Software Technical Accounting Lead Accountant Professional Armonk

Overview

Software Technical Accounting Lead Accountant, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (Up to 40% telecommuting permitted).

• Provide technical accounting guidance on software revenue recognition for complex transactions, acquisitions, offerings, and non-standard contract terms in collaboration with finance, pricing, and deal teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on software revenue recognition policies for the accounting team members and audit focal with external auditors.
• Manage and support accounting teams in the U.S. and Argentina (who provide coverage for Canada and Latin America).
• Act as a focal point for global consistency discussions related to complex software revenue transactions with the global team in NY.
• Support deal teams during contract negotiations and advise accounting team members during contract reviews and with audit requests.
• Perform Global Revenue Allocation Tool (GRAT) analyses and assessments, SOX testing, and sample contract review testing.
• Lead and contribute to ad-hoc accounting projects as required.
• Oversee the preparation, reporting, and analysis packages compiled by accounting analysts and assist with requests directly from Corporate HQ with respect to these packages.
• Perform ad hoc review work as overflow support when quarter-end close volumes exceed team capacity.
• Document IBM Software portfolio contract review in a factsheet, present to the global Software management and stakeholders (corporate and external auditors) for approval according to established clip levels.
• Define and approve the accounting treatment for the signed terms and conditions for IBM Software portfolio complex contracts.
• Utilize: US GAAP (e.g., ASC 606, 450, 842) framework, Cognitive Contract application - Small and Large Language Models (SLM/LLM), Agile (Monday, Trello and Mural), DB2 QMF for Workstation.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or related and two (2) years of experience as a Software Technical Accountant, Accounting Analyst, Accounting Digital Squad Leader or related. Two (2) years of experience must include utilizing US GAAP (e.g., ASC 606, 450, 842) framework, Cognitive Contract application - Small and Large Language Models (SLM/LLM), Agile (Monday, Trello and Mural), DB2 QMF for Workstation.
• Salary range: $166,561 to $186,660 per year. Full time. AV220.

• Required education:
  Bachelor s Degree

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or related and two (2) years of experience as a Software Technical Accountant, Accounting Analyst, Accounting Digital Squad Leader or related. Two (2) years of experience must include utilizing US GAAP (e.g., ASC 606, 450, 842) framework, Cognitive Contract application - Small and Large Language Models (SLM/LLM), Agile (Monday, Trello and Mural), DB2 QMF for Workstation.

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