Revenue Accounting Lead

Tideworks Technology•Seattle, WA

11d•$80,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Revenue Accounting Lead provides dedicated execution capacity for complex SaaS and professional-services revenue accounting and reports to the Accounting Manager. The role focuses on subscription revenue accounting, contract review, and month-end close in a software (SaaS) environment. It ensures revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 606, contract and billing data are accurate, and financial reporting is timely and accurate. The Lead collaborates with Sales Operations, Customer Success, RevOps, and Finance leadership to ensure contract terms, billing, and revenue recognition are properly reflected in financial systems. The role also contributes to process improvements, system implementations, and automation initiatives to improve the efficiency and scalability of the finance function.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
3–6 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within a software or SaaS company.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and experience applying ASC 606 revenue-recognition guidance.
Experience working with subscription-based revenue models.
Strong working knowledge of NetSuite, including revenue-recognition functionality; required.
Experience with ERP systems and billing platforms.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, pivot tables, and complex formulas.
Strong financial analysis and communication skills.
Highly detail-oriented, organized, and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to operate with energy, initiative, and professionalism in a collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

Power BI or other data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

Review customer software license, SaaS subscription, and professional-services contracts for proper accounting treatment under ASC 606.
Maintain accurate contract and billing information in ERP and billing systems, and ensure invoices are issued accurately and on time based on contract terms.
Prepare and maintain revenue schedules and ASC 606 calculations, including transaction-price allocation and performance-obligation analysis.
Prepare revenue journal entries and reconciliations for accounts receivable, deferred revenue, contract assets, and unbilled revenue.
Maintain monthly deferred-revenue and contract-asset roll-forwards and align billing schedules, revenue-recognition schedules, and the general ledger.
Communicate with customers about payment status, resolve billing issues, and support timely collection of receivables.
Analyze subscription revenue activity and investigate variances or unusual transactions.
Own accounting treatment for contract modifications, renewals, expansions, multi-element arrangements, multi-year and non-standard arrangements, and complex pricing structures.
Perform monthly close activities, including journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, and revenue cutoff procedures.
Review financial results, investigate fluctuations in revenue and related accounts, and assist with the monthly financial reporting package.
Maintain supporting schedules and documentation for financial reporting and audits.
Support the NetSuite revenue workstream, including requirements gathering, testing, and data conversion; support ERP and financial-system implementation and enhancement.
Assist with integrating billing, CRM, and financial systems to improve revenue and contract data accuracy.
Identify automation opportunities and develop and maintain revenue-recognition accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
Assist with budget preparation, forecast updates, and monitoring financial performance against budget objectives; support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests.
Partner with Sales Operations, Customer Success, and RevOps to ensure contract terms, pricing changes, and renewals are accurately reflected in financial systems.
Provide accounting support for external audits and compliance requirements; prepare revenue audit schedules and serve as a primary contact for revenue-related audit requests.
Support reconciliation and reporting of ARR, MRR, and other SaaS performance metrics; ensure consistency among contract data, billing schedules, and financial reporting.
Analyze subscription activity, including new bookings, renewals, expansions, contractions, and churn; reconcile CRM contract data, billing schedules, and the general ledger.
Work with Sales Operations and RevOps to ensure customer contracts and pricing changes recorded in CRM systems such as Microsoft Dynamics are reflected accurately in billing and financial systems.
Maintain billing and revenue-system data integrity across CRM, billing, and ERP systems, and provide revenue data and reporting to Finance leadership and cross-functional partners.
Support operational accounting for renewals, contract amendments, price increases, and multi-year agreements.
Support reporting on subscription backlog, deferred-revenue roll-forwards, and revenue forecasts, and improve financial visibility into customer lifecycle events affecting revenue.