Remote Finance Controller for SaaS & Gaming

Gamesight; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Unlimited vacation & sick leave

401k with 3% matching

Learning & gaming budget

Remote work options

Job summary

Gamesight is seeking a strategic, hands-on Controller to manage financial reporting, forecasts, and tax compliance. This role reports to the CFO and works cross-functionally to implement robust processes, controls, and GAAP-compliant accounting across AR, AP, payroll, revenue, and the general ledger.

You will own month-end close, payroll administration for US and international staff, and FP&A activities including budgets and variance analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA and 2–5 years of Controller experience required (public company experience preferred, not required).
• Be located in and primarily work from either the Pacific or Mountain Time Zones.
• Prior experience in finance at a SaaS organization - bonus points for previous start-up experience!
• History of scaling and process improvement for finance and accounting operations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Fantastic communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work well and manage one’s time effectively in a remote, fast-paced, and rapidly changing work environment.
• Ability to deal with highly sensitive and confidential information.
• Love of video games, tabletop games, the gaming industry, and/or content creation!

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accuracy and timeliness of AR, AP, and balance sheet reconciliations performed by the accounting team.
• Own advanced and technical accounting: payroll and benefits journal entries, revenue recognition, cost of revenue, stock comp expense.
• Manage month-end close and own the preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Own payroll administration, processing semi-monthly payroll for W-2 employees nationwide, non-US based employees, and international contractors.
• Own the calculation of quarterly sales commissions and other individual variable compensation.
• FP&A: Create annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, and produce monthly budget-to-actuals and variance analysis for leadership on an ongoing basis.
• Cash management, cash flow reporting, analysis, and forecasting.
• Field all internal financial queries and contribute to our ongoing assessment of the financial health and direction of the company.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex customer and vendor billing issues, and provide guidance to the team on navigating difficult business decisions.
• Bring our financial statements into compliance with GAAP, and research and document accounting policies on complex emerging matters.
• Ensure the general ledger and accounting systems (chart of accounts and all dimensions) are designed and maintained to capture and report financial data accurately and consistent with GAAP.
• Maintain and continuously improve our accounting system integrations (QBO, Rippling, Tipalti, Brex) to ensure they run efficiently and accurately.
• Partner with the Head of People & Operations to maintain our HRIS (Rippling), ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and administer benefits.
• Oversee preparation of quarterly and annual federal and state income tax returns and other tax compliance filings, and coordinate all tax research/projects.

Skills

GAAP expertise

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Tax compliance

Payroll

Revenue recognition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA

Tools

QBO

Rippling

Brex

Tipalti

Job description

Gamesight is seeking a strategic, hands-on Controller to manage financial reporting, forecasts, and tax compliance. This role reports to the CFO and works cross-functionally to implement robust processes, controls, and GAAP-compliant accounting across AR, AP, payroll, revenue, and the general ledger.

You will own month-end close, payroll administration for US and international staff, and FP&A activities including budgets and variance analysis.