Senior Contract Revenue Accountant

Robert Half • San Ramon, CA

2d • $75,000 - $112,000

About The Position

Robert Half is seeking a Senior Contract Revenue Accountant to join their Corporate Revenue Accounting team. This role is crucial for ensuring timely and accurate revenue recognition, involving contract review under ASC 606, accounting system setup, month-end/quarter-end close activities, and financial reporting. The position requires strong attention to detail, technical understanding of ASC 606 (training provided), and the ability to meet tight deadlines. Success in this role also depends on teamwork due to the high volume of revenue contracts processed. This opportunity involves cross-functional collaboration to develop and maintain best-in-class processes for revenue recognition.

Requirements

• B.A., B.S. Degree in Accounting
• 2+ years’ experience in public Accounting or 4+ years in accounting/finance
• Experience in reviewing contractual agreements for financial terms
• Financial ERP systems experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) applications.
• Ability to grasp new concepts and/or systems and technology quickly.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• A strong customer service orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Operational accounting, Revenue analysis or Financial analysis experience a plus
• Experience in a consulting services industry highly desirable
• Knowledge and experience applying GAAP including revenue recognition and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Working experience with client contracts review and revenue accounting preferred.
• Experience in a high volume, operational accounting environment preferred.
• CPA a plus

Responsibilities

• Review project activation requests and underlying contracts to ensure proper documentation for revenue accounting under ASC 606.
• Ensure contract review and accounting processes adhere to company policies.
• Review underlying budgets to confirm contract terms are appropriately reflected.
• Resolve questions arising from the review process with professional services sales leadership.
• Apply relevant system flags for transactions, non-standard contract terms, volume discounts, and other revenue-impacting items.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the revenue implications of contract terms and conditions.
• Act as a technical accounting resource to business engagement management and the legal department during the contracting process.
• Review re-estimated budgets for compliance with contract terms.
• Validate the completeness of required contract change order documents.
• Enforce compliance with revenue policy for accurate percentage-of-completion recognition under ASC 606.
• Collaborate with billing teams, practice engagement team members, the corporate legal group, and operations groups to resolve issues.
• Contribute ideas and system requirements to IT configuration partners for revenue sub-ledger improvements.
• Participate in designing how new business and accounting requirements are implemented within the system.
• Perform testing in development environments to ensure system improvements function as intended and reports accurately reflect transactions.

Benefits

• Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental)
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life and accident insurance
• Adoption and fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks
• Short/long term disability
• Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 17 days per calendar year)
• Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year
• 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible), with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% of your contributions for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior