Senior Revenue Accountant

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Alert Media is seeking a Senior Revenue Accountant to join the Finance & Accounting team. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this individual contributor role serves as the technical accounting expert for revenue recognition and the primary accounting partner to Sales, Deal Desk, Rev Ops, Legal, Billing Operations, and Finance.

You will own the monthly revenue close process, ASC 606 technical accounting, Net Suite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM), deferred revenue accounting, SSP methodology, and revenue-related financial reporting. You will partner closely with Deal Desk and Sales before contracts are finalized, helping structure customer agreements that achieve both commercial objectives and clean, scalable accounting outcomes.

This role complements our Billing Operations team by owning the accounting behind the revenue cycle while Billing Operations owns execution, customer billing, and collections.

Success in this role will be measured by accurate and timely revenue reporting, audit readiness, scalable revenue accounting processes, and the ability to proactively partner with the business to solve complex commercial and accounting challenges.

• Own the accounting analysis for customer contracts, contract modifications, renewals, expansions, and terminations in accordance with ASC
  606.
• Research complex accounting issues and prepare technical accounting memoranda supporting revenue recognition conclusions.
• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Standalone Selling Price (SSP) methodologies.
• Partner with external auditors on all revenue-related technical accounting matters.

• Own the monthly revenue close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Own deferred revenue, unbilled receivables, and Net Suite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM).
• Perform detailed MRR, ARR, deferred revenue, and revenue trend analysis.
• Investigate revenue fluctuations and provide meaningful business insights to Finance leadership.

• Partner closely with Deal Desk, Sales, Rev Ops, and Legal before contracts are finalized.
• Evaluate proposed deal structures and proactively identify revenue recognition implications.
• Recommend alternative contract structures that support both commercial objectives and compliant, scalable revenue recognition.
• Help the business understand revenue accounting implications before deals are executed—not after.

• Serve as the primary Accounting contact for revenue-related audit requests.
• Maintain and enhance revenue accounting policies, documentation, and internal controls.
• Ensure revenue accounting remains compliant as products, pricing, and commercial models evolve.

• Partner closely with Billing Operations and the Financial Systems Manager to ensure revenue accounting processes remain scalable, automated, and well controlled.
• Identify opportunities to simplify revenue accounting workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Support enhancements to Net Suite ARM and related revenue systems.
• Leverage AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other emerging technologies to improve analysis, documentation, and operational efficiency.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of experience in revenue accounting within a SaaS or subscription-based business.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and ASC
  606.
• Experience reviewing customer contracts and interpreting revenue recognition implications.
• Experience owning monthly revenue close responsibilities, including deferred revenue…