Accounting Specialist

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About Wildlife</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Here, we create and maintain games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're looking for an Accounting Specialist to play a key role in our Controllership team, owning the monthly financial close end-to-end for multiple entities, contributing to the accuracy, reliability, and continuous improvement of Wildlife's financial reporting.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As our operations continue to evolve, having strong and scalable accounting and reporting processes is critical. In this role, you will coordinate the monthly close process end-to-end: ensuring timelines are met, stakeholders are aligned, and risks are flagged early. You will play a key role in ensuring that accounting information accurately reflects the business and supports decision-making at a group level.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will work closely with Tax, FP&amp;A, Treasury, and other Finance and Operations teams to ensure proper accounting treatment of complex transactions, while also understanding how local entries impact group consolidation. This role requires a strong sense of ownership, sound judgment to navigate trade-offs between accuracy, timelines, and business needs, and the ability to bring different stakeholders to alignment when priorities compete.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will also contribute to improving, automating and scaling our accounting processes, reducing closing timelines, enhancing controls, and building a more efficient and reliable reporting environment, while sharing context and reasoning with the team along the way.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You'll Do</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own and coordinate the monthly financial close for multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality. Anticipate blockers, raise risks early, and balance competing timelines and shifting inputs without overcomplicating the process.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Oversee the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances and unusual transactions, and connecting findings to business impact. Support the Accounting &amp; Reporting manager in preparing status reports for CFO review.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Assist in drafting and maintaining accounting policies, technical memos, and procedures (US GAAP/ IFRS), documenting decisions in a way that others (including non-technical partners) can act on.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Partner with Tax, FP&amp;A, Treasury, and Business teams to ensure proper accounting treatment of complex transactions. Listen to different perspectives, bring discussions back to shared goals, and help reach alignment when priorities or interpretations diverge.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Identify and quickly implement process improvements and automation opportunities in the closing cycle, drawing on market best practices and emerging tools to scale our reporting environment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze financial data using key metrics and dashboards to evaluate results, validate hypotheses, and connect accounting outcomes to business impact.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Understand and analyze the impact of local accounting entries on group consolidation, including intercompany transactions, eliminations, FX effects, and CTA.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Communicate proactively: share progress, surface blockers early instead of going quiet, and adjust tone and vocabulary to the audience (technical peers, FP&amp;A, leadership, auditors).</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You Need</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree in Accounting;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Solid experience in Accounting and Financial Reporting;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proven experience owning timely monthly close processes end-to-end across multiple entities;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Solid understanding of consolidation concepts, including intercompany eliminations, FX/CTA, and multi-entity structures;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and use data to support decisions;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to engage and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment under tight deadlines.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Nice to Have</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience with multi-entity/ international structures with different functional currencies;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Exposure to process automation or data tools</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">MBA or specialization in Accounting/Finance;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Fluent English.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>More About You</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong sense of ownership and accountability: you own outcomes, not just tasks, and follow up on blockers until they are resolved.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Detail-oriented with ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Clear and structured communication: you can present options and trade-offs to non-technical partners, document decisions so others can act on them, and adapt your message to different audiences.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sound judgment under competing priorities: you can navigate trade-offs between accuracy, timelines, and business needs, and know when to escalate.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborative and calm under pressure: you stay constructive when scope changes, help teammates when they fall behind, and bring stability rather than intensifying issues.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Candid and transparent: when errors occur, you are forthcoming and help address issues quickly rather than trying to save face.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Continuous improvement mindset: you actively look for ways to reduce closing timelines, strengthen controls, and adopt better tools and practices from the market.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Curious by nature: you continuously experiment with emerging AI tools to work faster and deliver better outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Cross-functional mindset: comfortable working across Tax, FP&amp;A, Treasury, and Business teams in a fast-paced environment.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Equal Opportunity &amp; Affirmative Action<br><br></strong>Wildlife is proud to be an <strong>Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.</strong> We do not discriminate based on <strong>race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, neurodiversity, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.</strong> We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We're committed to <strong>providing reasonable accommodations</strong> for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.</span></p>