Leads revenue, inventory, cost accounting, and margin analysis while ensuring accurate reporting, U.S. GAAP compliance, internal controls, and audit readiness. Develops scalable accounting strategies, oversees ERP and process transformation, drives automation and continuous improvement, advises business leaders, and partners cross-functionally. Manages and develops accounting teams while supporting growth, profitability, and operational excellence.
Get to know The Pokémon Company International
The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and 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 Senior Manager, Cost & Revenue Accounting
- Job Summary: The Senior Manager, Cost & Revenue Accounting is a strategic leader within the Controllership organization responsible for defining and executing the long-term vision for the Company's revenue, inventory, cost accounting, and margin analysis. This role leads multiple accounting disciplines and develops strategies that strengthen and scale core business operations over a 1-3 year horizon. Working across Finance, Technology, Supply Chain, Licensing, and other business functions, the Senior Manager drives operational excellence, process transformation, systems modernization, and organizational capability while ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with applicable accounting standards. The role serves as a key Accounting leader for enterprise initiatives, including business expansion activities, process redesign efforts, and helping build scalable accounting foundations that support the Company's continued growth.
- FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
- People Manager: Yes
What you’ll do
- Lead the Company's revenue accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting, and margin analysis functions, ensuring accurate financial reporting and strong operational insights.
- Develop and execute strategies that scale accounting operations, processes, and organizational capabilities to support business growth.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Finance and business leaders, evaluating new initiatives and providing guidance on accounting, reporting, controls, and operational implications.
- Oversee complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, inventory valuation, reserves, reconciliations, financial reporting, and U.S. GAAP compliance.
- Maintain effective accounting policies, internal controls, governance practices, and audit readiness across assigned areas.
- Lead ERP, systems, and process transformation initiatives, including process design, controls, testing, implementation, and change management.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, analytics, standardization, and scalable business processes.
- Partner cross-functionally to influence decisions, mitigate risk, and improve profitability, inventory performance, and operational effectiveness.
- Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of managers and accounting professionals.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
What you’ll bring
- Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in revenue recognition, inventory accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, and U.S. GAAP.
- Experience leading accounting teams and developing managers and senior individual contributors.
- Experience overseeing month-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, audits, and compliance activities.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, systems enhancements, or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
- Strong business partnership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Preferred Qualifications
- CPA and/or Big 4 public accounting experience.
- Experience in consumer products, manufacturing, licensing, gaming, entertainment, or other inventory-based businesses.
- Experience leading both revenue and cost/inventory accounting functions.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion and multinational operations.
- Experience driving automation, process improvement, analytics, and AI-enabled finance solutions.
Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $129,000.00 - $172,000.00 per year. The full range is $129,000.00 - $233,000.00 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 innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
- 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.
The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
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