Senior Revenue Accountant

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

Retool is looking for a strong Senior Revenue Accountant to join our growing accounting team. Reporting to the Revenue Accounting Lead, the Senior Revenue Accountant will help build and uphold revenue recognition standards for Retool. We will also look to you to help us build processes, develop controls, and identify opportunities for automation that will help us scale. Finally, as a fast-growing business, there will be opportunities to lead special projects, which will enable you to expand your skill set while helping Retool build new accounting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the review of customer contracts for revenue recognition to ensure compliance with company policies and appropriate revenue recognition standards under ASC 606
• Assist in the review, documentation, and communication of any revenue impacts for customer contracts in accordance with Retool's revenue recognition policies and ASC 606
• Facilitate technical accounting research related to complex revenue transactions
• Create sales orders and prepare customer invoices
• Monitor customer accounts for non-payments, delayed payments, and other anomalies, taking swift action as needed
• Participate in the month end close process including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and reconciliation of revenue and related accounts to deliver timely and accurate financial results
• Assist with the preparation and review of revenue related schedules, financial statements, and disclosures for internal and external reporting
• Work cross functionally to standardize procedures, drive process improvements and automation efforts to streamline revenue accounting operations and improve the quality of monthly, quarterly, and annual closes including internal controls
• Respond to both internal and external revenue recognition inquiries with professionalism and efficiency
• Assist with compliance on local and international sales related taxes (e.g. VAT)
• Support special projects as needed including the implementation and / or maintenance of revenue accounting systems and tools

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or other relevant field, with CPA or progress towards certification highly preferred
• 4+ years in Accounting, public accounting (big 4) experience preferred
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting standards
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently with minimal supervision to accomplish objectives and deadlines
• Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and project/time management skills; a detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to work independently and across various functions
• Ability to partner cross-functionally across the company, and with external partners
• Proven analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with the capacity to identify issues and implement solutions proactively, driving continuous improvement

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with NetSuite preferred
• Experience with Stripe and Salesforce a plus
• SaaS revenue accounting experience is a plus
• Knowledge of US sales taxes and international VAT is a plus
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Sigma, SQL and other data analytics procedures are highly desirable