Videogame Studio Accountant and Administrator

Seismic Squirrel LLC; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Seismic Squirrel LLC, a remote videogame studio, seeks an experienced Accountant & Administrator to support accounting, HR, and operations in a contract-to-hire role. Ideal candidate has 5+ years in small-business accounting and administrative work, excels in organization, and communicates well in a distributed team while aligning with core work hours (Pacific).

Role involves managing QuickBooks, payroll, tax compliance, and coordinating with CPAs; you'll help forecast finances and monitor

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional accounting and administrative experience in a small-business setting.
• Multi-hat role requiring accounting, administrative, and operational skills with strong organization and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Present accounting reports and forecasts to enable data-driven decisions.
• Monitor ROI for marketing campaigns and coordinate with CPAs on tax compliance.
• Oversee vendor relationships; manage billing and payment processes.
• Reconcile QuickBooks and bank statements; process tax filings and compliance.
• Administer 401(k) and Health Insurance enrollments, deductions and payments.
• Ensure tax forms (W-2, 1099, T4, etc.) for team members.

Skills

Accounting

Administrative

Operations

Communication

Remote collaboration

Tools

QuickBooks

Payroll systems

Tax compliance

Job description

Videogame Studio Accountant & Administrator - Seismic Squirrel LLC

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire

Location: USA (Remote) - Must reside within the UTC-4 to UTC-8 timezones.

Team Size: 24

Pay: $36 - $46 USD per hour - Depends on skills and experience.

The Role

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

The Game

A vehicular RPG videogame set in an alternate history 1930s New York.

Experience

5+ years of professional experience in a small-business accounting and administrative role.

Job Overview

This is a multi-hat role, requiring a variety of business skills and experience. On one hand, we need a careful, detail-oriented accountant and bookkeeper, on the other hand someone resourceful at administration and operations with a clear talent for organization and coordination, someone adept at logical and systemic thinking with a collaborative spirit, excellent communication skills, and an enthusiasm for videogames and the videogame industry. The ideal candidate enjoys working with management and a team of talented creatives, with a drive to help us to efficiently create great products. The ideal candidate communicates effectively in a small cross-functional remote team environment. They bring a passion for working within a product development environment, having a collaborative spirit and an enthusiasm for supporting a team of creative individuals. This is a remote, contract-to-hire position which requires regular collaboration online during our core work hours (9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Pacific), attending relevant team meetings. Occasional calls during late evenings and early mornings should be expected. 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.

Company

The Company 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.

Accounting

• 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

Bookkeeping

• 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.

Marketing Support

• Collect, analyze, and report on Market data
• Evaluate the ROI of Marketing campaigns
• Help organize and manage Marketing events

Personnel Support

• 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