Senior Revenue Accountant

Summary

AlphaSense is a market intelligence company that empowers professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven insights. The Senior Revenue Accountant will support the revenue accounting function, ensuring compliance with ASC 606 and collaborating with various departments to enhance financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Review customer contracts, order forms, amendments, renewals, and pricing structures to ensure revenue recognition complies with ASC 606
• Evaluate non-standard contract terms and partner with Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal to determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Analyze revenue implications of subscription, usage-based, and consumption-based pricing arrangements
• Prepare and review revenue compliance checklists for customer transactions
• Support monthly revenue close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, flux analysis, and management reporting
• Perform detailed analyses of revenue, deferred revenue, and related balance sheet and income statement accounts
• Partner with Billing, Revenue Operations, Order Processing, Customer Success, and Deal Desk to ensure customer data flows accurately throughout the Order-to-Cash process
• Support new product launches, pricing initiatives, and system enhancements by evaluating revenue accounting implications and partnering cross-functionally throughout implementation
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue processes, strengthen internal controls, and leverage automation to increase scalability
• Support enhancements to NetSuite, Salesforce, CPQ, and other revenue systems to improve operational efficiency and data integrity
• Prepare audit support and assist with external audit requests, ensuring documentation is complete and audit-ready
• Support SOX readiness and public-company initiatives by maintaining strong documentation, controls, and accounting processes
• Participate in special projects related to new business models, system implementations, acquisitions, and strategic finance initiatives

Skills

• Strong understanding of ASC 606 and SaaS revenue recognition
• Experience reviewing customer contracts, order forms, amendments, and renewals to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment
• Experience working with NetSuite and Salesforce (SFDC); experience with Salesforce CPQ, billing platforms, or revenue automation tools is a plus
• Ability to partner effectively with Sales, Deal Desk, Billing, Revenue Operations, Legal, FP&A, and external auditors
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex transactions, identify risks, and recommend practical solutions
• Demonstrates curiosity, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable analyzing large datasets using Excel and other reporting tools
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience with a mix of public accounting and industry experience preferred
• Experience supporting subscription and usage-based (consumption) pricing models within a SaaS environment strongly preferred
• Experience partnering on system implementations or process improvements involving financial systems is preferred
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Big Four or regional public accounting experience preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong understanding of ASC 606 and SaaS revenue recognition
• Experience reviewing customer contracts, order forms, amendments, and renewals to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment
• Experience working with NetSuite and Salesforce (SFDC); experience with Salesforce CPQ, billing platforms, or revenue automation tools is a plus
• Ability to partner effectively with Sales, Deal Desk, Billing, Revenue Operations, Legal, FP&A, and external auditors
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate complex transactions, identify risks, and recommend practical solutions
• Demonstrates curiosity, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable analyzing large datasets using Excel and other reporting tools

Nice to Haves

• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience with a mix of public accounting and industry experience preferred
• Experience supporting subscription and usage-based (consumption) pricing models within a SaaS environment strongly preferred
• Experience partnering on system implementations or process improvements involving financial systems is preferred
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Big Four or regional public accounting experience preferred

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity
• A generous benefits program