Senior Services Revenue Accountant

Appian Corporation•McLean, VA

1d•$75,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Appian is seeking a Senior Services Revenue Accountant to support its Finance and Revenue Accounting team. The role focuses on accounting for services contract revenue, including interpreting customer contracts under ASC 606 and applying percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting to fixed-price projects. The position works closely with Customer Success, Legal, Sales, and CS Operations, and contributes to monthly and quarterly revenue close cycles, reporting, reconciliations, and external audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
At least 3 years of progressive experience in project revenue accounting or corporate accounting.
Foundational knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex financial modeling and data manipulation.
Strong organizational and analytical skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to meet and take responsibility for recurring monthly deadlines.

Nice To Haves

CPA certification or a Master of Science in Accounting.
Experience using the percentage-of-completion method for fixed-price contracts.
Hands-on experience with ERP financial systems such as NetSuite or SuiteProjects.
Prior public accounting experience.
Experience with enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

Review fully executed customer contracts, determine appropriate accounting treatment under ASC 606, and ensure contracts are properly entered in the accounting system.
Review draft customer contracts and provide real-time accounting guidance to Legal, Customer Success, and Sales personnel to help optimize contract structures.
Execute and maintain the percentage-of-completion tracking framework to forecast and calculate monthly fixed-price project milestones and billings.
Partner with CS Operations and leadership to ensure complete and timely monthly data inputs.
Own key reconciliations and reporting workflows during monthly and quarterly revenue close cycles.
Support external auditors during annual audits and quarterly reviews by providing transaction documentation.
Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting workflows.