[Hiring] Revenue Accountant @Stellar Virtual

Role Description

Stellar Virtual is seeking a detail-oriented Revenue Accountant to own our revenue cycle. You will ensure that our top-line numbers are accurate, compliant, and properly recognized. This role is critical for maintaining our financial integrity as we grow. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in US GAAP, specifically ASC 606, and enjoys optimizing accounting workflows in a fast-paced, digital environment.

Essential Duties

• Revenue Recognition: Review customer contracts to determine appropriate revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606.
• Month-End Close: Prepare revenue-related journal entries, reconcile deferred revenue, and calculate accounts receivable reserves during the month-end close process.
• Reporting & Analysis: Generate monthly revenue reports, investigate discrepancies, and perform analytical reviews of revenue and gross margin trends.
• Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in the order-to-cash process and help implement automation or system enhancements within our billing platform.
• Audit Support: Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors regarding revenue testing, providing schedules, contract documentation, and process walkthroughs.
• Research: Provide research into funding opportunities by state to ensure all federal, state and local education funding has been utilized to enhance revenue.
• Modeling: Update current state revenue Excel models and create models for new states to calculate revenue based on enrollment, retention and academic achievement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting experience, with a heavy focus on revenue recognition (SaaS or digital services industry experience is a major plus).
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and ASC 606 standards, with a specific ability to interpret complex, non-standard contract language.
• Proven experience working independently with minimal supervision, including the ability to manage a digital task list and maintain a stable remote (home-office) infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas via written channels (Email, Google Chat, and Document Comments) with high clarity and low ambiguity.
• Access to a private, secure, high-speed internet connection with a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speeds.
• Proficiency with advanced Excel functions and experience with enterprise accounting software and billing systems (e.g., Salesforce, Stripe, NetSuite).
• Exceptional organizational skills and an uncompromising eye for detail.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA or path to CPA is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive vacation and paid time off plans.
• Comprehensive medical (HMO, HDHP, and PPO), dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, with options available in all states, including a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) option.
• 401(k) retirement plan (pre- and post-tax options) with matching contribution up to 3% after one year of employment.
• Additional supplemental disability, life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal aid, and ID theft protection plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Two paid closure weeks each year (weeks of July 4 and December 25).
• 11 Company-paid Holidays.