Senior Revenue Accountant

Summary

Join Upwork's growing Enterprise Financial Management Team as a Senior Revenue Accountant. This highly analytical role involves analyzing revenue transactions, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end close processes, and ensuring data integrity. You will collaborate with various teams, including Accounting, FP&A, Sales Operations, and external auditors. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and communication skills, along with extensive experience in revenue accounting and a CPA certification (or progress towards it). Upwork offers a remote-first work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, including unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan, parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This position offers a competitive salary and bonus potential.

Requirements

• Marketplace or technology industry experience
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• 4+ years of experience in revenue accounting or public accounting (Big 4 preferred)
• Solid knowledge of accounting policies/procedures and financial statements
• Ability to resolve problems where analysis requires the in-depth evaluation of various factors

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly and quarterly revenue close process, ensuring accurate and timely recognition of revenue and related expenses
• Conduct variance analysis and reporting on revenue trends and discrepancies for both the Enterprise and Manage Services products
• Support the month end close for various functions; including the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analysis for revenue-related accounts, including deferred revenue and accounts receivable
• Partner with external auditors by providing documentation, explanations, and support for SOX compliance and audit requests
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable to analyze bad debt reserves, prepare related journal entries, and ensure proper accounting treatment of doubtful accounts
• Partner with FP&A and other business partners to record, reconcile and maintain accrual balances and monthly forecast vs actual analysis
• Identify process improvements and internal control enhancements related to revenue accounting
• Help with implementations, report maintenance, close efficiency, audit readiness and ad-hoc projects

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA certification (or progress toward CPA)
• Experience in a Public Company and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage for both you and your family
• Unlimited paid time off
• A 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• An Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan
• Eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program