FP&a Manager

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ 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 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 entire family. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, 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.

• Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. Enjoy daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, Friday Happy Hours, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, and many more. We also offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

Why Skillz?

• Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, Bowlero, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.

• Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.

• 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.

• Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

Job Description

At Skillz, we’re redefining the world of mobile gaming, and we are looking for a strategic, data-driven FP&A Manager to help fuel our growth. Reporting to our Head of FP&A, Will Cheung, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our financial strategy and driving key business decisions that impact our platform and products.

Your expertise in financial modeling, cost analysis, and strategic planning will empower stakeholders across the company, ensuring that every financial decision moves us toward future success. You’ll own your business units, build and refine financial models, and collaborate with key teams to drive product and platform advancements in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Own Financial Strategy: Develop and maintain financial models to drive key decisions across the business.
• Analyze & Optimize Costs: Leverage advanced cost accounting methods (e.g., activity-based costing, standard costing, variance analysis) to improve profitability.
• Lead FP&A Functions: Establish and refine budgeting, forecasting, variance reporting, and cost modeling processes to support scalable growth.
• Drive Business Insights: Provide operational metrics, scorecards, and strategic recommendations that shape the future of Skillz.
• Collaborate & Influence: Partner with cross-functional leaders to translate financial data into actionable insights that drive performance.
• Innovate & Improve Processes: Implement and optimize financial processes in a high-growth, fast-evolving environment.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in financial management and operations at a fast-growing company (B2C online business experience preferred).
• Expertise in cost accounting, including activity-based costing, unit costing, and variance analysis.
• Experience designing and maintaining cost study frameworks and integrating them with financial models.
• Proven success in running and optimizing cost modeling systems, supporting standard and forecast unit costs, and analyzing operational metrics.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills for budgeting and forecasting, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to present complex financial data in a clear, actionable format to diverse stakeholders.
• A strategic thinker who can balance high-level business goals with deep-dive financial analysis.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence decision-making at all levels of an organization.
• Passion for process improvement and scaling financial operations in a dynamic environment.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future. 

• Experience establishing, implementing, and adhering to process improvement initiatives within a high-growth environment Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming! 

Starting Total Compensation: 170,000 (Base + Bonus + Equity)

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!

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