Bookkeeper

Pay: $20/hr - $30/hr, based on experience and skillset

Part Time: 25-30hrs per week

In Person preferred, Remote options available

All Standard Federal holidays + company shut down period at Christmas & Thanksgiving

Reporting to the Finance and Operations Manager, the Bookkeeper will be responsible for maintaining the payment and bookkeeping operations of the business. The ideal candidate will be able to maintain and manage several payment systems throughout the business while communicating with the team at large to ensure all transactions are classified and documented properly. This position requires strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to interpret complex contracts. Experience with financial data and reporting is essential.

Role Responsibilities

• Maintain the company's Quickbooks and Bookkeeping operations.
• Prepare licensor statements on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annual basis, ensuring accuracy and compliance with agreements.
• Calculate royalties based on sales, expenses, revenue sharing and licensor agreements terms and conditions.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in royalty calculations and payments.
• Tracking and payment of advances, recoupments, reserves, liquidation and revenue sharing allocations and payment schedules.
• Sending statements to the Developer, Partners, and Licensors and responding to inquiries.
• Provide direction to partner accounting firm regarding payments, invoicing, account coding.
• Building, implementing and maintaining tools to help team track payments and expenses.
• Record incoming and outgoing invoices and payables in Quickbooks

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a business related field.
• 2 years of experience in bookkeeping, financial analysis, accounting or similar field.
• 1-2 years of experience using Quickbooks
• Exceptional financial analysis and reporting skills, with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and Google Suite
• Experience with Shopify is a plus.
• Willingness to embrace ambiguity and proactively solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with the video game industry including knowledge of titles, video game lifecycles, etc
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Interest in the video game industry

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Fine motor control for typing and using computer peripherals.
• Good visual acuity for focusing on detailed writing tasks and reviewing on-screen content.
• Occasional lifting of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Serenity Forge

Serenity Forge, based out of Boulder, Colorado, develops and publishes meaningful games that challenge the way you think. We pride ourselves on the care and dedication we put into our work. Now is a great time to join a growing studio that seeks passionate team members to contribute to the next generation of great games. We've got some amazing projects in the works, and we want you to help make them even better!

Perks & Benefits: Close-knit team, 401(k) with employer match, Health & Dental Insurance, Generous PTO, Extended holiday breaks, Career advancement opportunities.

Our Vision: We believe that video games can become a vital part of art, culture, and education. Ultimately, we are in the business of creating meaningful experiences and expanding peoples' horizons.

Featured Games: Fractured Blooms, Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut (Black Tabby Games), Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (Team Salvato).