Accountant III - Revenue Analysis

Accountant III

Location: Houston, TX

Accountant III creates appropriate entries and schedules in preparation of the financial statement close and consolidation process on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis. Assists in the identification and resolution of accounting issues encountered while keeping the Supervisor and Manager apprised of potential issues requiring attention. Interfaces with all levels of personnel across all locations and departments regarding accounting issues.

Requirements:

• Provides assurance on preneed sales accounting, including but not limited to, deferred revenue and trust investments.
• Recognizes anomalies within revenue accounting and works with supervisor to ensure proper accounting is achieved.
• Analyzes production entries, amounts and sales trends.
• Prepares funeral and cemetery case volume and interment count journal entries and trends.
• Assists the Supervisor/Manager in helping other departments brainstorm additional revenue sources and their appropriate accounting implications.
• Assists in providing assurance on insurance sales accounting and commissions.
• Reviews cemetery sales contracts to ensure proper revenue recognition within determined guidelines.
• Prepares cost versus revenue analysis to analyze relationships and trends relating to products.
• Performs accounting research related to revenue recognition as necessary.
• Calculates and records cancellation reserves and bad debt allowance.
• Suggests need for new or changed controls and/or procedures and recommends such changes to management as necessary.
• Ensures that transactions are properly supported and classified in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Assists the Supervisor and Manager with special projects as necessary.

Auditing and Compliance

• Performs income statement verification and analysis.
• Verifies production and delivery statistics.
• Validates source systems for revenues and costs of sales.
• Assists the supervisor in the coordination of the internal and external audits.
• Provides schedules and documentation to internal and external audit groups.

Education:

Bachelor Degree in Finance, Accounting or in a related discipline

Certification:

CPA/CMA certification is plus

Experience:

3-5 years of experience in revenue accounting/analysis, auditing, financial reporting or equivalent experience in a related field

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Industry experience, a plus

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, preferably with a heavy focus on Access and Excel

Work Hours • Working beyond "standard" hours during month end close, quarter end and year ends, and as required for additional projects