Senior Revenue Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of revenue recognition for warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, and value-added services in accordance with ASC 606, GAAP, and company policies.

• Analyze customer contracts, amendments, rate schedules, and non-standard terms to identify performance obligations, transaction prices, and timing for recognition.

• Prepare documentation of revenue recognition conclusions in technical memos that are suitable for auditor review.

• Provide guidance to Sales, Legal, and Operations regarding revenue-related inquiries during contract negotiations.

• Maintain and enhance revenue accounting policies while supporting internal controls.

• Lead the revenue aspect of monthly and annual close processes in alignment with a defined calendar.

• Coordinate input from Operations, Billing, Accounts Receivable, Sales, and international locations.

• Prepare and review revenue journal entries, accruals, deferrals, unbilled revenue, and perform account reconciliations.

• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable to resolve billing disputes that impact recognized revenue.

• Develop and present recurring revenue reports segmented by customer, site, service line, and region, including variance analyses.

• Examine trends in volume, rates, and mix, providing recommendations to Finance leadership.

• Assist in budgeting, forecasting, and management/investor reporting utilizing revenue data and insights.

• Lead revenue-related requests for external audits and support testing of internal controls.

• Conduct ad hoc analyses on revenue streams, pricing strategies, and contract profitability.

• Identify and rectify manual processes, reconciliation discrepancies, and handoffs through improvements in processes, systems, or reporting.

• Contribute to enhancements in finance systems and reporting.

• Stay updated on accounting standards impacting revenue and evaluate their implications for Rinchem.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.

• Over 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with significant exposure to revenue accounting.

• Proficient understanding of ASC 606.

• Strong foundation in general accounting principles, including journal entries, account reconciliations, trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet.

• Advanced skills in Excel, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, nested formulas, and handling large datasets from various sources.

• Experience with major ERP systems such as SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, or similar.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Ability to gather information from individuals not directly reporting to you, set expectations, follow up, and escalate issues constructively.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• A strong sense of ownership in responsibilities.

• CPA or CPA candidate is preferred.

• Experience in public accounting or a combination of public and industry experience is preferred.

• Background in logistics, transportation, 3PL, supply chain, or other multi-site service businesses is preferred.

• Experience with multi-entity and multi-currency operations, including international and intercompany transactions is preferred.

• Familiarity with private equity-backed reporting requirements or a structured internal control environment is preferred.

• Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or the automation of recurring reporting is preferred.

• Experience in enhancing or implementing revenue processes or systems is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the application process.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and access in employment.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• Work with innovative solutions in chemical logistics and transportation.

• Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals.

• Contribute to sustainability, optimized operations, and rigorous safety standards.