Senior Revenue Accountant

Role Description

Honeycomb is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Accountant to join our Finance team. The Senior Accountant will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our revenue recognition processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, excellent communication skills, and drive for continuous improvement and scalability.

• Assist in monthly revenue accounting close activities by preparing journal entries and performing key account reconciliations, including those related to revenue, deferred revenue, unbilled receivables.
• Assist in reviewing standard and non-standard contracts to determine the appropriate revenue recognition under U.S. GAAP, ensuring the company is compliant with revenue recognition principles under ASC 606.
• Prepare and document the annual standalone selling price (SSP) analysis and ensure monthly revenue allocations are applied consistently in accordance with SSP conclusions and ASC 606.
• Assist in the order to cash process, reviewing submitted sales orders in our accounting system to ensure proper revenue recognition and compliance.
• Manage enterprise invoicing and prepare the weekly accounts receivable aging report, including proactive customer outreach to ensure timely collection of outstanding invoices.
• Maintain customer billing portals and payment applications, including addressing billing inquiries and resolving discrepancies to ensure an accurate and positive customer billing experience.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of monthly data within Zuora Revenue, including validating system data and reconciling revenue reports to the general ledger in compliance with ASC 606.
• Assist draft technical accounting memos supporting revenue conclusions (e.g., SSP analysis, contract modifications, variable consideration, principal vs. agent assessments).
• Work cross functionally within the organization to drive automation efforts to streamline accounting operations related to revenue accounting and improve the quality of monthly, quarterly, and annual closes.
• Work directly with our sales, customer success, revenue operations, and FP&A teams to obtain needed data and reporting to support monthly revenue entries.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve internal process documentation to ensure clarity, consistency, and operational efficiency across teams.
• Act as point of contact in all sales tax and VAT tax related issues, including nexus research, registering in new jurisdictions, and determining taxability for new products.
• Perform special technical projects, analysis, and ad hoc reporting.
• Play a key role throughout the company financial audit, preparing & reviewing revenue related schedules for external auditors.

Qualifications

• BS in Finance or Accounting
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Expertise in GAAP, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and other authoritative guidance
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying ASC 606 to complex SaaS arrangements
• Experience with usage-based or consumption-based revenue models
• Experience developing and maintaining Revenue Recognition models and forecasts
• NetSuite or similar ERP system experience required
• Experience with contract review/order to cash process
• Proficiency in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with international subsidiaries and consolidations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work on multiple tasks at once
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Results focused while ensuring weekly/monthly deadlines are met
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Requirements

• Pluses, but not required:
• CPA with Big 4 experience
• Experience with Zuora, Avalara, Stripe, FloQast, and Salesforce
• Experience with revenue recognition automation
• Experience with audit preparation/readiness (i.e. memo preparation/research)

Benefits

• A stake in our success - generous equity with employee-friendly stock program
• It’s not about how strong of a negotiator you are - our pay is based on transparent levels relative to experience
• Time to recharge with unlimited PTO
• A distributed-first mindset and culture (really!)
• Home office, co-working, and internet stipend
• Full benefits coverage for employees, with additional coverage available for dependents
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of path to parenthood
• Annual development allowance
• And much more...