Kennedy Pearce are very pleased to be working with one of our most prestigeous clients in Sussex, as we look to recruit them a Revenue Recognition Accountant.
They are looking for someone to come on board on a 6 month fixed term contract, which could be extended further. You will be based in there well designed office in Crawley, on a hybrid basis working in their revenue recognition team.
Job Responsibilities:
- The Global Revenue Accountant will be responsible for recording revenue in compliance with IFRS requirements, often for complex agreements. This includes reviewing customer PO's, Statement of Work documents, Master Purchasing Agreements and Terms & Conditions.
- Supporting the documentation of current processes and controls.
- Monthly responsibilities include journal entry preparation for revenue and transfer cost, account reconciliations.
- Upload of financial data to corporate consolidation system, and management reporting using advanced Excel skills such as pivots and v-lookups.
- Other responsibilities include maintenance of revenue amortization schedules, purchase price variance analysis, and provision analysis.
- Requires communication and partnership with FP&A, Auditors, Accounting, Tax, Supply Chain, Order Entry, Commercial Operations and other business experts throughout the globe.
Job Requirements:
- BA in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum of 3-5 years in revenue accounting.
- Knowledge of revenue recognition rules (IFRS15) for multi-element arrangements.
- Process Mapping and enhancement experience.
- Experience with JDE E1 ERP/Accounting, Apttus, Cognos or other reporting tool, and Salesforce or other CRM comparable system desirable.
- Experience of working in a process focused environment such as shared services or outsourcing.
- Strong Excel and (oral/written) presentation skills.
- Detail oriented with problem solving skills.
- Effective Team player, ability to work in a large team environment and meet tight deadlines
If you are immediately available or on short notice and think this lookis like a good fit for you then please apply and we can chat further.