About the Role

If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!

Why Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.

• Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.

• Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

• Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more. 

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

• Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth. 

Responsibilities 

• Prepare technical accounting analysis and memorandums in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

• Maintain significant accounting policies. 

• Research, document, and present technical accounting conclusions, and other positions.

• Support the Director of Corporate Accounting to ensure technical conclusions and significant accounting policies are properly reflected in financial reporting.

• Preparation of financial statements and footnotes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

• Monitor and analyze new and proposed accounting standards issued by the SEC and the FASB to determine the impact to financial reporting, if any.

Key Competencies 

• Technical Accounting & Disclosure.

• Accurate & Timely SEC Filings.

•  Control Certifications.

•  Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP, Financial Reporting, and Audit Processes.

Required Experience 

• 7 - 9 years of technical accounting or financial reporting experience.

• Prior public accounting experience (Big 4 or national firm).

• CPA from any state; inactive CPAs will be considered.

• Prior experience working with SEC registrants (public companies).

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting.

Preferred Experience:

• Prior experience using Workiva. 

Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus + Equity: $177,265

Location: Onsite, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Travel Requirement: Less than 10% 

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!

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