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Software Technical Accounting Lead Accountant

Job in Armonk, Westchester County, New York, 10504, USA
Listing for: IBM
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 166561 - 186660 USD Yearly USD 166561.00 186660.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Armonk

Software Technical Accounting Lead Accountant

IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (Up to 40% telecommuting permitted):

Responsibilities
  • 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 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.

$166,561 to $186,660 per year. Full time.

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