Revenue Accountant at OpenText in Broomfield, Colorado

Job Description:

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
Together Carbonite and Webroot formthe SMB and Consumer Division of OpenText. The mission of our joint offering is to make cyber resilience simple, reliable and accessible in the connected world.We foster a thriving, dynamic environment rich with inventive minds and entrepreneurial spirit and our employees are empowered and encouraged to build their careers at OpenText.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Revenue Accountant to join the SMBC finance unit at Carbonite, an OpenText company. Within this role, you'll be responsible for calculating deferred revenue, preparing revenue schedules and contributing to system and process improvements. You'll review partner agreements and collaborate closely with our Sales department to ensure the application of revenue recognition procedures is in accordance with GAAP. In, this role, you'll partner with the database team to create reporting and reconcile daily activity. In this critical role within our SMBC unit, the Revenue Accountant will complete calculations and management of Carbonite's revenue streams and provide analytical trend analysis to management. Our revenue accounting team is vital to ensure we continue to maintain a highly scalable global revenue management system.

The primary challenge will be creating efficiencies through systematic reporting. Managing revenue accounting for various new sales initiatives and completing many tasks simultaneously, while critically assessing business processes. Carbonite's fast-paced, growth-focused culture requires the finance team to maintain a highly scalable global revenue management system.

Your First Six Months

- Review customer agreements to ensure consistent application of revenue recognition policies in accordance with relevant accounting literature and corporate policy
- Perform daily, monthly, and quarterly close procedures to meet tight deadlines in a timely and accurate manner
- Complete month-end close deliverables, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and analysis between forecasted revenue and actual results
- Prepare audit schedules, and assist the Company's external auditors in the revenue function
- Identify process improvements and implement changes to improve efficiency and scalability, and to mitigate risk
- Assist and analyze recurring detailed monthly billing which ensures revenue accuracy
- Understanding of unbilled receivables currently tracked manually
- Experience and knowledge of a quote to cash cycle desired
- Review and assist in processing of daily orders
- Experience with SAP, NetSuite, Zuora, Oracle and/or RevPro a plus

Six to Twelve Months and Beyond

All of the above, plus:
- Assist as a key contributor with implementation and testing of new billing and revenue subledger
- Display an eagerness to learn and take personal responsibility while assisting team members when needed

You Are Great At

- A track record of good judgment and decision-making in positions with significant responsibility
- Highly autonomous and able to independently identify high value projects and drive them completion
- Demonstrated leadership capability in cross-functional team environments
- High degree of comfort with complex technical environments
- Having and being able to articulate/defend an informed opinion on important topics

What It Takes

- 3+ years of experience in corporate or public accounting; Revenue accounting experience in software or technology industry strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in accounting and/or finance
- Strong conceptual understanding of GAAP accounting standards
- Proven experience using Excel for analyzing data, including knowledge of pivots and common function
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
- Excellent organization, analytical, problem-solving, and oral and written communications skills
- Desired attributes include:
- Integrity
- Sense of urgency
- Attention to detail
- Strong work ethic
- Team player
- Desire and ability to deliver excellence under pressure
- Results oriented
- Sense of humor

At OpenText we understand and value diversity in our employees and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire the best talent regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sex, age, veteran status or sexual orientation. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please email accommodationrequests@opentext.com. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws including but not limited to:Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA),Equal Employment OpportunityandEmployee Polygraph Protection Act.