Remote Position
[Remote] Senior Accountant, Revenue Accounting
๐ Remote ยท United States
๐ผ Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conair LLC is hiring a Senior Accountant, Revenue Accounting to own, analyze, and report revenue-related activities, with a focus on gross-to-net accounting, customer program reserves, revenue recognition, and financial close. The role partners with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting under U.S. GAAP and supports analysis, controls, audits, and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and record monthly gross-to-net revenue accruals, including but not limited to:
- Customer co-op advertising (COOP) programs and promotional allowances
- Contractual deductions, including returns, Destroy-in-Field (DIF), and defective allowances
- Non-contractual deductions, including shortages and penalties
- Other customer-related incentive and deduction programs
- Analyze actual claims and deductions against recorded accruals and recommend reserve adjustments as needed
- Own gross-to-net reserve methodologies and key assumptions supporting customer programs, deductions, returns, and allowances
- Perform retrospective analyses to evaluate reserve accuracy and recommend updates to methodologies based on historical claims experience and business trends
- Support monthly and quarterly revenue recognition and gross-to-net reporting processes, applying ASC 606 principles to customer arrangements
- Serve as a subject matter expert on ASC 606, review customer contracts, sales agreements, rebates, incentives, and promotional programs to determine appropriate accounting treatment
- Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to assess accounting implications of new commercial initiatives
- Perform trend and variance analysis to identify unusual activity and emerging risks, including timing differences such as the recognition lag applicable to non-contractual deductions
- Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations for assigned revenue-related accounts
- Research and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis
- Ensure all reconciliations comply with company policies and internal control requirements
- Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities and meet established reporting deadlines
- Prepare journal entries and supporting documentation for management review
- Partner with Credit and Deductions teams to identify deduction recovery opportunities and implement process improvements
- Monitor deduction aging and identify exposures requiring reserve adjustments
- Analyze deduction trends and identify potential risks impacting reserve adequacy or revenue recognition
- Partner with Credit and Deductions teams to develop recommendations for recovery opportunities and process improvements
- Review deduction activity to ensure proper accounting classification and financial reporting
- Develop monthly reporting packages supporting gross-to-net reserve balances and activity
- Prepare analyses supporting management review of revenue-related reserves and customer programs
- Collaborate with FP&A to forecast gross-to-net reserves, customer deductions, returns, and trade spend obligations
- Identify key drivers affecting reserve performance and communicate risks and opportunities to management
- Analyze customer program performance and provide actionable insights regarding financial exposure and reserve adequacy
- Assist with forecasting and budgeting processes related to revenue deductions and reserve requirements
- Provide ad hoc reporting and analytical support to Accounting, FP&A, and business partners
- Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and Company accounting policies
- Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, analyses, and documentation
- Execute key controls related to revenue accounting and gross-to-net processes
- Assist with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance activities, including documentation and testing support
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and reporting accuracy
- Participate in ERP, reporting, and system enhancement initiatives, including SAP-related projects
- Help standardize reconciliation and reserve review processes across the organization
- Lead process improvement initiatives focused on automation, standardization, and enhanced reporting capabilities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 3โ5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUPs, and data analysis
- Experience working with large datasets and customer deductions reporting
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency and process optimization
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred
- Experience with revenue accounting, gross-to-net accounting, customer deductions, or trade spend accounting preferred
- Experience in consumer products, retail, wholesale, or distribution environments strongly preferred
- Experience with SAP strongly preferred
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in Conair's annual bonus program.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- Two paid volunteer days
- Employee product discounts
- A 401(k) plan with employer contributions
- Life insurance
- FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA
- 401k and company match
- EAP & Employee Wellness Programs
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