Senior Accountant

Description We are looking for an experienced Staff Accountant to support revenue-focused accounting operations for a long-term contract opportunity based in Mountain View, California. This role will play a key part in maintaining accurate general ledger activity, strengthening billing and revenue processes, and delivering timely financial insight during the close cycle. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in revenue recognition, deferred revenue, reconciliations, and cross-functional collaboration within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

- Lead critical close activities related to revenue, unbilled balances, deferred revenue, and associated general ledger accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis.

- Prepare and post journal entries, complete account reconciliations, and investigate variances to ensure financial records remain accurate and supportable.

- Analyze period-over-period changes in revenue results and communicate the underlying business drivers to finance leadership and partner teams.

- Collaborate with business stakeholders ahead of new promotions, customer credits, refund programs, or billing updates to confirm accounting treatment and operational preparedness.

- Support the evaluation, implementation, and refinement of billing and revenue accounting tools such as Net Suite, Stripe, or comparable platforms.

- Establish and maintain effective internal controls across revenue and order-to-cash activities, including documentation, evidence gathering, and audit support.

- Review revenue-related transactions for completeness and accuracy, resolving discrepancies that could affect reporting integrity.

- Contribute to process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, and transparency across accounting workflows. Requirements - At least 6 years of experience in accounting, including background in a tax firm, public accounting environment, or Big Four setting.

- Strong hands-on experience with journal entries, general ledger accounting, and month-end close activities.

- Solid understanding of revenue recognition principles, deferred revenue accounting, and related balance sheet reconciliations.

- Demonstrated ability to perform financial variance analysis and explain results clearly to stakeholders.

- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams on billing, credits, refunds, or revenue-impacting business changes.

- Familiarity with billing and ERP platforms such as Net Suite, Stripe, or similar financial systems.

- Ability to document controls, support audits, and maintain organized accounting records in a deadline-driven environment.

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