Datasite · 12 hours ago
Principal Accountant (Revenue Analyst)
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$84K/yr - $142K/yr
4+ years expDatasite is a global leader in facilitating economic value creation for companies, and they are seeking a Principal Accountant (Revenue Analyst) to support revenue and revenue recognition processes. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, performing journal entries, reconciliations, and providing analysis related to revenue metrics and compliance.
FinTechSoftware
Responsibilities
Accountable for the calculations for deferred revenue, accrued revenue, and specific sales credit reserves
Prepare monthly accrued and deferred revenue journal entries and supporting account reconciliations in accordance with the monthly close schedule
Prepare monthly sales credit reserve entries (general and reserve) and account reconciliations in accordance with the monthly close schedule
Act as liaison with Billing, Collections, and Sales for Sales Credit Reserves to enhance efficiency
Accountable for monthly revenue metrics, roll-forwards and analysis explaining revenue results, globally and across geographical theaters
Accountable for recognizing revenue per guidance of ASC 606 for new product offerings and current product offerings
Analyzes and verifies revenue detail during monthly close to ensure materiality of the detail, globally and across geographical theaters
Analyzes against revenue budgeting and forecasting
Provide leadership for revenue recognition with minimal supervision, including monthly meetings on results, and collaborating with groups for future state of revenue recognition
Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations; provide supporting documentation during month end close
Understand transactional workflow, be knowledgeable about the sources of data, ensure data integrity and collaborate with relevant parties for necessary adjustments
Provide variance analysis for receivables and deferred revenue
Prepare audit schedules as requested, including all supporting documentation, and serve as the subject matter expert on all audit-related revenue questions
Work with Accounting, Sales, Billing and Finance to coordinate and prioritize projects and drive action
Complete analysis and provide recommendations to management that will help improve processes and procedures within the accounting team
Communicate regularly with operational business partners to identify issues and areas for operational improvement, share knowledge about financial trends and upcoming changes
Effectively partner with cross-functional teams, both domestic and international, to support business initiatives, drive process improvements and implement best practices
Drive accounting solutions for enterprise projects, new product offerings and process simplification and improvements
Update and maintain process documentation for accounting processes
Ensure compliance with all company accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
Perform additional process improvements, ad-hoc analysis and other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
4+ years professional accounting experience with an emphasis in Revenue Recognition
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
Advanced excel skills including experience with complex formulas (e.g. v-lookups, sumif, etc.), pivot tables, conditional formatting, etc
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
High regard for confidential information and excellent professional judgement
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization to answer questions, resolve issues, and provide information and documentation related to revenue
Provide high quality customer service through highly accurate technical work as well as excellent attention to detail and follow-through
Ability to team with others to drive effective and efficient solutions for revenue recognition
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
Ability to adapt to change and identify process improvements
Ability to manage and manipulate large amounts of data from multiple sources and systems
Flexible work hours necessary to accommodate critical deadlines and international business needs, especially during month end close
Preferred
CPA preferred with knowledge of hands-on experience with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Right Revenue, Workday and SalesForce experience beneficial but not necessary
Intermediate PowerPoint, Microsoft Word or Tableau skills helpful
Hybrid remote arrangement acceptable
Remote work an option from a U.S. location but must have high-speed internet access (minimum 25Mbps download and 5Mbps upload speeds)
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
A retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Other employee benefits
Company
Datasite
Datasite is a leading SaaS platform used by enterprises globally to execute complex, strategic projects.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2020-10-19Acquired
Leadership Team
Rusty Wiley
Chief Executive Officer
James Lehnhoff
Chief Technology Officer
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