Revenue Accountant

Sapiens International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. seeks a Revenue Accountant to lead when and how revenue is recognized across SaaS licenses, implementations, and AI usage fees.

The role emphasizes ASC 606/IFRS 15 application and acting as a pre-signature checkpoint for complex deals. The position oversees month-end close, policy development, and collaboration with Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal to ensure accurate, compliant revenue reporting while supporting internal controls and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting, audit, or revenue accounting experience, ideally in enterprise SaaS or software environments.
• Strong grounding in ASC 606/IFRS 15 revenue recognition.
• Experience with multi-element arrangements and standalone selling price analysis.
• Comfortable as a pre-signature technical checkpoint collaborating with Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal.
• Experience managing external audit relationships and SOX controls for revenue processes.
• Familiarity with ERP-native or specialist revenue recognition platforms and automation of close activities.

Responsibilities

• Apply ASC 606/IFRS 15 to contracts with SaaS licenses, implementations and usage-based fees.
• Monitor subscription, AI consumption, and professional services portfolios for revenue implications.
• Develop, maintain and communicate revenue policies across finance and commercial teams.
• Execute month-end close activities: revenue schedules, deferred revenue reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting.
• Review non-standard contracts for revenue implications through the Deal Desk pre-signature process.
• Coordinate with external auditors and support SOX controls for revenue processes.

Skills

Revenue recognition

ASC 606/IFRS 15

Multi-element arrangements

External audits

Deal Desk collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Revenue recognition platforms

Job description

Revenue recognition is about to get a lot more interesting.As we shift from license-based to subscription and AI consumption revenue models, the rulebook for "when is revenue actually revenue" is being rewritten in real time - and we need someone who can write it. If you want a seat at the table where deals get shaped before they're signed, not just booked after the fact, this is that seat.

Location & working model:London, Hybrid (flexible)

The Revenue Accountant is the organization's technical authority on when and how revenue is recognized - a role whose importance is amplified dramatically by this shift. Applying ASC 606/IFRS 15 to an evolving portfolio of multi-element contracts - combining SaaS licenses, implementation services, professional services, and usage-based AI consumption fees - you'll ensure revenue recognition is technically correct, consistently applied, and free of restatement risk. You'll also serve as the pre-signature checkpoint for commercial contracts, reviewing non-standard deal structures before they're executed.

Scope & Accountability:

Revenue Recognition & Technical Accounting

• Apply ASC 606/IFRS 15 to the organization's contract portfolio - performing multi-element arrangement analysis, identifying and allocating standalone selling prices, and determining the appropriate timing and amount of revenue recognition for each performance obligation.
• Monitor the evolving portfolio of subscription, AI consumption, and professional services arrangements for revenue recognition implications, proactively identifying contract structures or business model changes that create new technical accounting questions.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate revenue recognition accounting policies and procedures across the finance and commercial functions, ensuring consistent application as the organization's contract portfolio evolves through the SaaS transition.

Revenue Close & Reporting

• Execute revenue recognition-specific month-end close activities: preparing revenue recognition schedules, reconciling deferred revenue accounts, booking revenue journal entries, and producing the revenue management report for financial management review.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring revenue recognition calculations and schedules through ERP-native functionality or specialist revenue recognition platforms, reducing manual effort and improving close-cycle consistency.

Deal Desk & Pre-Signature Review

• Review non-standard commercial contracts submitted through the Deal Desk approval workflow, assessing revenue recognition implications and providing written guidance before contract execution.
• Serve as the technical accounting checkpoint in the commercial approval process for non-standard deal structures.

Controls & Audit

• Manage the relationship with external auditors on revenue recognition matters, preparing technical accounting memos, providing audit support workpapers, and resolving revenue accounting queries during audit cycles.
• Administer Sarbanes-Oxley or equivalent internal controls compliance requirements specific to the revenue recognition process, ensuring that controls are designed, documented, and operating effectively.

Your experience & profile:

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, audit, or revenue accounting, ideally within enterprise SaaS or software environments.
• Strong technical grounding in ASC 606/IFRS 15 revenue recognition.
• Experience with multi-element arrangements, standalone selling price analysis, and complex contract structures.
• Comfortable operating as a pre-signature technical checkpoint, partnering with Deal Desk, Sales, and Legal.
• Experience managing external audit relationships and SOX (or equivalent) controls for revenue processes.
• Familiarity with ERP-native or specialist revenue recognition platforms and an interest in automating manual close activities.

We Are

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. is a global leader of AI-centric, SaaS-based insurance software, delivering hyper-relevant experiences that are efficient, compliant, and innovative. With agile intelligence, Sapiens' solutions turn real-time data and human insight into precise action at every moment, across every risk.

The Sapiens platform includes agentic workflows accelerating every capability across policy, underwriting, claims, reinsurance, decisioning, and finance and compliance.

With more than 600 insurers in over 30 countries running on Sapiens, our deep industry expertise is the foundation of our long-term relationships, from initial implementation through to modernization and market transformation.

Sapiens is headquartered in London, serving customers in property and casualty, life, reinsurance, specialty, and workers’ compensation from offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

Your Recruitment Journey

We will keep you in the loop, as we focus on providing an inclusive screening and interview process. Each country has a local flavor, but here's what you can expect during our recruitment process:

Review

Review

Your CV will be carefully reviewed by our talent team to explore how your unique skills and potential align with Sapiens' needs and culture

2

Interview

Interview

This is your opportunity to shine! Meet with our team, showcase your abilities, and learn more about Sapiens

3

Offer

Offer

If there's a great match, we'll extend an offer to welcome you to our team. This is the exciting moment when your new journey begins to take shape

4

Onboard

Onboard

Once you accept, we'll guide you through a comprehensive onboarding process, introducing you to your new colleagues, roles, and the exciting challenges ahead