Accountant - Revenue

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In this visible and exciting role, as a member of the Controllership SSC team, the candidate will partner with Sales, Legal, Sales Operations, and Pricing teams, be a trusted advisor for customer contract negotiations, and perform contract review/apply technical guidance for revenue recognition compliance.

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a fast paced and constantly changing environment across many different functions within the business and the Finance organization. A successful applicant will have a strong working understanding of ASC 606, with experience in application of the standard to a SaaS business model in the tech industry. 
Further, the candidate must excel in managing and understanding a wide range of issues and business models driven by acquisitions, revenue recognition requirements, and strategic shifts in go-to-market strategies. In addition, the role will participate in SOX compliance, and interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits. The position is based in Hyderabad and rolls up under Worldwide Controller Organization. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with Sales, Sales Operations, Pricing, and Legal during contract negotiations to provide suggestions and guidance in order to ensure proper revenue recognition

• Review complex revenue contracts for compliance with US GAAP and determine the appropriate accounting treatment

• Engage with external auditors and understand/respond to changes in the audit approach

• Keep up with industry trends and maintain up to date technical accounting knowledge

• Maintain documentation for all review and compliance work completed

• Deliver the highest standard of departmental, cross departmental and cross region customer service

• Work with the Revenue Recognition team and respective business partners to develop and maintain SOX Compliance

• Revenue reporting and analysis, as needed

• Lead and assist with other special projects, as needed

• Execute monthly accounting close activities and deliverables (i.e. journal entries, analytics and reporting)

• Time shift - This role requires to operate in extended EMEA shift (2pm to 11pm IST).

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Accounting, analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team and confidentiality

• 3+ years of revenue experience with ability to interpret and apply authoritative accounting pronouncements, specifically ASC 606 Revenue Recognition

• Strong organizational and verbal / written communication skills

• Experience in SOX control documentation / execution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Primary audit experience in SaaS/software industry

• A blend of public accounting and industry experience preferred

• Team player who is able to work with virtual, global and cross-functional teams while championing diversity of team, thought, and opinion

• Ability to work in dynamic, fast paced, fast growing company where adaptability is imperative

• Strong ability to multi-task; able to prioritize and manage competing goals and responsibilities

• Ability to quickly grasp company operations and business drivers

• Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills highly desirable

• Passion in process improvement and automation

• Familiarity with Tableau or equivalent data visualization tools, Slack, etc. is desirable

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