Senior Accountant

BS&A

Lansing, MI

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time

SKILLS

Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Software, Accounting Standards and Regulations, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Auditing, Balance Sheet, Budgeting, Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Code Reviews, Commission Calculation, Communication Skills, Contract Review, Corporate Policies, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), External Audit, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Audit, Financial Compliance, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, General Ledger Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Audit, Journal Entries, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Partner Sales, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Pivot Tables, Process Development, Public Accounting, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Reconciliation, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Revenue Recognition, Revenue/Sales Reporting, Salesforce.com, Software as a Service (SaaS), Team Player, Time Management, Venture Capital, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Lansing, MI

POSTED

6 days ago

Your Role
As a Senior Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in the finance department, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and delivering meaningful financial insights. This role carries a strong focus on revenue operations and requires deep, working knowledge of ASC 606 and a drive to streamline processes. It is well-suited for a candidate on a path toward Accounting Manager, with responsibilities spanning complex accounting tasks, financial reporting, compliance with corporate policies and US GAAP, and support of both internal and external audits. You will also be prepared to learn and incorporate AI into your body of work to obtain efficiency, insights, and higher quality standards.

Responsibilities and Duties
Revenue Recognition

Serve as the subject matter expert for revenue recognition under ASC 606, ensuring revenue is recorded accurately and in compliance with US GAAP.
Review customer contracts to identify and assess performance obligations, transaction prices, and appropriate recognition timing.
Own and maintain the revenue recognition system (RightRev), including configuration, integration, and period-end processing.
Prepare and review revenue journal entries, deferred revenue schedules, and related account reconciliations.
Review commission calculations for accuracy and proper capitalization in accordance with ASC 340.
Partner with Sales, Legal, and Customer Success to evaluate new and non-standard contract structures and their accounting implications.
Support revenue-related audit requests and serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors on revenue matters.

General Ledger Management

Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data in the accounting system.
Serve as a key contributor in the month-end and year-end close processes, including preparation of journal entries for lease accounting, accruals, prepaids, and capitalized software.
Validate correct posting of entries through account reconciliation and report preparation.
Record payroll and related accruals in the general ledger; reconcile related accounts.
Review account coding for accuracy and completeness relative to budget.

Financial Reporting

Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, providing timely insights into the financial condition of the company.
Monitor and analyze operating results; investigate and clearly communicate variances.
Prepare, maintain, analyze, and report key SaaS performance metrics, such as software go-lives and ARR
Assist in preparation of the monthly financial package and help ensure all reporting deadlines are met.

Account Reconciliation

Prepare regular balance sheet account reconciliations, including daily bank statement reconciliations.
Reconcile subledgers to general ledger balances and resolve discrepancies through thorough analysis.

Year-End Financial Statement Audit

Coordinate with external auditors on the annual financial statement audit, including preparation of financial statements, footnotes, and audit schedules.
Respond to auditor inquiries and ensure compliance with US GAAP reporting requirements throughout the audit process.

Other

Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders across functions, contributing to the accuracy and integrity of financial processes.
Incorporate AI into everyday workflow to obtain efficiency, insights, and improved quality
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Required

CPA designation
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
At least 3 years of audit experience at a public accounting firm, or at least 4 years of combined public accounting and private industry experience
- A minimum of 4 years in Senior Accountant or progressively responsible roles at an institutionally backed SaaS company (Private Equity or Venture Capital), or
- At least 4 combined years between a public accounting firm and audited SaaS companies, with a minimum of 2 years in each setting
Deep, working knowledge of US GAAP, including:
- ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition) and SaaS-specific revenue recognition
- Contract review and performance obligation analysis
- ASC 340 (contract costs/commissions)
Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
Advanced Excel proficiency, including XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and pivot tables
Ability to manage competing priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Advanced degree in Accounting or MBA
Experience working with AI tools and incorporating into everyday workstreams, such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.
Experience with Certinia ERP, RightRev, and/or Salesforce

Physical Requirements
Standard office environment.

Travel Requirements
Will work out of the Bath, MI office 25% to 33%

About the Company

BS&A

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