Senior Revenue Accountant - Cambridge, MA
Full Time
Cambridge, MA 02142
Posted
Job description
CIC is seeking a skilled hands-on Senior Revenue Accountant with at least four years of experience. This position will report into the Senior Finance Manager and will be responsible for the Company’s US client billings and collections as well as helping to develop and maintain the worldwide billing systems, processes, and controls.
The finance team is a relatively small, tight-knit group that will allow the opportunity for project work as well as collaboration and cooperation with other team members.
ABOUT CIC
CIC is a global leader in building and operating innovation communities. Founded in 1999 in Cambridge, MA, CIC is one of the first companies to offer flexible office space and coworking options, providing a platform for the world’s most impactful entrepreneurs to innovate better and faster.
We have locations in Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Providence, Rotterdam, St. Louis, Warsaw, and Tokyo and are growing into other cities, within the US and abroad. CIC has supported over 6,000 startups, growth companies, and branches of larger organizations, representing for-profit, mission-driven, and non-profit sectors across a wide array of industries.
CIC co-founded a number of mission-aligned organizations including Venture Café, CIC’s primary non-profit programming partner, and CIC Health, offering COVID-19 testing services to companies and the public.
We invite you to explore all our openings and learn more about our teams here.
YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Processing US invoices for all US clients, ensuring a high level of accuracy.
- Creating and providing the invoicing file used by our international subsidiaries for their monthly client invoicing.
- Ensuring all client invoice inquiries and adjustments are addressed in a timely manner with a high level of customer service.
- Processing client onboarding and offboarding for US based clients.
- Monitoring accounts receivable aging to ensure that client collections communication is initiated as needed and all US receivables are collected on a timely basis.
- Managing client deposits, ensuring that additional deposits and refunds are processed in a timely manner.
- Processing client payments through the monthly ACH collections process and ensuring that all ACH client draws are accurately processed.
- Ongoing maintenance of all invoicing and receivable systems including price increases and process and systems updates required for new revenue streams.
- Monthly close responsibilities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations relating to revenue and accounts receivable.
- Maintaining an understanding of the business that allows scalable continuous improvement to our billing and receivables processes.
- Providing AR process and systems training to employees as needed.
- Working closely with our client relationship managers to provide information and support needed during the client sales process and throughout the client life cycle.
- Working with international sites on the establishment of, and ongoing support, for all systems related to the invoicing process.
- Ensuring that all sales taxes are billed in accordance with sales tax requirements.
- Having a strong understanding of revenue recognition requirements under ASC 606.
- Being the subject matter expert for all aspects of the invoicing and accounts receivable cycle in our current systems as well as our anticipated systems implementation.
- Independently and proactively liaising with all relevant stakeholders on proper usage of our internal proprietary reservations system to ensure that data outputs from that system enable accurate client billings.
- Assisting with the establishment of documented policies and procedures and rolling them out to all subsidiaries.
- Working with our auditors during the annual audit and preparing schedules, supplying supporting documentation as required.
- Ad hoc analysis and projects as required.
ABOUT YOU
Overall, we like to employ service-minded people who can think strategically, creatively solve problems and are able to work independently.
As our ideal candidate, you will have strong attention to detail, strong analytical, Excel, and communication skills, combined with the ability to think strategically. In addition, international experience is preferred. In this role, you will be a seasoned, results oriented individual and have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, work on multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
More specifically our ideal candidate, possesses the following characteristics:
- A happy to help mindset with strong customer service skills with an ability to create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.
- Strong accounting, finance, quantitative, and business writing skills.
- A proven track record in a fast-paced, international multi-company, multi-currency environment with a high volume of intercompany transactions.
- Be process oriented with a predisposition and ability to simplify processes and improve controls. You are able to be an agent of change including independently identifying process improvement opportunities and being able to successfully drive the implementation of the change.
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
- Be adaptable and work well under pressure.
- Have a strong understanding of internal controls.
- Excellent attention-to-detail, time-management, work ethic, and customer service skills.
- Self-starter with demonstrated leadership skills and ability to meet goals and deadlines while working independently.
- Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to interact with and build productive working relationships at all levels.
- Strong working knowledge of financial systems.
- Experience working in a multinational company, a plus.
- Hotel/real estate experience, a plus.
YOU HAVE
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in accounting.
- At least 4 years of professional experience in a billing/accounts receivable role.
- Excellent Excel proficiency with a demonstrated ability to effectively analyze large, multi-company data set.
- Demonstrated experience working with NetSuite, including proficiency in using its various modules and features.
If you don't meet all the requirements or qualifications but bring some other unique skills and experience that would be valuable in this role, please apply and highlight those attributes for us in your cover letter.
OUR OFFER
- Starting compensation is commensurate with experience.
- 100% company paid premium healthcare and dental benefits.
- 100% company paid long and short-term disability, and life insurance.
- 401k (must be 21+).
- Three weeks vacation from the start (more with seniority), plus thirteen paid holidays.
ATTRACTIONS OF THE JOB
In addition to helping our clients achieve great things, we work to ensure that our employees are healthy and supported. Some of the benefits of being here include:
- Fun people in a dynamic space. We pride ourselves on finding driven and bright collaborators who are eager to lend their own unique skills to the team, as well as to our inspiring clientele. The number one reason CICers say they like working here is because of their colleagues!
- Personal growth. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop skills within the epicenter of the innovation community at a growing company.
- Access to a nursing room, secure bicycle parking, a maker space, a gym, shower rooms with towels, and discounted services and memberships on tools to make your life happier/healthier such as gym memberships, tech and design support, hotel stays, and other fantastic options.
- Central location. CIC Cambridge is a stone’s throw from the Kendall Square MBTA Red Line stop. CIC Boston is centrally located in downtown Boston and is within walking distance to the Blue, Green, Orange, and Red line.
CIC is committed to building teams that reflect the fabric of the cities we support. We welcome all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, please let us know. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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