Financial Reporting Manager, Chess.com
Online chess platform
Job no longer available
Online chess platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 8+ years of professional work experience related to financial accounting/reporting (some public accounting experience preferred)
- Graduate program (MBA) or certification (CPA) a plus
- Excellent knowledge of Excel, Google Sheets, and QuickBooks
- Strong understanding of accounting policies and procedures to comply with accounting standards and ensure adequate internal controls
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and highly responsive to changing priorities
- Sense of ownership and responsibility
- Strong organizational, collaboration, and communication skills working in a fully distributed team
- You are a highly analytical individual with strong attention to detail and a passion for numbers. You are highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy
- You possess strong communication skills, as they will often be required to collaborate with Team Members all over the world
- You are proactive, with a strong work ethic and sound decision-making
- You are mindful of our culture and mission
- You are humble with a sense of humor and don’t take yourself too seriously
- You have been working in or dreamed of working in the gaming industry and are ready to turn your talents toward chess!
What the job involves
- Ensure an accurate and timely close process by overseeing close procedures and the preparation of monthly financial statements in a timely and accurate manner
- Manage the preparation and filing of required regulatory reports, including sales/VAT tax compliance, returns, and payment support
- Assist with audit preparation (preparing audit schedules, responses, etc.)
- Partner with our European accounting team to ensure accurate and timely reporting for consolidations
- Analyze and identify opportunities to reduce inefficiencies and improve internal processes and documentation (accounting memos, job aids, etc.)
- Assist with new ERP system selection and implementation
- Partner with the Strategic Finance team to assist with the development and tracking of departmental budgets
- Work on special projects as needed across all Financial Reporting Teams
- Take an active role in managing, supporting, and developing accounting staff
Our take
Chess is a timeless game of logic that has been around for nearly 1,500 years, and public interest in the game has become increasingly competitive. The game is now well grounded as a discipline that can be studied, enjoyed with friends, or pushed to its limits - a challenge that depends on access to the right chess resources.
Chess.com provides an online chess platform, hosting casual and competitive games for players, as well as strategic puzzles, videos and other educational content. The website also serves as a hub for all chess-related news and social media and has ultimately driven the growing success of online chess as an eSport.
Whilst online chess is never going to replace the age-old tradition of competing at a physical chess board, Chess.com has set the standard for online chess. Through its optimized online chess platform and educational content, the company aims to democratize the logic behind chess and make it more fun and accessible than ever to play.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Hillcrest, Orem, UT
Leadership
Erik Allebest
(Founder & CEO)CEO and Founder of Chess.com since 2006. Guest Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Has been a Seed Investor for SEOcrawl since 2021 and Investor for Landover since 2022.
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