Accounts Receivable Accountant

2 Hours ago • 4 Years + • Account Management

About the job

Summary

As an Accounts Receivable Accountant at Carry1st, you'll manage accounts receivable for timely collection, perform monthly revenue reconciliations across various sources, ensure accurate cost of goods sold and inventory recording, assist with month-end activities and audits, prepare royalty & partner statements, and track performance. You'll partner with internal departments and customers, driving process improvements for best-in-class systems. The role requires strong Excel skills, detail-orientation, excellent communication, and problem-solving abilities. You'll be a self-starter, reliable team player, and adaptable to a fast-paced growth environment.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance
  • 4+ years relevant experience
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Problem-solving skills
Perks:
  • Co-working excursions
  • Awesome equipment
  • Remote working allowance ($600/year)
  • Learning & development
  • Social events
  • Birthday leave
  • Company shares
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Description

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems.  Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront.  We are backed by top investors like a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.

As an Accounts Receivable Accountant you will be regularly partnering with internal departments & customers, and contribute by timely and accurate revenue reporting, accounts receivable management and partner reporting,  whilst driving process change to ensure our systems and processes are always best-in-class. 

You will...

  • Manage accounts receivable to ensure timely collection 
  • Monthly revenue reconciliations across payment service providers, in-game revenue, and advertising revenue 
  • Ensure accurate cost of goods sold and inventory recording
  • Assist the team with other month end activities and audits 
  • Prepare royalty & partner statements and track performance on a monthly basis
  • Assist with ad-hoc duties as required to support Finance Operations

Requirements

What makes you a great candidate?

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • Completed articles with 4+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong Excel skills and detail-oriented analytical abilities
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • Energetic, ready to contribute during growth
  • Self-starter, reliable team-player, flexible and supportive

Benefits

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser focused on building the flagship mobile internet company in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global - with people in 25+ countries! At Carry1st, you will…

  • Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
  • Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and web3
  • Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
  • Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some additional perks…

  • Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
  • Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
  • Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
  • Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
  • Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
  • Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

  • Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
  • VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
  • Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market
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About The Company

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. We develop, license, and publish games and monetize them effectively with our proprietary platform. We are backed by blue-chip investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Bitkraft, and Nas.

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