Senior Accountant - Revenue

Company: comScore
Location: Reston
Posted on: May 16, 2020

Job Description:

Job DescriptionJob Title: Senior Accountant - Revenue

Location: Reston, VA

About This Role:

The Senior Revenue Accountant will be responsible for managing the contract accounting, revenue recognition, and billing for the Comscore core contracts of our business. This role will work with other divisions within comScore to ensure all contracts are properly captured and revenue is recognized accordingly. The Senior Revenue Accountant must be able to ensure effective controls are in place for these processes and address any noted issues. In addition, the Senior Revenue Accountant will support the close by doing journal entries and work on special projects.

What You'll Do:

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• Work with key stakeholders within comScore to ensure that all contract-related activities are accounted for timely and accurately
  
• Review contracts, propose and document proper revenue recognition treatment
  
• Manage the project accounting, including billing, for comScore contracts
  
• Assist in ensuring controls are properly documented for this division of comScore
  
• Assist in identifying and implementing improvements to the process
  
  
• Identify any changes to the contracts and recommend appropriate actions and/or procedures where possible
  
  
• Perform monthly financial and ad hoc analyses to monitor the contracts' performance
  
• Assist the rest of the Revenue Team with ad hoc projects
  
• Support the quarterly reviews and annual audit
  
• Assist with month end financial close assignments as needed
  
  
• Assist with information gathering for external and internal audit requests
  
• Prepare monthly reconciliations
  
  What You'll Need
  
  
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  • Bachelor's degree, with emphasis in accounting
    
  • CPA certification preferred
    
  • A minimum of 4 years of accounting experience
    
  • Effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
    
  • Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast paced environment
    
  • Proficient in all applications of the Microsoft Office suite
    
  • Knowledge of revenue recognition, preferably ASC 605 and ASC 606, or aptitude to read accounting guidance and learn
    
    About Comscore
    
    At Comscore, we're pioneering the future of cross-platform media measurement, arming organizations with the insights they need to make decisions with confidence. Central to this aim are our people who work together to simplify the complex on behalf of our clients & partners. Though our roles and skills are varied, we're united by our commitment to five underlying values: Integrity, Velocity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership. If you're motivated by big challenges and interested in helping some of the largest and most important media properties and brands navigate the future of media, we'd love to hear from you.
    
    Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry's emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. To learn more about Comscore, please visit Comscore.com.
    
    EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
    
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