Senior Accountant

Lob

7d•$112,500 - $125,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing the company's accounts receivable and revenue recognition processes, ensuring accurate and timely billing, collections, and reporting in accordance with ASC 606. This role owns key aspects of the monthly close related to revenue and AR, partners cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and Engineering on contract and billing matters, and helps maintain strong internal controls as the business scales.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of GAAP and how it applies to accounts receivable, revenue, deferred revenue, and unbilled receivables
Solid understanding of ASC 606 (revenue recognition) — performance obligations, variable consideration, contract modifications
Process improvement mindset — spotting where manual reconciliation work can be automated or tightened, work with AI models is a plus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills - you will be interacting with customers and/or vendors
Exceptional time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance, or concentration in Accounting
4+ years of relevant experience (AR/revenue accounting)
Advanced/Intermediate Excel skills
NetSuite and Salesforce experience preferred
CPA is preferred
Experience with legacy migrations

Responsibilities

Support month-end close activities related to revenue and AR (journal entries, reconciliations, flux analysis)
Record journal entries for cash receipts and maintains reconciliations
Ensures revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP and ASC 606, including evaluating contracts for multiple performance obligations, variable consideration, and standalone selling price
Oversees AR sub-ledger accuracy, including invoicing, credit memos, and cash application
Investigates and resolves billing discrepancies, invoice disputes, and credit memo mismatches between billing systems (e.g., Salesforce, a billing engine) and the GL (e.g., NetSuite)
Manages communications to customers related to outstanding invoices
Identifies and drives process improvements/automation opportunities in billing-to-cash workflows
Maintains and improves internal controls over revenue and AR processes
Supports external audit requests — pulls revenue journal details, contract support, and reconciliations for auditors
Supports weekly reporting on business results to leadership