The Senior Accountant completes the revenue accounting activities and tasks required to process test taker registrations and revenue recognition using established practices and methods. The Senior Accountant reviews sales revenue information for accuracy and completeness and performs correct revenue recognition procedures. The Senior Accountant completes month end closings and reconciliations and is familiar with Sage ERP and SEI as well as advanced level Excel skills. The Senior Accountant is independent and collaborative in nature and often plays a key role in process improvement projects.
Our Values
We Own It We Face Challenges with Optimism
We are one team We Build Trust
We Listen and Learn From Each Other
We Help Our Customers Succeed
We Continuously Improve
Key Responsibilities
• Lead revenue accounting close procedures: establish and follow controls, prepare account reconciliations, journal entries, conduct analysis and ensure accuracy and compliance
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations; includes providing feedback and support to resolve reconciling items timely and lead effort to standardize all balance sheet reconciliations
• Responsible for various month end journal entries; Revenue, Deferred Revenue
• Perform monthly revenue analyses to include revenue trending, customer analysis, documentation of variances
• Partner closely with customer success team to provide revenue guidance for contract structuring, ensure application of ASC 606 and financial objectives are met
• Responsible for managing customer questions and requests via email inbox
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to build accounting processes that support business initiatives
• Execute day-to-day revenue accounting operation to ensure smooth functioning; Review customer contracts to ensure contracts are recorded and accounted for accurately
• Continually assess accounting processes and systems for improvement opportunities, offering recommendations for improvements and implementing new processes or changes to systems in support of accounting and finance objectives
• Play a key role in the Team's internal, continuous improvement initiatives
• Involvement in projects (i.e. automation of customer pricing, conversion to Sage SEI for financial reporting)
• Support Assistant Controller and Controller in their duties as needed
Education
• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• CPA certification is a plus
Qualifications
• 5+ years in finance and accounting experience, with a strong background in revenue accounting
• Experience managing revenue recognition for a medium sized company with multiple products and complex contracts
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft tools
• Experience with Sage 300 or other similar multi-entity integrated accounting software
• Experience with report writing within SEI (Sage Enterprise Intelligence) or similar software
• Well organized, proactive, must be able to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment
• Ability to adhere to highest standards of confidentiality and discretion in all proprietary business, financial, and employee matters
• Excellent understanding of English, both written and verbal required; ability to communicate in a professional, knowledgeable, and courteous manner with employees, clients, vendors, business contacts
• Ability to maintain open, direct, positive, and objective lines of communication with management
• Position requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, and occasional walking and standing
Kryterion