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Financial Controller

Role Overview

The Financial Controller at Medal will oversee all accounting, reporting, and compliance functions for the US operations. This senior-level role involves managing the general ledger, ensuring accurate tax and payroll compliance, and leading audits while driving process improvements. The hire will play a crucial role in enhancing the company's financial efficiency and supporting strategic decision-making.

Perks & Benefits

Medal promotes a builder-first culture where employees have the autonomy to make an impact from Day 1. While specific remote work policies are not detailed, the tech industry typically offers flexible work arrangements. The fast-paced startup environment provides ample opportunities for career growth and encourages creativity and innovation in financial processes.

Full Job Description

About MedalAt Medal, we re redefining the way gamers connect, share, and relive their greatest in-game moments. Our platform makes it easy to clip, edit, and share gaming content whether you're capturing a legendary headshot or just hanging with friends in voice chat. Over 2 million gamers use Medal every month to showcase their moments, and we re just getting started.We're a fast-moving team backed by top-tier investors. Our culture is builder-first: we move quickly, make decisions with creators in mind, and aren t afraid to challenge conventions when it improves the product.The RoleAs the Financial Controller, you will own Medal s US accounting, reporting, and compliance functions end-to-end. This role is perfect for someone who excels at financial multitasking from day-to-day bookkeeping to technical GAAP decisions, tax filings, audits, and building processes that make the company more efficient every quarter.You should be equally comfortable diving deep into spreadsheets and ledgers, automating workflows, leading month-end close, coordinating with external auditors, and ensuring spotless compliance across multiple jurisdictions.We re looking for someone with insane attention to detail, mastery of US GAAP, and strong international and US tax knowledge someone who will raise the bar for quality while helping us move quickly.What You ll DoAccounting & GAAP OwnershipOwn and maintain Medal s general ledger in accordance with US GAAP.Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with precision and speed.Develop, document, and refine accounting policies and internal controls.Reconcile and maintain all financial accounts revenue, expenses, payroll, deferred revenue, etc.Ensure accurate recognition of revenue, capitalization, accruals, and expense classification.Tax, Compliance & PayrollManage US federal and state corporate taxes, including quarterly estimates, filings, and planning.Oversee international tax compliance, including cross-border entity structures, and transfer pricing coordination.Own payroll compliance, including payroll taxes, filings, and working with PEOs/providers.Coordinate with external tax advisors and ensure timely, accurate filings across all jurisdictions.Keep up with regulatory changes and proactively adjust systems and processes.Financial Reporting & Audit ManagementPrepare internal reporting, management dashboards, financial packages, and variance analyses.Support external reporting, investor updates, audit preparation, and due diligence requests.Lead annual financial statements preparation and coordinate external audits and reviews.Deliver clean, timely financials that support strategic decision-making.Process Innovation & Operational ExcellenceBuild and optimize scalable financial processes across accounting, billing, payroll, and reporting.Automate wherever possible bring creativity to eliminate manual work and reduce error risk.Evaluate and implement financial systems, tools, and workflows.Collaborate across teams to support growth and efficiency.What we are looking for5+ years of accounting experience, including Big 4 or public accounting exposure.Deep expertise in US GAAP and financial statement preparation.Hands-on experience with US and international tax, including compliance and planning.Experience managing audits, multi-entity structures, and complex reconciliations.Extreme attention to detail and a passion for getting the numbers exactly right.Ability to work autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.Familiarity with modern accounting tools.Experience at a startup where you built processes from scratch is preferred.Strong analytical skills and willingness to dive into the weeds when needed.Comfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities.Why join usAt Medal, you ll have the autonomy to make an impact from Day 1. You ll join a team that values humility, curiosity, and momentum and you ll help shape the future of how gamers share and connect around the moments that matter most.#LI-DH1

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