping to determine the best path forward. Your contributions will have a strong operational impact across the company. You’ll also bring your expertise in managing an accounting team and leveraging technology to the fullest to automate processes. You’ll be hands-on, while guiding the team through monthly reporting, forecasting, and the accounting close.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with a strong top tier accounting/CPA background, looking to develop their financial planning and analysis expertise!

Your Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning: Prepare and evaluate financial scenarios to inform strategic decision-making, drive profitable growth, and support the achievement of company objectives.
• Accounting Operations: Lead and oversee all accounting functions, including tax compliance and strategy, monthly close and reforecasting, day-to-day accounting activities and payment management.
• Budget Management: Develop annual budgets and long-term financial plans to ensure strategic and efficient allocation of resources.
• Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation and presentation of financial/compliance reporting to senior leadership and stakeholders, providing insights and recommendations.
• Audit and Compliance: Oversee external audits to ensure financial practices and internal controls are GAAP-compliant and aligned with industry best practices.
• Financial Efficiency: Oversee cash flow to ensure operational liquidity. Identify cost-saving opportunities to enhance overall financial efficiency.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate financial risks to ensure the company’s long-term stability. This includes not only analyzing risk/return trade-offs but also managing business insurance assessments and foreign currency fluctuations.
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve and add efficiency to financial