Senior Revenue Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Take charge of and uphold revenue recognition policies and procedures in accordance with ASC 606 for licensed software, SaaS, online products, implementation, and support services.

• Prepare and assess monthly revenue journal entries, deferred revenue roll-forwards, and account reconciliations.

• Document variable consideration, contract modifications, and multi-element arrangements.

• Oversee revenue-related contract costs, software publisher/royalty expenses, and manage capitalization and amortization schedules.

• Track and reconcile deferred commission and contract cost balances, while evaluating for impairment.

• Contribute to the monthly and quarterly close process, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations.

• Calculate bad debt reserves and analyze aged accounts receivable.

• Reconcile intercompany accounts, including transfer pricing, and address any variances.

• Assist with general ledger responsibilities and various ad hoc accounting projects.

• Aid in sales and use tax research, nexus analysis, and accounting entries in collaboration with Tax and external advisors.

• Collaborate with external auditors by preparing PBC schedules and responding to audit inquiries.

• Work alongside billing, collections, sales operations, and customer success teams to address accounting questions and billing disputes.

• Deliver revenue and gross margin reporting and analysis in partnership with FP&A and business leaders.

• Recognize and execute process enhancements to improve accuracy, efficiency, and internal controls.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• Over 5 years of progressive accounting experience.

• Significant exposure to revenue recognition within a technology or software company.

• Profound knowledge of ASC 606, including multi-element arrangements, contract modifications, and principal vs. agent considerations.

• Practical revenue accounting experience across SaaS, subscription and perpetual licensing, professional services, and web-based products.

• Strong understanding of ASC 340-40 contract cost accounting.

• Experience with bad debt reserve methodologies, encompassing aging analysis, historical loss rates, and specific identification.

• Capability to prepare and review PBC schedules and support external audit activities.

• Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, and complex formulas.

• Familiarity with a major ERP system such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to communicate technical accounting concepts to non-accounting stakeholders.

• CPA designation preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Access to the latest technology.

• Engaging activities and social gatherings.

• A rapidly growing modern SaaS environment.

• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.