Senior Revenue Accountant

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Revenue Accountant to serve as the US GAAP subject-matter expert for a global Revenue Accounting team while staying hands-on through the monthly close. This role involves forming and documenting accounting conclusions for revenue streams, preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and defending results with auditors. Collaboration during US Eastern business hours is required.

Responsibilities

Technical Accounting & ASC 606

• Own the application of ASC 606 across all revenue streams and divisions, including:
  • the five-step model
  • principal vs. agent (gross vs. net) assessments
  • performance obligations
  • variable consideration
  • consideration payable to customers (incentives, promotions, refunds)
• Research authoritative guidance and interpretive literature
• Author clear technical accounting memos and position papers for new products, pricing changes, partner contracts, and non-routine transactions
• Review new commercial arrangements early to flag accounting implications and translate conclusions into system, data, and process requirements
• Support revenue disclosures upon request (disaggregation, contract balances, remaining performance obligations)
• Monitor new FASB/SEC guidance to support public company readiness

Revenue Operations & Close

• Prepare and post journal entries in the ERP for revenue, customer incentives, refunds and chargebacks, payment provider fees, bad debt reserves, and loan-related activity
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and revenue flux analysis
  • investigate variances
  • ensure completeness, cutoff, and accurate period alignment
• Tie source and subledger data to the general ledger in a high-volume, multi-currency environment
  • partner with Payment Provider Reconciliation and Data teams to resolve breaks

Controls, Audit & Process Improvement

• Design, document, and operate SOX-compliant controls over revenue, including process narratives and risk and control matrices
• Serve as a contact for external auditors on revenue, including walkthroughs, PBC requests, and defense of technical positions
• Drive automation of revenue recognition and journal entry workflows by partnering with Finance Systems and Data teams to reduce manual effort and risk

Requirements

• CPA, CA, or equivalent professional designation
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Big 4 (or equivalent) public accounting and industry revenue or technical accounting
• Deep, hands-on ASC 606 expertise with a track record of writing technical memos that withstand auditor scrutiny
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, plus working knowledge of SOX and internal controls
• Hands-on close experience preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and performing flux analysis in an ERP (NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle)
• Experience with high transaction volumes and multi-currency accounting
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal English; ability to explain complex accounting conclusions simply to non-accountants

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a public company or through IPO readiness, including SEC reporting and PCAOB audits
• Background in marketplaces, platforms, payments, or fintech, where principal vs. agent and incentive accounting are central
• Comfort with SQL/BigQuery or revenue subledger tools and motivation to automate and improve processes in a fast-moving, global environment

Compensation & Benefits

• Final benefits may vary depending on the location.

Location

• United States

Additional Notes

• Regular collaboration during US Eastern business hours is required.