Revenue Recognition Accountant – Dublin City

You will partner with the Sales, Legal, Sales Operations, and Pricing teams, be a trusted advisor for customer contract negotiations, and perform contract review/apply technical guidance for revenue recognition compliance. The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a fast paced and constantly changing environment across many different functions within the business and the finance organization. 

A successful applicant will have a strong working understanding of ASC 606, with experience in application of the standard to a SaaS business model in the tech industry. 

Further, the candidate must excel in managing and understanding a wide range of issues and business models driven by acquisitions, revenue recognition requirements, and strategic shifts in go-to-market strategies.

Maternity Cover: Until November 2026
Hourly Pay: €44.20 

Responsibilities:

  • Work with Sales, Sales Operations, Pricing, and Legal during contract negotiations to provide suggestions and guidance in order to ensure proper revenue recognition
  • Review complex revenue contracts for compliance with US GAAP and determine the appropriate accounting treatment
  • Establish standard contract structures for both existing & new products and work cross-functionally to maintain a scalable quote-to-cash process
  • Lead training on revenue recognition rules, policies and practices within the Company, and in particular within the Sales and Distribution organization
  • Engage with external auditors and understand/respond to changes in the audit approach
  • Keep up with industry trends and build relationships with external technical accounting advisors
  • Maintain documentation for all review and compliance work completed
  • Deliver the highest standard of departmental, cross departmental and cross region customer service
  • Work with the Revenue Recognition team and respective business partners to develop and maintain SOX Compliance
  • Lead and assist with other special projects, as needed

Experience/Skills Required:
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant field
CPA strongly desired
5+ years combined Big 4 and Industry experience, with relevant ASC606/IFRS15 revenue recognition experience desired
Primary audit experience in SaaS/software industry
Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences as well as high level executives
Project Management skills including planning, task assignment, status tracking and reporting

Experience/Skills Desired:
Team player who is able to work with virtual, global, and cross-functional teams while championing diversity of team, thought, and opinion
Ability to work in dynamic, fast paced, fast growing company where adaptability is imperative
Interpersonal skills; ability to articulate verbally and written, willingness to appropriately debate difficult issues; ability to think quickly and present to an audience
Strong ability to multi-task; able to prioritize and manage competing goals and responsibilities
Ability to build relationships with new and existing executives across functions
Ability to quickly grasp company operations and business drivers
Strong spreadsheet and presentation skills highly desirable
Salesforce and Zuora RevPro skills highly desirable
Second language either Spanish/French would be beneficial