Revenue Accountant Lead

Seattle Search Group•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Seattle Search Group is partnering with an established technology organization to hire a Revenue Accounting Lead. This hands-on accounting role owns key areas of revenue accounting, contract review, subscription billing, month-end close, and financial reporting in a software/SaaS environment. The role works closely with Finance, Sales Operations, Customer Success, and Revenue Operations to ensure customer contracts, billing schedules, and revenue recognition are accurately reflected across financial systems. It offers exposure to ASC 606, subscription revenue, NetSuite, ERP implementation, SaaS metrics, and process improvement. The position can be based in Seattle, Washington, or remote, and is full-time, with a base salary of approximately $80,000–$120,000.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
3–6 years of progressive accounting experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
Hands-on experience applying ASC 606 revenue recognition.
Strong working knowledge of NetSuite, including its revenue recognition functionality.
Experience with ERP systems and billing platforms.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and data analysis.
Strong analytical and financial reporting skills.
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Software or SaaS accounting experience is strongly preferred.
Experience with subscription-based revenue models.
Power BI or similar data visualization experience.
Experience working with NetSuite revenue recognition and subscription-based business models.

Responsibilities

Review SaaS subscription, software license, and professional services contracts for appropriate ASC 606 accounting treatment.
Analyze performance obligations, transaction price allocation, and revenue recognition requirements.
Own accounting for contract modifications, renewals, expansions, multi-year agreements, multi-element arrangements, and non-standard pricing structures.
Prepare and maintain revenue recognition schedules and revenue-related journal entries.
Maintain accurate contract and billing information in ERP and billing systems, and ensure invoices are issued accurately according to contract terms.
Prepare reconciliations for accounts receivable, deferred revenue, contract assets, and unbilled revenue; maintain monthly deferred revenue and contract asset rollforwards.
Analyze subscription revenue activity, investigate variances or unusual transactions, and support resolution of customer billing and payment issues.
Perform revenue-related month-end close responsibilities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, and revenue cutoff procedures.
Analyze revenue and related balance sheet activity and assist with monthly financial reporting.
Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for external audits and serve as a primary accounting contact for revenue-related audit requests.
Report and reconcile ARR, MRR, deferred revenue, contract assets, and other SaaS metrics.
Analyze subscription activity, including new bookings, renewals, expansions, contractions, and churn.
Reconcile contract information among CRM, billing systems, and the general ledger, and help maintain data integrity across these platforms.
Support subscription backlog and revenue forecasting, and provide revenue reporting and analysis to Finance leadership and cross-functional teams.
Support the NetSuite revenue workstream, including requirements gathering, testing, data conversion, and implementation.
Assist with ERP and financial-system enhancements and help integrate CRM, billing, and financial systems.
Identify opportunities to automate reconciliations, reporting, and accounting processes.
Develop and maintain revenue recognition policies, procedures, and internal controls.
Partner with Sales Operations and RevOps to improve the flow of contract, pricing, billing, and revenue information.