Staff Accountant (Revenue & Billing)

Job Description

Position Summary: Our client is seeking a Staff Accountant & Billing Specialist to join their growing Accounting & Finance team. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who has a strong foundation in month-end close, account reconciliations, revenue recognition, and financial reporting, while also owning the customer billing process from invoice generation through collections support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end customer billing process, including invoice preparation, contract review, billing validation, and customer support.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and deferred revenue adjustments.
• Maintain and reconcile revenue-related accounts in accordance with accounting policies and revenue recognition requirements.
• Analyze customer contracts to ensure proper billing and revenue treatment.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and partner with customers to resolve outstanding balances.
• Prepare financial schedules and supporting documentation for audits and management reporting.
• Manage customer tax records and sales tax compliance activities.
• Administer customer billing platforms and onboarding portals.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy across billing and accounting functions.
• Support budgeting, expense management, and other accounting initiatives as needed.

Successful candidates typically come from small-to-mid sized companies where they have owned portions of the month-end close process, performed account reconciliations, worked with accruals and deferred revenue, and supported revenue recognition in addition to managing billing activities.

Title: Staff Accountant (Revenue & Billing) Location: Hybrid in Mount Arlington, NJ (Wednesdays and Thursdays onsite) Job Type: Direct-Hire Interview Process: 2 interviews (1 virtual and 1 in person) Salary Range: $60-75k Benefits: Candidate will be eligible for all benefits directly through the client.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• 3-5+ years of progressive accounting experience with exposure to both financial accounting and customer billing.
• Demonstrated experience supporting month-end close processes.
• Experience preparing and reviewing account reconciliations.
• Understanding of accrual accounting, deferred revenue, and revenue recognition concepts.
• Experience managing accounts receivable and customer billing functions.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a SaaS or subscription-based business model.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online, Salesforce, and/or Maxio.
• Knowledge of Avalara or sales tax compliance processes.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].