Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Anime Universe is an innovative entertainment company seeking a Financial Controller to design, build, and scale its financial infrastructure and reporting systems. The role focuses on creating financial clarity, ensuring compliance, and facilitating strategic decision-making to support sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
- Build and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
- Deliver accurate, timely financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
- Ensure compliance with GAAP / IFRS (as applicable)
- Maintain audit-ready financial records
- Oversee: Accounts payable / receivable, Revenue recognition, Expense tracking & Payroll coordination
- Ensure clean, consistent chart of accounts
- Implement scalable accounting workflows
- Select and implement accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero)
- Integrate financial tools with operational systems
- Automate financial processes where possible
- Design and implement internal controls
- Prepare for SOC 2 / audit readiness
- Manage financial policies and governance
- Ensure tax compliance across jurisdictions
- Support development of: Annual budgets, Rolling forecasts & Scenario models
- Track performance vs plan
- Provide variance analysis and insights
- Monitor runway and burn rate
- Optimize working capital
- Support capital allocation decisions
- Work closely with: CEO / CFO (strategy & capital planning), Operations (cost control & efficiency) & Product / Engineering (resource planning)
Skills
- 7-10+ years in accounting / finance roles
- Strong foundation in financial reporting
- Strong foundation in accounting operations
- Strong foundation in internal controls
- Experience owning or supporting close processes
- Familiarity with GAAP (or IFRS)
- Experience with accounting systems and tools
- Startup or high-growth company experience
- Experience preparing for audits or SOC 2
- Exposure to SaaS, platform, or creator economy business models
- CPA / CA or equivalent certification
- Experience with multi-entity or international operations
Benefits
- Equity (shares) at principal creative contributor level (vesting standard)
- Future token-based rewards (pending legal clearance)
- Salary activates on revenue-based benchmarks
- Remote-first, async-native, and deeply autonomous
- Remote work
- Flexible schedule
Company Overview
Anime Universe is a technology company focused on building proprietary social entertainment products and technologies for manga, anime, cosplay, and gaming. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://animeuniverse..com.