Accounting Director, Crunchyroll
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
- CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent certification
- +12 years of progressive accounting experience
- 3–5+ years in a supervisory or managerial accounting role
- Experience with financial reporting and audits in German GAAP
- Used to work for a German affiliate company, member of an international group
- Fluent in German and English
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial regulations in Germany
- Problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems
- Advanced Excel skills
What the job involves
- The Accounting Director is responsible for overseeing the accounting operations of 2 entities located in Germany and Switzerland, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements (German/Switzerland gaap and IFRS ), and global policies
- This role manages one senior accountant, supervises financial, tax, accounting reporting processes, and supports/implements strategic decisions, global processes/policies. This role reports to the Accounting Director of the Rest of world
- Financial Reporting & Compliance:
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, trending analysis
- Ensure compliance with Local GAAP/IFRS and local tax, regulatory requirements, SOX controls
- Manage general ledger accuracy and reconciliation processes
- Oversee local tax filings, audits, and statutory reporting and liaise with global accounting teams (consolidation, tax)
- Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets
- Accounting Operations:
- Supervise treasury activities (account reconciliation, posting, approval, excess of cash, request of fundings)
- Manage transfer pricing calculations and invoicing
- Supervise inventory accounting and provide adhoc analysis
- Ensure month-end and year-end closing processes regarding mainly inventory, accounts payables, accounts receivable, payroll, royalties
- Monitor cash flow and financial transactions, approve payments and ensure payments in a timely manner of Payroll, taxes, licensors, logistics providers.
- Oversee inventory and fixed asset management
- Audit & Risk Management:
- Coordinate internal and external audits
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures
- Identify financial risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies
- Leadership & Team Management:
- Solve accounts payables, receivable, payroll once escalated
- Solve escalated challenges raised by internal or external customers, third parties
- Follow any IT, Netsuite tickets
- Manage and mentor a senior accountant
- Assign tasks and monitor performance
- Provide training on accounting standards and systems
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Support the Administrative management with the local General manager
- Financial Analysis & Strategic Support:
- Provide financial analysis to support business decisions, global teams
- Assist any business partner with budgeting and forecasting processes
- Collaborate with senior management on financial planning initiatives
- Support cost control and efficiency improvements
- May require extended hours during closing periods or audits
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 0 has transitioned from a niche interest to a formidable industry, boasting a global market worth approximately $30B. Despite this growth, distribution has historically posed challenges, with series and films often reaching overseas audiences through disparate channels, if at all. Crunchyroll emerged to address this issue by consolidating the largest collection of anime into a single streaming service.
Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 for $1.75B expanded the platform's reach, integrating Sony's extensive animation library into its offerings. this move also positioned Crunchyroll for heightened competition against streaming giant Netflix, known for its substantial investments in anime production and acquisition. Currently, Crunchyroll maintains an unrivaled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes that have attracted over 0M paying subscribers.
While Crunchyroll initially offered a free, ad-supported tier to its vast community, it appears poised to phase out this option, transitioning to a subscription-based model for all new series. Despite this shift, the platform has implemented a global reduction in fees to stimulate subscription uptake. The success of this strategy remains to be seen, but past experiences with companies like Hulu suggest that it may drive subscription growth and mitigate piracy
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2010
$0.8m
EARLY VC
Feb 2008
$4.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $4.9m
Company benefits
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
Company HQ
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder & CEO)Co-founded Crunchyroll in 2006 and served as CEO/General Manager/Board Member until 2018. Previously the founder and CTO of Frappr.com as well as a Product Engineer at HOT or NOT.
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