Palo Alto , California
|Onsite
|Contract
Palo Alto, California
|Onsite
|Contract
Join a fast-paced revenue accounting team supporting critical month-end, reporting, and order-to-cash activities. This contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working cross-functionally in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain accurate SOX control workbooks, validating supporting data and ensuring documentation is complete and audit-ready
- Post journal entries, complete account reconciliations, and support monthly close activities in NetSuite
- Track status of deliverables, escalate issues early, and communicate clear conclusions and follow-up items
- Prepare deal and contract summaries for significant transactions in alignment with ASC 606
- Assist with collections forecasting and accounts receivable management
- Support quarterly AR and revenue footnote preparation, with schedules that tie to the general ledger
- Contribute supporting schedules for financial reporting and audit-related requests
- Participate in user acceptance testing and post-launch validation for new products and services
- Partner across teams to improve the order-to-cash process and help resolve billing issues
- Support revenue accounting projects, process improvements, and other ad hoc initiatives as needed
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- At least 5 years of experience in accounts receivable and/or revenue accounting
- Strong understanding of ASC 606 and SOX compliance requirements
- Hands-on collections experience with strong analytical skills in accounts receivable
- Proficiency in NetSuite, Salesforce, and advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, data validation, and large data sets
- Ability to build independent, audit-ready SOX workpapers and explain the purpose of controls clearly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and stay organized in a fast-changing environment
- Strong collaboration skills and a proactive, continuous improvement mindset
- Background in Big 4 audit or advisory work is strongly preferred
Preferred Skills
- CPA certification
- Experience supporting revenue footnotes or financial reporting schedules
- Prior involvement in UAT or system implementation support
- Exposure to process improvement initiatives within order-to-cash or revenue operations
- Comfort working on temporary assignments with shifting priorities
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