Senior Revenue Accountant
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Pay Rate: $48–$55/hour
Contract Length: 4–5 months, with potential for extension
Job Description
We are seeking an analytical, detail-oriented, and driven Senior Revenue Accountant on a temporary contract basis to provide analytical and operational support to the Revenue team. This is a hands-on role where you will own workbook preparation, contribute to revenue close validations, collections and rebate accounting, and support key projects impacting the broader revenue accounting process.
Responsibilities
- Independently prepare and maintain accurate, audit-ready SOX control workbooks, including validating source data for accuracy and completeness.
- Execute monthly accounting activities in NetSuite, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and close-related deliverables.
- Prepare deal and contract summaries for significant transactions in accordance with ASC 606.
- Support collection forecasting and accounts receivable management.
- Assist with quarterly AR and Revenue Footnotes, ensuring supporting schedules reconcile to the general ledger.
- Support financial reporting and prepare supporting schedules.
- Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and post-launch validations for new products and services.
- Partner cross-functionally to resolve billing issues and improve the Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycle.
- Support revenue accounting, process improvement, and other ad-hoc projects.
- Proactively communicate status, identify issues, and clearly document conclusions and follow-up actions.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant Accounts Receivable and/or Revenue Accounting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Strong knowledge of ASC 606 and SOX compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated collections and AR analytical experience.
- Proficiency with NetSuite, Salesforce, and advanced Excel, including complex formulas, data validation, and large datasets.
- Experience preparing SOX control workpapers that can stand independently under audit review.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong continuous-improvement and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Big 4 experience preferred.
- CPA certification preferred.
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