Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Get to know the role

• Job Title: Assistant Controller
• Job Summary:
  The Assistant Controller is responsible for managing the global financial consolidation process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, and supporting the overall integrity of the financial statements. This role will manage internal and external reporting process and collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures. This is a key role as we continue to expand into LATAM.
  The ideal candidate is someone who possesses a solid knowledge of US GAAP principles, internal control principles and financial operations. The candidate will also possess strong management and team leadership competencies gained through prior experience managing a corporate accounting department within a large, complex global organization to inspire a high-performing accounting team. You will play a critical role in ensuring we continue building a world-class accounting function while partnering across the business to ensure our systems and processes are running smoothly. Our goal is to be scalable as we push towards global best-in-class operations.
• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: Yes

What you'll do

General Accounting, Financial Consolidations and Reporting:

• Oversee, support, and develop the corporate accounting team.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual global financial close and consolidation process across multiple entities.
• Ensure intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations are accurately reflected in consolidated financial statements.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements.
• Develop and maintain processes for effective and efficient consolidation, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
• Analyze, advise, and/or implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all entities, adhering to national and local standards while remaining knowledgeable of proposed legislation.

Internal Controls & Compliance:

• Develop, streamline, automate, maintain & improve processes, systems and internal controls.
• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures to enhance internal controls and reporting accuracy.

Collaboration and Support:

• Work closely with finance teams, external auditors, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on accounting and reporting practices.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and training to finance team members on consolidation processes, financial reporting, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Team leadership through managing talent including motivating, coaching, training and mentoring team members.
• Represent Accounting in cross-organizational working groups to guide accounting practices as we expand to other countries or businesses.

System & Process Improvement:

• Partner with IT and finance teams to drive improvements in the accounting systems.
• Streamline and automate reconciliations and financial reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.

What you'll bring

• Ten (10) years, or more, of progressive accounting experience with at least three (3) years as a senior manager of an accounting department required.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Business Administration required.
• Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
• Strong knowledge and leadership of accounting operations.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong ERP systems experience, preferably in Oracle Fusion Cloud.
• Proven experience building, developing, mentoring, and inspiring a large, diverse, high performing professional accounting team.
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, able to communicate complex concepts and risk factors to stakeholders and influence decision making.
• Experienced business partner, skilled in building trust and inspiring others while ramping up in a new business and role in a complex environment.
• Excellent knowledge and proven track record in assessing, developing, and implementing internal controls.
• Excitement around navigating a hyper-growth, rapidly changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $139,000.00 - $165,300.00 per year. The full range is $139,000.00 - $209,000.00 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate's qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you'll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a "team first" mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An employee first culture.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.