Revenue Accountant

Institutional Shareholder Services; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ISS STOXX is seeking a Revenue Accountant to join the Global Finance Team. You will manage day-to-day and month-end revenue accounting, revenue recognition under ASC 606 / IFRS 15, contract analysis, and reconciliations.

Collaborate with Sales Operations, Billing and Collections, drive automation using Power BI and advanced Excel, and support audits. Strong communication and detail orientation are essential to succeed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
• 4+ years of relevant accounting or revenue accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition principles.
• Experience with revenue contracts, deferred revenue, contract assets, contract liabilities, and revenue reconciliations.
• Experience preparing accruals, journal entries, and month-end close activities.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, Lookups, and data analysis.
• Experience using Power BI, automation tools, AI-enabled solutions, or process-improvement technologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with global teams.

Responsibilities

• Review contract, sales orders, and product setups to ensure proper revenue recognition under ASC 606 / IFRS 15.
• Support and monitor recurrent revenue tasks including contract modifications and revenue postings.
• Investigate and resolve exceptions, postponed items, and special transactions.
• Review invoices, credit memos, and customer contracts to ensure accuracy of revenue and deferred revenue balances.
• Perform month-end close activities including revenue accruals, revenue adjustments, and journal entries.
• Prepare reconciliations for revenue, deferred revenue, accounts receivable, contract assets, contract liabilities, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze revenue fluctuations and prepare monthly revenue analytics and management reporting.
• Partner closely with Sales Operations, Billing, and Collections on a daily basis.
• Support external audits and provide revenue-related schedules and documentation.
• Develop and improve automated reporting solutions using Power BI, Excel Power Query, Power Automate, AI tools, or similar technologies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes and improve controls through automation and analytics.
• Support ad hoc projects and management requests as needed.

Skills

ASC 606 / IFRS 15 knowledge

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Independence with global teams

Automation mindset

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

CA/Inter-CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Excel Power Query

Salesforce

SAP Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR)

Job description

Overview:

ISS STOXX is seeking an experienced and motivated Revenue Accountant to join the Global Finance Team. This role will report directly to the Revenue Manager and be responsible for day-to-day and month-end revenue accounting activities, revenue recognition, contract analysis, reconciliations, and revenue reporting.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Revenue Accounting, strong knowledge of ASC 606 / IFRS 15, and experience working in a multinational environment. In addition, the candidate should have a passion for process improvement, automation, and leveraging tools such as Power BI, AI-assisted solutions, and advanced Excel to enhance reporting and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Review contract, sales orders, and product setups to ensure proper revenue recognition under ASC 606 / IFRS 15.
• Support and monitor recurrent revenue tasks including contract modifications and revenue postings.
• Investigate and resolve exceptions, postponed items, and special transactions.
• Review invoices, credit memos, and customer contracts to ensure accuracy of revenue and deferred revenue balances.
• Perform month-end close activities including revenue accruals, revenue adjustments, and journal entries.
• Prepare reconciliations for revenue, deferred revenue, accounts receivable, contract assets, contract liabilities, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Analyze revenue fluctuations and prepare monthly revenue analytics and management reporting.
• Partner closely with other teams such as Sales Operations, Billing, and Collections on a daily basis.
• Support external audits and provide revenue-related schedules and documentation.
• Develop and improve automated reporting solutions using Power BI, Excel Power Query, Power Automate, AI tools, or similar technologies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes and improve controls through automation and analytics.
• Support ad hoc projects and management requests as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
• 4+ years of relevant accounting or revenue accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 / IFRS 15 revenue recognition principles.
• Experience with revenue contracts, deferred revenue, contract assets, contract liabilities, and revenue reconciliations.
• Experience preparing accruals, journal entries, and month-end close activities.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, Lookups, and data analysis.
• Experience using Power BI, automation tools, AI-enabled solutions, or process-improvement technologies to increase efficiency and reporting capabilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with global teams.

Desired Qualifications:

• CA, Inter-CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce and SAP Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR).