Position Summary
The Sr. Accountant oversees accounts receivable and revenue accounting activities, ensuring accurate receivable balances, deferred revenue, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role supports month-end close, reviews accounting transactions, analyzes revenue variances, and maintains effective accounting controls.
Job Responsibilities
- Review AR aging and reconcile balances to the general ledger and balance sheet.
- Monitor aged receivables, collection risks, unapplied cash, customer credits, deposits, and negative balances.
- Prepare and review deferred revenue reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Review revenue accounting for memberships, events, licensing, conventions, and other revenue streams.
- Review AR and revenue journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and adjustments.
- Analyze revenue variances and investigate accounting discrepancies.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are complete, accurate, and adequately supported.
- Maintain SOPs and identify process, control, and reporting improvements.
- Support audits and provide required accounting documentation.
- Partner with Finance and operational teams to resolve accounting issues and improve data quality.
- Support implementation of system and process enhancements.
Competencies
- Accountability & Integrity
- Confidentiality
- Decision Making
- Financial Acumen
- Process Management
- Problem Solving
Qualifications
Required
- Business-level English proficiency.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 5+ years of accounting experience in AR, revenue accounting, and month-end close.
- Experience supporting U.S. and Canadian accounting activities.
- Experience with reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, Excel, and ERP systems.
Preferred
- CA, CPA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with deferred revenue, revenue recognition, audits, and multi-entity organizations.
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