Senior Revenue Accountant

NextStep Recruiting; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NextStep Recruiting partnered with a growing financial-services organization in Fort Worth to hire a Senior Revenue Accountant to manage revenue accounting and close processes. Reporting to the Controller, you will own journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules, coordinating with Accounting, Operations, Servicing, IT, and other teams to resolve data issues.

The role requires strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel, and experience with revenue recognition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong month-end close, journal entry, and account reconciliation experience.
• Experience with revenue recognition or revenue-related accounting.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience analyzing detailed financial or transaction-level data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare recurring and non-routine revenue journal entries.
• Account for interest income, lease income, fee income, deferred items, and other revenue-generating activities.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue close activities.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Investigate reconciling items, unusual activity, aging balances, and period-over-period variances.
• Validate revenue activity between operational systems and the general ledger.
• Assist with revenue recognition analysis under applicable U.S. GAAP guidance.
• Maintain documentation supporting accounting conclusions and journal entries.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, Servicing, IT, and other teams to resolve data and posting issues.
• Assist with system mapping, configuration changes, and revenue-related interfaces.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and improve or automate recurring accounting processes.
• Provide clear updates to the Controller regarding open items, issues, and required decisions.

Skills

Month-end close

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Power BI

SQL

Databricks

Job description

NextStep Recruiting has partnered with a growing financial-services organization in Fort Worth seeking an experienced Senior Revenue Accountant to join its accounting team.

Reporting directly to the Controller, this position will own revenue accounting, revenue-related month-end close activities, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and system-to-general-ledger validation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant with strong hands-on accounting experience who enjoys investigating discrepancies, working with transaction-level data, and improving accounting processes.

What you'll do:

• Prepare recurring and non-routine revenue journal entries.
• Account for interest income, lease income, fee income, deferred items, and other revenue-generating activities.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue close activities.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Investigate reconciling items, unusual activity, aging balances, and period-over-period variances.
• Validate revenue activity between operational systems and the general ledger.
• Assist with revenue recognition analysis under applicable U.S. GAAP guidance.
• Maintain documentation supporting accounting conclusions and journal entries.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, Servicing, IT, and other teams to resolve data and posting issues.
• Assist with system mapping, configuration changes, and revenue-related interfaces.Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and improve or automate recurring accounting processes.
• Provide clear updates to the Controller regarding open items, issues, and required decisions.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong month-end close, journal entry, and account reconciliation experience.
• Experience with revenue recognition or revenue-related accounting.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience analyzing detailed financial or transaction-level data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Banking, lending, leasing, specialty finance, or equipment finance.
• ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• ASC 842 lease accounting.
• Public accounting or financial-services audit.
• System-to-general-ledger reconciliations.
• Lending or lease servicing platforms.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Power BI, SQL, or Databricks.
• CPA or active progress toward CPA certification.
• CECL / ASC 326.

NextStep Recruiting's client offers a collaborative accounting environment where team members take ownership of their responsibilities while supporting one another during close, audit, and special projects.

NextStep Recruiting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or sexual orientation. In addition to federal law requirements, NextStep Recruiting complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.