Senior Accountant

GREAT opportunity to grow with rapidly growing company, Kaseya. We are seeking a highly motivated, analytical, and results-driven Senior Accountant – Revenue Accounting to join our Finance organization. This role will be responsible for managing key revenue accounting activities, reviewing customer contracts, ensuring accurate revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, and supporting compliance with internal controls and financial reporting requirements. The ideal candidate will bring strong accounting expertise, advanced analytical capabilities, and a demonstrated ability to independently manage monthly close deliverables while maintaining accuracy and meeting critical deadlines. This position offers an exciting opportunity to leverage advanced Excel capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation to enhance accounting processes, strengthen financial reporting, and drive operational efficiencies within Kaseya's growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze customer contracts to ensure accurate revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606, including the evaluation of non-standard contractual terms and conditions.
• Manage key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion of revenue-related accounting activities.
• Prepare, review, and post manual journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting financial documentation in accordance with established accounting policies.
• Perform comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations and completeness analyses for revenue-related accounts, including contract liabilities (deferred revenue), contract assets (unbilled receivables), and accounts receivable.
• Conduct detailed revenue analytics and flux analyses to identify trends, investigate material variances, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial reporting.
• Evaluate complex customer contracts and accounting transactions to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment and assess the financial impact of contractual terms.
• Support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements by executing internal controls, maintaining supporting documentation, and ensuring audit readiness.
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities and financial analysis tools to streamline reconciliations, enhance reporting accuracy, and improve accounting efficiency.
• Identify, develop, and implement opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and emerging technologies to optimize revenue accounting workflows and reduce manual processes.
• Take ownership of assigned monthly close deliverables, including journal entries, contract scoping analyses, account reconciliations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Sales, Legal, and Revenue Operations, to resolve contract-related accounting matters and ensure alignment with revenue recognition policies.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing detailed schedules, reconciliations, technical accounting documentation, and responses to audit inquiries.
• Proactively identify accounting risks, process inefficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen financial controls and reporting procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the accuracy, scalability, and efficiency of revenue accounting operations.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Advanced coursework or professional development in financial accounting, revenue recognition, or financial reporting is preferred.
• CPA certification or progress toward obtaining CPA licensure is a plus.

Required Experience & Skills

• 3–5 years of progressive professional experience in accounting, finance, revenue accounting, or a related financial reporting function.
• Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), financial reporting requirements, and fundamental revenue accounting concepts.
• Proficient/Foundational experience is preferred in applying ASC 606 revenue recognition guidance, including accounting for customer contracts with non-standard terms and conditions.
• Demonstrated experience managing accounting deliverables within monthly or quarterly financial close cycles.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, lookups, financial reconciliations, and analysis of large datasets.
• Proven ability to prepare accurate journal entries, perform account reconciliations, investigate variances, and maintain complete financial documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial information and identify accounting discrepancies.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage competing priorities, take ownership of deliverables, and consistently meet critical financial close deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established accounting standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial findings and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth business environment.
• Interest in leveraging AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve accounting processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, recommend practical solutions, and contribute to scalable accounting operations.

Nice to Have

• Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls, audit documentation, and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience performing balance sheet completeness analyses, reconciliations, and flux analyses involving deferred revenue, contract assets, unbilled receivables, and accounts receivable.
• Prior experience managing revenue-related monthly close activities, including contract scoping analyses, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Experience working within a SaaS, technology, or subscription-based business environment, including familiarity with recurring revenue models and complex customer contracts.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including Power Query, XLOOKUP, complex financial models, and data transformation techniques.
• Experience implementing or utilizing AI-powered tools, robotic process automation (RPA), or other technologies to streamline accounting processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and revenue management or financial reporting platforms.
• Experience collaborating with Legal, Sales, Finance, and Revenue Operations teams to evaluate contractual terms and resolve revenue accounting matters.
• Demonstrated success identifying accounting process inefficiencies, implementing improvements, and enhancing financial reporting accuracy.
• CPA certification or relevant professional accounting credentials.

Originally posted on Himalayas