Palo Alto , California
|Onsite
|Contract
Palo Alto, California
|Onsite
|Contract
We’re seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to support revenue accounting operations for a fast-paced, collaborative team on a 5-month temporary assignment. This role offers hands-on experience with month-end and quarter-end close activities, SOX control workbooks, reconciliations, and revenue-focused accounting processes.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain SOX control workbooks, validating source data and tying supporting schedules to the general ledger
- Support replacement deal reviews by comparing quote terms to sales order and line details and identifying discrepancies for review
- Assist with debook processing, including calculation preparation and reconciliation to supporting documentation and system data
- Execute monthly accounting activities in NetSuite, such as journal entries, account reconciliations, and close deliverables
- Review work carefully for completeness and accuracy before handoff, ensuring documentation is clear and audit-ready
- Support revenue close validations by pulling and reconciling data from NetSuite and Salesforce
- Help prepare supporting schedules for quarterly AR and revenue footnotes
- Raise questions, blockers, and timing risks early with thoughtful recommendations or clear follow-up needs
- Contribute to ad hoc projects and process improvement initiatives as needed
Skills
- 3+ years of relevant accounting or revenue accounting experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Understanding of ASC 606 and SOX controls
- Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data validation, and working with large data sets
- Excellent attention to detail and a consistent habit of checking work before submission
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate next steps and needs concisely
- Ability to manage deadlines, incorporate feedback quickly, and stay organized in a fast-moving environment
- Hands-on experience using Google Workspace tools
Preferred Skills
- Experience in public accounting or with a public company
- SaaS industry accounting experience
- Exposure to NetSuite and Salesforce
- Familiarity with supporting AR and revenue footnote schedules
- Proactive, learning-oriented mindset
Horizontal is committed to fostering a workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and supported. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who bring different perspectives, experiences, and ideas, and we encourage qualified applicants to apply.
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