Senior Revenue Accountant

The Senior Revenue Accountant will primarily be responsible for ensuring proper revenue recognition and billing of consulting services contracts in support of the Customer Success organization.

This role is based at our HQ in McLean, VA. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. 

In this Role, You Will:

• Review draft customer contracts related to Consulting revenue to ensure accuracy of fee tables, billing schedules, payment terms, customer contacts and any terms that would impact revenue recognition in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (ASC 606).

• Provide accounting guidance to Legal, Customer Success (CS) and Sales personnel on an as-needed basis.

• Assist with updates and maintenance of the percentage-of-completion (POC) file indicating what percentage of fixed price projects are complete and how much should be billed at the end of each month.

• Work with the Customer Success Operations team and CS Managers/Directors to ensure completeness of POC updates.

• Assist in ensuring new contracts are entered in the accounting systems appropriately, as needed.

• Assist in reconciliations and reporting, as needed, related to the Monthly and Quarterly Revenue close.

• Support annual audit and quarterly reviews by providing external auditors with requested documentation for revenue transactions being tested.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual review and documentation.

Education:                 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

• CPA certification preferred but not required.

• MS in Accounting preferred but not required.

About You:

• 3+ years of project revenue accounting experience is required.

• Experience with the POC method of revenue recognition for fixed price contracts is strongly preferred.

• Experience with ERP financial systems such as NetSuite or SuiteprojectsPro is preferred.

• Public accounting experience is preferred but not required.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner regularly with Sales, CS, Legal, senior leadership and external auditors.

• Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to meet and take full responsibility for recurring monthly deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and increasing responsibility over time.

Technical Skills:

• Exceptionally strong project revenue accounting knowledge required.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required.

• ERP financial systems experience is a plus.