Accountant, Revenue Accounting

Job Title: Accountant, Revenue Accounting
Location: Palo Alto, CA 94304
Duration: 4 months   About the Role We are seeking a detail-oriented, dependable Accountant on a temporary contract basis to provide operational support to our Revenue Accounting team. This role is hands-on from day one. Youll help with month-end and quarter-end close activities, SOX control workbook preparation, and reconciliations, working closely with senior team members who will review your work.   What Youll Do

• Prepare and maintain SOX control workbooks, validating input data for accuracy and completeness using system reports, and tie out supporting schedules to the general ledger
• Support replacement deal review and processing, including comparing replacement quote terms to the corresponding NetSuite sales order and line details, and flagging discrepancies for review
• Support debook processing, including preparing debook calculations, and tying out debook amounts to supporting schedules and the system
• Execute monthly accounting activities in NetSuite, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and close-related deliverables
• Review your own work for completeness and accuracy before handing it off, and document your work so it is audit-ready
• Support revenue close validations, including pulling and reconciling data from NetSuite and Salesforce
• Assist with supporting schedules for quarterly AR and Revenue footnotes
• Proactively flag questions, blockers, and timing risks to the team early, with a clear recommendation or ask
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and process improvement initiatives as needed

What Youll Bring

• 3+ years of relevant experience in Accounting/Revenue Accounting (public accounting, public company or SaaS experience a plus)
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Working knowledge of US GAAP; familiarity with ASC 606 and SOX controls preferred
• Proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data validation, large data sets); NetSuite and Salesforce experience a plus
• Hands-on experience with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Drive, Gmail, Calendar)
• Strong attention to detail, with a track record of checking your own work and catching errors before handing it off
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to lead with the conclusion and state what you need from others
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback quickly, and manage deliverables to deadline in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive, learning-oriented mindset