Are you our “TYPE”?
Named "One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design'' by Fast Company, Monotype brings brands to life through type and technology that consumers engage with every day. The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman and more. Monotype specializes in the design, development, licensing, and management of typefaces and font technologies for the world’s biggest global brands and individual creative professionals, offering a wide set of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences.
Want to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can become part of our team of over 1,000 talented employees across the globe? Visit us at www.monotype.com.
The Revenue Accountant is a key contributor to the accurate recording and reporting of the Company’s revenue transactions. The individual is expected to be proficient in software revenue recognition and must have strong overall revenue review and organisational skills. An appropriate candidate will be highly analytical, have an excellent working knowledge of general sales / revenue transaction recording and function proficiently with varying day to day task volume. This individual is also expected to identify, review and communicate revenue related implications on customer contracts and operational processing requirements to the sales and order management teams.
Requirements
- 3+ years of Finance experience part qualified or similar - training in a software company desirable
- Knowledge of and / or interest in learning the application of US GAAP ASC 606 revenue recognition
- Proficient in accounting software / ERP & CRM systems - SAP & Salesforce preferred
- Fluent in German and English, French language skills desirable.
- Strong communicator with organisational and analytical / documentation skills
- Experience in a fast paced environment where customer focus and reliable accurate response time to internal users a must
- Experience in analysing contracts and applying knowledge to a variety of customer scenarios
- Proficient in analytical tools such as pivot tables and advanced excel functions
- Effective communication and issue escalation
- Interest in AI driven solutions and continuous improvement of processed and procedures
Responsibilities
- Reviewing customer contracts and advising the sales team on revenue implications
- Posting transactions to SAP after critical analysis to ensure revenue recognition is correctly applied
- Keeping up to date with the latest product offerings and understanding the revenue recognition implications
- Understand, apply and implement US GAAP ASC 606 revenue recognition policies and methodologies in conformance with current FASB and SEC guidance
- Working with the order management team on issues arising from the processing of customer contracts
- Responsible for the unbilled revenue reconciliation and short term, long term analysis.
- Assist in any revenue tasks pertaining to company acquisitions
- Ad hoc projects and tasks as required
What’s in it for you:
- A creative, innovative, and international working environment in the software technology industry
- Regular company events
- 30 days of annual leave
- Company pension scheme (via direct insurance)
- Discounted Urban Sports Club membership
- Subsidized BVG Job Ticket or „Deutschland-Ticket"
- Hybrid working model
Skills Required
- 3+ years of finance experience; part-qualified or similar
- Training/experience in a software company
- Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn US GAAP ASC 606 revenue recognition
- Proficient in accounting software / ERP and CRM systems
- Experience with SAP and Salesforce
- Fluent in German and English
- French language skills
- Strong communication, organisational, analytical and documentation skills
- Experience in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment with reliable, accurate response times
- Experience analysing contracts and applying accounting treatments to customer scenarios
- Proficiency with analytical tools including pivot tables and advanced Excel functions
- Effective issue escalation and communication skills
- Interest in AI-driven solutions and continuous process improvement
What We Do
Monotype brings brands to life through type and technology that consumers engage with every day. The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman and more. Monotype also provides a first-of-its-kind service that makes fonts more accessible for creative professionals to discover, license, and use in our increasingly digital world. We work with the biggest global brands, and with individual creatives, offering a wide set of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences.
