If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career!
Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!
Why Skillz
Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free breakfast and catered lunches, snacks, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.
About the Role
Skillz is looking for a sharp, detail-oriented finance leader to own our financial planning engine. You'll translate Skillz's short and long-range ambitions into concrete financial plans and hold the organization accountable to them.
You'll own our planning calendar and stakeholder communications, drive monthly management reporting, partner with PeopleOps on headcount planning, and lead cost tracking and budgeting across the business. This is a role for someone who thrives on structure and loves turning complexity into clarity.
Responsibilities
Owning FP&A calendar and cost budgeting.
Setting up business processes to work with and manage subsidiary relationships.
Month-end and quarter-end board presentations.
Ad Hoc analysis that often arrives.
Key Competencies
Organized: Owning and managing the FP&A calendar, ensuring we remain on track with closing.
Headcount Planning & Cost Modeling: Translating Skillz's strategies into numbers.
Stakeholder Ownership: Experience with planning, business and board reviews, timeline and communication expectations.
System Knowledge: Netsuite or similar ERP systems.
Data Fluency: Process creation, automation, and data including proficiency or interest in SQL.
Experience
A minimum 6 years of experience in FP&A roles (corporate - budget and consolidation). Bonus if you have investment banking or management consulting experience.
Extensive consolidation, headcount planning and cost modeling experience.
SQL experience or interest. Knowledge of how to retrieve data and information from Snowflake. Tableau experience is a plus.
Consistent track record of success as proven by business results and in-company promotions.
- Strong preference for gaming or tech (media tech or consumer tech) industry.
Bachelor's Degree. Preference for degree in Business or Economics.
Total Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus: $152,000
Location: Onsite, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Travel Requirement: Less than 10%
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!
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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Skills Required
- Minimum 6 years of FP&A experience (corporate budgeting and consolidation)
- Extensive consolidation, headcount planning, and cost modeling experience
- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems
- SQL experience or strong interest in SQL
- Knowledge of how to retrieve data from Snowflake
- Experience with month-end and quarter-end reporting and board presentations
- Process creation, automation, and data fluency
- Bachelor's degree (preferably Business or Economics)
- Tableau experience
- Investment banking or management consulting experience
- Experience in gaming or consumer/tech industry
What We Do
Skillz is the leading mobile games platform that connects players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition. The Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, and distributes millions in prizes each month. Skillz has also earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000. We’re building a groundbreaking company that's pioneering an entirely new industry, and we're searching for top-notch people to join our mission. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to meet you!
