Sr. Financial Analyst

Belden; Carmel (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Benefits package

Job summary

Belden is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to manage accounting and financial tracking for the Americas Solution Sales, focusing on hardware-plus-services bundled arrangements. You will partner with sales, operations, and IT to ensure accurate revenue recognition and reporting, while supporting SAP RAR implementation.

The role requires strong ASC 606 knowledge, cross-functional collaboration, and advanced Excel skills. Belden offers hybrid/remote options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including revenue recognition (ASC 606).
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and ability to manage complex contract structures.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and other data analysis tools; comfort working with large data sets.
• Willingness and aptitude to learn SAP RAR functionality on the job.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting and financial tracking for Americas Solution Sales transactions.
• Post journal entries related to solution sales.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reconciliations and variance analysis related to solution sales revenue.
• Track recognition timing differences between hardware and services elements, including deferred revenue and contract assets/liabilities.
• Maintain accurate tracking of solution sales pipeline, backlog, and deferred revenue.
• Prepare management reporting on solution sales performance, revenue trends, and key metrics.
• Ensure SOX compliance and support audits related to solution sales and revenue recognition.
• Identify and drive process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy of revenue accounting.
• Collaborate with sales, deal desk, and legal to review contract terms and provide accounting guidance on new or complex deal structures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Communication skills

SAP RAR

Cross-functional

Revenue recognition

ASC 606

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP RAR

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

Position Summary

Belden is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to perform the accounting and financial tracking for the Americas Solution Sales business, which consists primarily of hardware-plus-services bundled arrangements. This role will serve as a key finance partner to the solution sales organization, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, reporting, and controls, while assisting in the Company's ongoing implementation of SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR). The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge (particularly ASC 606 / multiple-element arrangements) with the ability to work cross-functionally with sales, operations, and IT teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own the accounting and financial tracking for Americas Solution Sales transactions, primarily hardware paired with installation, maintenance, warranty, and other service obligations which includes:
• Preparing and posting journal entries related to solution sales.
• Preparing monthly/quarterly reconciliations and variance analysis related to solution sales revenue.
• Tracking recognition timing differences between point-in-time (hardware) and over-time (services) elements, including related deferred revenue and contract asset/liability balances.
• Maintaining accurate tracking of solution sales pipeline, backlog, and deferred revenue.

Reporting & Controls

• Prepare management reporting on solution sales performance, revenue trends, and key metrics.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls (SOX) and support internal/external audit requests related to solution sales and revenue recognition.
• Identify and drive process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy of revenue accounting.

Other Responsibilities

• Assists with the analysis of contracts to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment under ASC 606, including identification of distinct performance obligations (hardware delivery vs. service performance) and standalone selling price (SSP) allocation between them.
• Partner with sales, deal desk, and legal teams to review contract terms and provide accounting guidance on new or complex deal structures, including extended warranties, installation services, and multi-year service agreements bundled with hardware.

SAP RAR Implementation

• Serve as a finance subject matter expert supporting the design, testing, and rollout of SAP RAR for the Americas region.
• Assist in mapping current revenue recognition processes for hardware-plus-services arrangements to SAP RAR functionality, identifying gaps and recommending solutions.
• Support data validation, user acceptance testing (UAT), and reconciliation between legacy processes and SAP RAR outputs.
• Document new processes and controls resulting from the RAR implementation; assist with training for finance and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with IT, corporate accounting, and external consultants/auditors throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), ideally with multiple-element/bundled arrangements.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and ability to manage complex contract structures.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain accounting concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and other data analysis tools; comfort working with large data sets.
• Willingness and aptitude to learn SAP RAR functionality on the job.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA or CPA candidate.
• Experience with SAP (any module: FI, SD, or RAR); direct SAP RAR exposure a plus.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or hardware/equipment company with a services attach model.
• Prior involvement in an ERP or revenue recognition system implementation.
• Technical accounting acumen (ASC 606 expertise, particularly multi-element arrangements)
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving in ambiguous, evolving environments
• Strong ownership and follow-through
• Ability to balance detail-orientation with big-picture business understanding

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range $90,000 to $125,000, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!