Senior Accounting Manager, Revenue

HornBill has a client that is seeking a Senior Finance Manager, Revenue (SaaS & ASC 606) in New York, New York (NY). Summary: As a Senior member of the Accounting team, you will work closely with the revenue senior, other members of the Finance team, as well as cross-functionally, to ensure revenue recognition policies and procedures are in accordance with reporting standards, strengthen our internal control environment, seek operational efficiencies to shorten our time to close each month and be a strong partner to our business. In addition, this person should be familiar with billing and collection practices. Responsibilities:

• Lead revenue recognition for the business which includes review of monthly close activities performed by the senior accountant, ensuring accurate results are delivered on time for reporting in accordance with ASC 606 and having a thorough understanding of fluxes
• Identify, research and analyze complex revenue recognition issues; Communicate position to the Controller, CFO and cross-functional non-accountants
• Responsible for review of the billing process and maintaining deferred revenue (ST/LT) and unbilled accounts receivable balances
• Prepare financial analyses and technical memos (i.e. annual fair value analyses of all product offerings, ad-hoc analyses to support business decisions, documentation of revenue policies)
• Partner with the Sales team to review contracts from a finance perspective pre-sale to determine whether there are terms that impact revenue recognition and successful operational execution, as well as how best to mitigate financial risk
• Drive continuous process improvements, design/ documentation thereof and effective monitoring of internal controls and SOX/IFRS/IA compliance

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Active CPA license
• At least 5+ years of experience in Big Four or national public accounting firms AND industry, with hands-on, role-specific revenue experience
• Experienced in the application of ASC 605 and ASC 606
• Strong self-starter with the ability to think creatively, solution unexpected issues and work independently to meet deadlines
• Proficient with technical research and takes initiative to determine accounting impact
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented self-starter
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize competing priorities appropriately
• Excellent interpersonal, writing and communication skills