Revenue Accounting Analyst - Data Products

Sambatv
San Francisco, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior accounting professionals with experience in revenue accounting and digital advertising who thrive in high-volume, detail-oriented environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4-6 years of experience in revenue accounting and a finance or accounting degree
    — “4-6+ years work experience Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field”
  • Professionals with a background in GAAP compliance and revenue recognition under ASC 606
    — “Working experience with ASC 606”
  • Individuals who can manage complex financial data and communicate effectively with customers and auditors
    — “Excellent verbal and written communication skills”

Things to consider

  • The role demands strict adherence to accounting standards and accuracy in high-volume settings
    — “high-volume/high-accuracy environment”
  • Candidates must be prepared for regular collaboration with both internal and external teams
    — “Collaborate internally and externally on revenue and margin forecasts versus actuals”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with revenue recognition and GAAP compliance in your resume and interviews
    — “Ensuring the proper accounting treatment of revenue according to GAAP policies (ASC 606)”
  • Demonstrate your ability to prepare revenue waterfall schedules and journal entries accurately
    — “prepare revenue waterfall schedules, ensure the revenue plan in NetSuite is accurate, and post monthly revenue journal entries”
  • Showcase your communication skills with examples of resolving invoice-related questions with customers
    — “communicate with customers to address and resolve invoice-related questions”
  • Emphasize your analytical and problem-solving skills with tangible examples from past roles
    — “Strong analytical and problem solving skills”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with enterprise accounting systems like NetSuite if applicable
    — “Familiarity with Enterprise accounting systems such as Netsuite is a plus”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate revenue recognition
  • resolved invoice discrepancies
Typical background
finance rolesaccounting experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Revenue AccountingGAAP PoliciesFinancial AnalysisInvoice Management

Preferred

Digital Advertising ExperienceEnterprise Accounting Systems

About the role

Original posting from Sambatv via Lever

Samba is a media intelligence company. We know what the world is watching, reading, and thinking about — in real time, at scale, across every screen. Our data exists with the consent of over a billion people, organized into the most complete picture of consumer attention ever built. The biggest brands in the world use that picture to make smarter decisions. We think it’s the most interesting data asset on the planet, because it’s the most culturally relevant. 

As Revenue Accounting Analyst, you will be responsible for assisting with timely and accurately reporting revenue according to GAAP and  ASC 606. You will be involved with the order to cash process and related month end close activities. Oftentimes, you will need to collaborate with legal, business development, sales and other functions in the company to ensure compliance to revenue recognition policies. This role will be reporting to the Revenue Manager.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

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Ensuring the proper accounting treatment of revenue according to GAAP policies (ASC 606)

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Understand basic revenue recognition rules, create sales orders based on standard contract reviews, prepare revenue waterfall schedules, ensure the revenue plan in NetSuite is accurate, and post monthly revenue journal entries

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Facilitate in the month-end close with preparing accrual calculation, creating journal entries and preparing reconciliations for related accounts

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Facilitate the preparation of invoices and communicate with customers to address and resolve invoice-related questions.

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Collaborate internally and externally on revenue and margin forecasts versus actuals and resolve discrepancies

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Participate in external audits by helping with auditor requests

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Maintain and improve related procedure documentation

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Other ad hoc projects as assigned

WHO YOU ARE:

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4-6+ years work experience 

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Working experience with ASC 606

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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

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Experience with digital advertising and/or ad tech is a plus

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Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel and Google Sheets

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Strong analytical and problem solving skills

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Familiarity with Enterprise accounting systems such as Netsuite is a plus

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Task based and deadline focused

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Detail-oriented and organized

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Ability to multi-task and work as a team in a high-volume/high-accuracy environment

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Public company experience is a plus

Compensation:

Samba TV expects to offer a base salary between $100,000 - $125,000 USD per year for roles to be performed in California; actual base salary offered will depend on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Base salary is just one component of Samba TV’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, short-term incentives and long-term incentives. In addition, Samba provides health insurance, wellness offerings, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and other employee benefits.

Samba is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.

Samba may collect personal information directly from you, as a job applicant, Samba may also receive personal information from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment or reference check, in accordance with the applicable law. For further details, please see Samba's Applicant Privacy Policy. For residents of the EU , Samba Inc. is the data controller.

Source: Sambatv careers (Lever)

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