Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant
The Senior Revenue Recognition Accountant will participate in all aspects of the revenue accounting function to review and approve customer contracts for proper revenue recognition.
Responsibilities:
- Review fully executed customer contracts to conclude on appropriate accounting treatment and identify any issues to ensure that all software and services revenues are accounted for in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (ASC 606).
- Review and approve revenue allocation and revenue plans in the NetSuite accounting system to ensure accurate revenue recognition treatment in the general ledger and support the monthly closing process.
- Review drafts of customer contracts and provide revenue accounting guidance to Legal and Sales personnel on an as-needed basis.
- Prepare supporting revenue accounting documentation, including revenue accounting checklists, position papers and revenue allocation spreadsheets for booked orders.
- Assist manager with technical research on complex revenue accounting issues.
- Assist with Fair Value (SSP) analyses of historical sales transactions.
- Support annual audit and quarterly reviews by providing external auditors with requested documentation for revenue transactions being tested.
- Assist with preparation of SEC filings as needed.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of software revenue accounting experience.
- Public accounting experience, strongly preferred.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- ERP financial systems experience, preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA certification.
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