Job Description

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As our Senior Revenue Accountant, you will play a key role in Slack's monthly revenue close, account reconciliations, audit, SOX support, and revenue disclosures & reporting. The ideal candidate must be able to interpret, present, and explain complex accounting analysis & issues to various internal business partners as well as external auditors.
 

Slack has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture. We look for people who are curious, inventive, and work to be a little better every single day. In our work together we aim to be smart, humble, hardworking and, above all, collaborative. If this sounds like a good fit for you, why not say hello?

What you will be doing

Focus on Revenue Accounting including the month-end close process, reconciliations, and related reporting and disclosures

Participating in all aspects of the revenue month-end close process, including creating journal entries, performing reconciliations, and SEC disclosures & reporting schedule preparation

Ensure compliance and proper revenue recognition in accordance within ASC606 and any related guidance

Assist with external auditors on revenue related requests and documentation

Collaborate cross functionally with partners in the deal cycle including legal & deal desk as it relates to revenue contract negotiations to ensure accuracy and revenue recognition compliance

Drive process improvement and design of automation solutions to further streamline real-time financial data for decision making

Perform contract analysis review and prepare related revenue schedules to verify subscription contracts have been accurately recorded.

Lead and assist with other special projects as needed; drive projects to successful completion

Work actively with our internal customers (FP&A, RevOps, SalesOps, Legal, Core Accounting, and others) to ensure that all revenue-impacting activities of the company are identified, assessed for revenue recognition conclusions and handled appropriately by as efficient of processes as possible.

Author whitepaper or accounting memos to support Slack contract structures

Identify contracts that have adverse revenue recognition impact and/or contracts that require high manual touch during order processing. Profile and work with deal desk team to keep these non-standard contracts to a minimum

Assist in the establishment Standalone Selling Price for Slack products

Review sales and marketing material to ensure roadmap information, if any, is not disclosed in a manner that may impact revenue recognition

Assist in activities related to Salesforce’s integration of Slack as it relates to the Revenue Accounting pillar of the organization

What you should have

Advanced Excel skills required, Salesforce.com and experience using Workday is preferable.

Up to date knowledge of US GAAP as it relates to revenue recognition (ASC 606)

Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to various audiences

Experience working for a fast-paced SaaS organization

Ability to review and interpret contracts

Strong technical and analytical skills

Database & SQL experience a plus

CPA with audit experience, Big 4/regional experience preferred

3+ years relevant experience

BA/BS in Accounting or Finance