Senior Services Revenue Accountant
About The Position
The Senior Services Revenue Accountant will support Appian’s Finance and Revenue Accounting team, helping ensure financial precision and protect the company’s revenue streams. The role focuses on accounting for services contracts, including applying ASC 606 and percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting to fixed-price projects. It involves collaboration with Legal, Customer Success, Sales, and CS Operations, along with ownership of revenue close activities and support for external audits. This is a high-visibility role with exposure to senior leadership and opportunities to contribute to improved accounting workflows and automation. Appian provides onboarding and department-specific training, ongoing learning resources, mentorship, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits vary by country and may include health coverage, retirement benefits, wellness programs, family-forming benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
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 to 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 on 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.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Flexible time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Life insurance and disability insurance.
- Wellness programs and wellness dollars.
- Flexible spending accounts and health savings account contributions.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Learning and development resources, including training and mentorship.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Assistance Program with free mental health support.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Retirement or pension plan.
- Family-forming benefits.
- Certain positions may be eligible for equity awards.
- A discretionary bonus may be awarded based on individual and company performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
