Sr Manager, Accounting

Nintendo of America

About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™ across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

Job Summary: This role is part of the Accounting & Reporting department and oversees a team of managers and employees within multiple significant accounting functions for Nintendo of America (NOA) and subsidiaries.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Manages and oversees functional areas of financial and accounting business.
• Provides accounting expertise, analysis and reporting to operational divisions and executive management.
• Represents finance department in new business developments and discussions.
• Establishes policies, procedures and practices in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal control initiatives and federal and state audit and tax requirements.
• Participates in the preparation of financial statements, including disclosure footnotes.
• Researches and makes recommendations regarding technical accounting issues, including the application of GAAP to the company specific transactions and accounts.
• Identifies, proposes, and directs strategies for automation and process efficiency improvements (operations, control environment, processes, etc.) that may have a company-wide impact.
• Ensures all documentation and actual execution of stated processes are in compliance with JSOX requirements.
• Reviews and manages project plans related to assigned functional areas.
• Monitors and evaluates performance, provides feedback, guidance, development, training and task direction to assigned staff.
• Advises on non-Finance owned projects and provides business guidance and insight in addition to representing the Finance function’s needs, reporting requirements, and internal controls and the impact on the Company’s key performance indicators

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

• Ten (10) plus years of related experience including three to five years of management experience
• Strong technical knowledge of financial procedures and requirements.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, and federal and state regulations.
• Proven experience with process and systems development and risk assessment.
• SOX/JSOX knowledge or equivalent internal controls experience.
• Manages meeting and event planning and execution for Nintendo of America, Inc. (NOA), executives and subsidiaries Develops departmental plans, including business, operations and/or organizational priorities.
• Applies knowledge of key business drivers and the factors that maximize department performance.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field or combination of equivalent education and work experience

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.