Accounting Manager

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join our high-performing team in Vancouver. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance, this person will manage the full-cycle accounting functions, including running all monthly, quarterly and annual accounting cycles at the consolidated and subsidiary levels, managing various taxation obligations and supervising AP functions. This dynamic hands-on role requires successful candidates to demonstrate the capability to take ownership of multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, think critically, and work in a fast-paced environment.

• Review month-end tasks and working papers, including capital assets, other current assets, and current liabilities
• Assist in preparing financial reporting package for the CFO and the parent company 
• Prepare accounting treatment analysis when required
• Review and summarize contracts that include contingencies and future obligations
• Become a liaison between the Accounting team and other stakeholders in the Company
• Oversee indirect tax filing, including VAT, GST, PST, and worldwide sales taxes 
• Ad Hoc tax compliance matters and managing filing
• Support the team with SOX implementation and compliance
• Review periodic payroll journals and reconcile payroll-related accounts
• Prepare complicated working papers such as bonus accrual, payroll reconciliation, and new leases
• Work closely with the payroll team on projects and initiatives
• Review weekly bank reconciliation and periodic wire transfers
• Support AP team with bi-weekly pay runs

• 5-10 years of experience in accounting, preferably in a technology company of medium to large size
• 1-2 years of leadership and/or managerial experience
• CPA or CA designation
• Strong operational accounting experience, including managing AP functions, month-end closes, various tax filings, etc 
• Experience in public practice, especially in pubco audit, is an asset
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing projects and developing or improving policies, procedures, and controls used in accounting systems
• Strong knowledge in SOX, and IFRS or US GAAP
• Experience in US and Canadian Tax
• Expert in accounting systems (e.g. Netsuite and Concur)
• Advanced knowledge of formulas and pivot tables and ability to build basic financial models in Excel
• Communicates in a clear, concise and professional manner with staff at all levels; influences and leads team to achieve project goals; Explains/presents complex ideas
• Supports skill development for others; inspires teamwork; creates and sustains a positive work environment; mentors junior team members. 
• Collaborates effectively with others in the same department, across feature groups and cross-discipline regularly; works closely with leads group (all departments)

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
• DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
• RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
• PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, unlimited paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
• Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
• Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
• Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level up to a promotion. 
• Cool spaces: Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore, or trying local eats in Downtown Charlottetown - we want our people to feel like their time spent in the office is worthwhile!
• Giving back: Our ‘Agents of Change’ initiative is how we support the communities close to our hearts. We have several events and fundraisers every year that Agents of Change organize.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Disney Mirrorverse, and Shop Titans, have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.