Controller

Balor Games

20h • $130,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

Balor Games is seeking a Controller to join their accounting team. This role is responsible for the integrity of financial records, managing the month-end close process, and implementing financial controls. The Controller will work directly with the CFO to provide accurate financial reports to leadership and investors. This is a hands-on position requiring proficiency in QuickBooks, ownership of the month-end close, and collaboration with FP&A. The Controller will also play a key role in building the accounting team as the company grows.

Requirements

• CPA preferred. Active license in good standing.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time in public accounting and in-house at a high-growth company.
• Series A/B experience. You have been the senior accounting voice (or a key contributor) at a high-growth startup at the Series A or Series B stage, and you understand what investors and boards expect.
• QuickBooks Online expertise. You can run a clean close in QBO today and know its limits, you have a point of view on when and how to graduate to a larger ERP.
• M&A expertise. You have supported at least one transaction (buy-side or sell-side), financial due diligence, QoE, working capital true-ups, or post-close integration.
• Strong technical accounting, including US GAAP, ASC 606 revenue recognition, capitalized software costs, and stock-based compensation.
• Experience with debt instrument accounting (OID, warrants, modifications, effective interest method) and asset acquisition/business combination accounting.
• Familiarity with contingent consideration (earnout) valuation and CECL methodology for accounts receivable.
• Builder mindset. You are equally comfortable doing the work yourself today and hiring, mentoring, and leading a team tomorrow.
• Excellent communication. You can translate accounting for a leadership team, a board, and a non-finance audience without losing precision.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in gaming, interactive entertainment, or digital media (publisher, studio, or platform).
• Familiarity with revenue models common in gaming: in-app purchases, subscriptions, premium / paid downloads, store rev-share (Apple, Google, Steam, console platforms), and royalty/rev-share with development studios.
• Experience implementing or migrating to a mid-market ERP (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, etc.).
• Multi-entity or international accounting experience, including cross-border/foreign currency transactions in an operating (not just consolidation) context.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full general ledger and the month-end and year-end close in QuickBooks Online, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, deferrals, and intercompany activity.
• Deliver an accurate, timely close (target 7–10 business days) with a clean reporting package for the leadership team and investors.
• Own AP, AR, payroll accounting, expense management, corporate card programs, and bank reconciliations.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure GAAP-compliant policies for revenue recognition (ASC 606), royalties and rev-share with studios, capitalized software / game development costs, and stock-based compensation.
• Track recoupment across a large catalog of products, deliver accurate royalty statements to development partners, and ensure timely, transparent reporting on advances, rev-share, and deal-level P&L.
• Account for complex debt instruments, including original issue discounts, exit fees, debt issuance costs, and equity-classified warrants issued in connection with borrowings; evaluate debt amendments for modification vs. extinguishment treatment.
• Track and re-measure contingent consideration (earnout) liabilities related to acquisitions, including fair value estimates and probability-of-achievement assumptions each reporting period.
• Apply the current expected credit losses (CECL) model to accounts receivable, including evaluating customer concentration risk and collectibility.
• Manage foreign currency transactions and related gain/loss recognition for cross-border deals and vendor relationships.
• Design and maintain internal controls appropriate for our stage of growth, with an eye toward audit-readiness and future scale.
• Support the annual audit or review process, coordinating schedules, documentation, and auditor requests in partnership with the CFO.
• Coordinate federal, state, and local tax compliance with the CFO and outside tax advisors, including sales/use tax, multi-state nexus, and 1099 reporting.
• Support entity setup and ongoing compliance, including maintaining state registrations and required filings as the company expands into new jurisdictions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage lender relationships and covenant compliance reporting under the Company's senior secured credit facility, including coordinating any required waivers or amendments.
• Partner with the CFO and CEO on investor updates, cap table support, and the next round of fundraising.
• Support M&A activity, including financial due diligence on potential studio acquisitions or publishing deals, quality-of-earnings preparation, and post-close integration of acquired entities.
• Help model and review key publishing deal structures (advances, recoupment, rev-share, minimum guarantees) from an accounting and reporting standpoint.
• Evaluate and account for acquisitions as asset acquisitions vs. business combinations under U.S. GAAP, including purchase price allocation across tangible and intangible assets and liabilities assumed.
• Support structuring and accounting for contingent consideration, warrant issuances, and other equity/debt-linked instruments used to finance acquisitions.
• As the company grows, define, recruit, and hire your first direct report.
• Build the accounting org over time as the business grows, including evaluating systems beyond QuickBooks when scale demands it (e.g., NetSuite or similar).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
• Generous PTO
• Remote-first culture
• Meaningful equity stake commensurate with the seniority of the role.
• A clear path to lead a growing accounting and finance team as the company scales.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed