SENIOR REVENUE ACCOUNTANT

Cloudflare, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Revenue Accountant, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with US GAAP and company policies. This role involves both advisory and operational responsibilities, helping business partners make informed decisions while ensuring effective accounting processes. You'll collaborate with various departments, mentor junior team members, and contribute to cross-functional projects aimed at enhancing revenue analytical capabilities. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this innovative firm offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Paid Time Off

Employee Stock Participation Plan

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

On-demand Mental Health Support

Fertility & Family Forming Benefits

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in accounting roles with a focus on revenue recognition.
• Strong understanding of ASC 606 and revenue accounting rules.

Responsibilities

• Participates in accounting close activities and contract accounting.
• Mentors junior team members and communicates findings to management.

Skills

Accounting

Revenue Recognition

US GAAP

Advanced MS Excel

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-Oriented

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Active CPA

Tools

ERP Systems

Revenue Recognition Tools

Billing Systems

Job description

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Location : Austin, TX

Role Summary

The Senior Revenue Accountants primary responsibility is helping to ensure the Companys revenue recognition to be in compliance with US GAAP and Company policies. It is both advisory and operational in nature. The advisory role helps business partners make informed business decisions while maintaining accounting compliance. The operational role ensures accounting processes comply with policies and function in an effective and efficient manner while working with local partners to complete business transactions with customers.

Role Responsibilities

• Participates in accounting close activities, including :
• partnering with other teams (legal, sales, etc.) to interpret, research, discuss, and / or process deal reviews
• complete contract accounting of executed customer contracts
• preparation / review of journal entries
• preparation / review of reconciliations and related financial analysis for management and external reporting
• Participates in Company-wide initiatives and cross-functional projects that directly impact or relate to the revenue accounting area, particularly increasing the revenue analytical capabilities within Cloudflare
• Develop and streamline processes using system automation and tools to maximize efficiency and accuracy of revenue accounting systems and processes
• Takes a clean sheet of paper approach when revisiting operational processes and continually works to consolidate and streamline using automation and tools to maximize efficiency and accuracy
• Stay current on the latest financial accounting and reporting developments and U.S GAAP reporting requirements, as applicable.
• Effectively interacts with peers and shares knowledge
• Mentors and supports junior members of the team and provides feedback
• Communicates any problems to senior management timely
• Present findings and solutions to the management team, while considering global impacts and subsequent guidance to influence other regions where appropriate to adopt a consistent process and policy
• Establish and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Prepares schedules in support of the external audit process
• Coordinates with the auditors on accounting issues and audit related queries
• Reviews and maintains controls as the business environment changes as a result of process, system and policy enhancements. Includes risk assessment and review of risk areas

Role Requirements (Must-Have Skills)

Must-Have Skills

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, or a related field, or advanced experience
• Active CPA
• 5 years of experience in accounting roles
• Strong understanding of revenue accounting rules under ASC 606
• Experience working with revenue related systems such as billing systems, ERP, and revenue recognition tool / subledger
• Revenue accounting for SaaS revenue recognition and understanding of multi-element arrangements
• Ability to work effectively with various departments, particularly Sales
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Flexibility to work under time constraints and deadlines
• Must be meticulous, detail oriented, and organized
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently, yet cooperatively and constructively in a team environment
• Highly proficient in advanced MS Excel

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflares equity plan.

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical / Rx Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

Were not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. Were a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo : Since 2014, weve equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflares enterprise customers at no cost.

Athenian Project : In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1 : We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal - we dont store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something youd like to be a part of? Wed love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other persons, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA / Veterans / Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at [emailprotected] or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.

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