Accounting Manager

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Vancouver, BC, CAN
In-Office
105K-130K Annually
Senior level
Gaming
The Role
Hands-on Accounting Manager supporting corporate and operational accounting, treasury, and tax. Lead month-end close, reconciliations, SOX controls, audits, cash forecasting, and tax compliance. Mentor junior staff, drive process improvements and automation (including AI/LLM) and support ERP/system initiatives.
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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…
 
Reporting to the Corporate Controller and partnering closely with the VP, Finance, the Accounting Manager will play a key role in supporting corporate and operational accounting, treasury, and taxation. This is a hands-on role for a driven professional looking to accelerate their career, make a tangible impact, and leverage accounting systems and technology to optimize efficiency and accuracy across financial processes.
 
This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

In this role, you can expect to:

    Key Accountabilities
     
    Accounting & Internal Controls:
  • Drive accurate and timely financial reporting by supporting the Corporate Controller with month-end close execution, including the preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
  • Assist with internal and external reporting, including variance analyses and supporting schedules.
  • Support Corporate Controller in quarterly review and year-end audit, including audit requests throughout the year.
  • Work alongside the Corporate Controller and Compliance Manager to maintain and enhance business processes and controls, ensuring a strong SOX compliance environment (including ICFR, ITGC, and ELC) related to key areas of responsibility.
  • Support technical accounting matters including preparing and reviewing technical memos and compliance with corporate accounting policies.
  • Provide ongoing guidance and development support to junior accounting staff in daily operational accounting functions.
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    Treasury & Cash Management:
  • Partner with the VP, Finance and Corporate Controller to manage corporate cash flow and liquidity planning.
  • Build, manage, and own short- and long-term cash flow forecasting models including end-to-end direct and indirect cash flow statements reporting, balance sheet forecasting and working capital monitoring to meet business demands.
  • Own cash and banking oversight by monitoring daily positions and ensuring the accuracy of weekly reports, transaction postings, and month-end reconciliations.
  • Prepare month-end and quarter-end cash flow variance analysis.
  • Liaise with banking partners for treasury services and documentation.
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    Tax Compliance and Support:
  • Work alongside our in-house tax consultant to maintain global tax compliance across jurisdictions (Canada, US, South Korea, and other jurisdictions as applicable) and support tax audits if they arise.
  • Support tax compliance and incentives, including reviewing sales tax filings (VAT, GST, PST, and CAT) prepared by junior team members and coordinating internal documentation for tax credits (e.g., SR&ED, IDLR, BC IDMTC, and MTC).
  • Assist with the preparation and review of tax provisions by external advisors and ensure appropriate documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
  • Review tax memos and transfer pricing policies as required.
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    Strategic Leadership & Process Improvement:
  • Define and track KPIs that measure the impact of process and system improvements on close speed, data quality and reporting accuracy.
  • Partner with internal teams (e.g., procurement, studio ops, and other shared services) to resolve issues and streamline shared workflows.
  • Drive stakeholder buy-in across business units and manage high-priority ad hoc requests to support evolving business needs.
  • Identify and implement AI and LLM-powered solutions to modernize accounting processes, enhance accuracy, and drive continuous workflow improvement - and lead or contribute to broader cross-functional initiatives including ERP upgrades and system implementation.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • CPA or equivalent qualification required.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting roles, including 2+ years managing a team.
  • Experience in SOX and parent company reporting are an asset.
  • Prior experience in public accounting is an asset.
  • Experience in a technology, gaming or SaaS company with multi-jurisdictional operations and a scaling finance function is an asset.
  • Track record for designing or improving accounting policies, procedures, and controls.
  • Strong working knowledge in IFRS or US GAAP, with experience in US and Canadian Tax filings.
  • Demonstrated experience using automation, AI tools or system improvements to streamline accounting processes - and a genuine enthusiasm for doing more of it.
  • Experience with Netsuite, FloQast, Medius are an asset.
  • Advanced skills in Excel and G-suite.
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Thrives working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-growth environment and brings a builder’s mindset to ambiguous problems.
  • Curious and proactive about applying new technology and AI tools to old problems.

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

  • 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.
  • Commuter Benefit: we believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and want to support you in making it work for you! We provide a flexible, monthly cash allowance to help cover the costs of transit, parking, or even personal logistics like childcare and pet care.
  • PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible 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 Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, or watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
  • Giving back: Kabammers have a dedicated paid day off every year to volunteer to a cause close to their hearts. Some teams even band together for group volunteer days off-site!

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!

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, Shop Titans, and more 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 in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • CPA or equivalent qualification
  • 5+ years progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years managing a team
  • Strong working knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP and experience with US and Canadian tax filings
  • Experience with SOX (ICFR, ITGC, ELC) and parent company reporting
  • Demonstrated experience using automation, AI tools or system improvements to streamline accounting processes
  • Experience building and managing cash flow forecasting models and treasury/cash management
  • Experience with tax compliance and incentives (SR&ED, IDLR, BC IDMTC, MTC) and reviewing sales tax filings
  • Experience with NetSuite, FloQast, Medius
  • Advanced Excel and G Suite skills
  • Track record designing or improving accounting policies, procedures, and controls
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills
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The Company
HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia
911 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games. We merge consumer behavior with the art of game design to create experiences that are enjoyed by millions of players across the globe. Each game has raised the benchmark in mobile gaming, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology and revolutionary gameplay to the palm of player’s hands. We have partnered with leading entertainment brands like Disney, Hasbro, and Universal to create mobile games based on some of the world’s most iconic franchises. Our games have generated hundreds of millions of downloads including Marvel Contest of Champions, Disney Mirrorverse, Shop Titans, Transformers: Forged to Fight, Mini Guns, Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Fast & Furious: Legacy, and Blastron. Many of these games have also received multiple awards such as Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year. Founded in 2006, we have studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, and Seoul. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

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