Senior Revenue Accounting Ops Analyst - SaaS/Hybrid

Mimecast North America, Inc.; Lexington (MA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Mimecast North America, Inc. in Lexington, MA is seeking a Senior Analyst to own North America revenue accounting operations for a SaaS business, partnering with Sales, Channel, Licensing & Renewals, and Collections to ensure accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606.

Key duties include managing revenue flux analysis, deferred revenue, and revenue journal entries, with emphasis on accuracy, audits, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, ideally in revenue accounting or a comparable role within a SaaS or subscription business.
• Hands-on experience with revenue journal entries, deferred revenue, account reconciliations, and flux analysis.
• NetSuite, Salesforce, or comparable ERP/CRM systems experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to explain accounting concepts to non-accounting stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the North America revenue flux analysis each period, investigating variances, identifying drivers, and communicating results to Revenue leadership.
• Lead the monthly deferred revenue process, including roll-forwards, reconciliations, and analysis of balances, and ensure activity is reflected in the general ledger.
• Prepare, review, and post revenue journal entries with complete and accurate supporting documentation in accordance with company policy and US GAAP (ASC 606).
• Review deals daily for accuracy and completeness, focusing on non-standard terms, and elevate issues promptly.
• Serve as the primary Revenue Accounting Operations resource for daily questions from Sales, Channel, Licensing & Renewals, and Collections, including guidance on complex deals, invoices, and account activity.
• Contribute to process and control improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of the revenue cycle.
• Support internal and external audit requests, including preparation of supporting documentation and walkthroughs of process and controls.
• Apply AI and agentic tooling to core revenue workflows - contract abstraction and review, account reconciliations, flux commentary, audit preparation, and accounting research.
• Share knowledge and technical guidance with teammates, including building AI fluency across the team.

Skills

Revenue accounting

Flux analysis

SOX compliance

ASC 606 compliance

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

Mimecast North America, Inc. in Lexington, MA is seeking a Senior Analyst to own North America revenue accounting operations for a SaaS business, partnering with Sales, Channel, Licensing & Renewals, and Collections to ensure accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606.

Key duties include managing revenue flux analysis, deferred revenue, and revenue journal entries, with emphasis on accuracy, audits, and process improvements.