Controller
Hybrid (Remote (US))$100k - $140kFull-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Controller position at Players’ Lounge, a real-money gaming platform. Responsible for end-to-end financial operations, monthly close, AP/AR, high-volume payment reconciliation, financial reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with product and data teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and prepare monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
- Ensure all accounts are fully reconciled each month
- Deliver clean, accurate financial packages to the CEO
- Provide variance analysis and explanations as needed
- Manage AP/AR workflows using platforms such as Bill.com
- Ensure all vendor payments are reviewed, coded, and paid on time
- Maintain accurate expense tracking and documentation
- Oversee collections or receivables as applicable
- Prepare and issue annual 1099-MISC forms
- Reconcile high-volume payment processor activity (deposits, withdrawals, refunds, chargebacks)
- Understand and document flow of funds across platforms
- Identify discrepancies immediately and resolve them
- Monitor processor reserve balances and risk exposure
- Work closely with the data team to prepare detailed financial projections
- Translate product-level metrics into revenue and cash flow forecasts
- Build and maintain rolling forecasts and scenario models
- Model unit economics and margin impact
- Support executive-level planning and decision-making
- Track loan balances, interest, and payment schedules
- Maintain debt amortization schedules
- Monitor covenant compliance (if applicable)
- Ensure all financial obligations are met accurately and on time
- Partner with product, data, and executive teams to ensure financial reporting reflects operational reality
- Stay aligned with product updates that impact accounting treatment
- Support investor reporting and ad hoc financial requests
Qualifications
- 3+ years of accounting experience
- Experience in high-volume transaction environments (fintech, gaming, marketplaces, payments, or similar)
- Strong understanding of payment processing and chargeback mechanics
- Experience reconciling complex flow-of-funds structures
- Experience owning full monthly close
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
- Experience with AP/AR systems such as Bill.com
- Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment
- Deep attention to detail and obsessive about tying out accounts
Skills
Required:Data Modeling
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Players' Lounge
Win money betting on yourself playing AAA video games
Players’ Lounge enables gamers of all skill levels to bet on the outcome of their video game matches and win money. Our mission at Players’ Lounge is to give gamers a monetary return on their gaming time, while adding a new layer of fun and entertainment. We have raised $15m in funding. Investors include: ycombinator, Samsung, Griffin Gaming Partners, Strauss Zelnick, Drake and Myles Garrett.
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