Senior Revenue Accountant

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Revenue Accountant to support the global accounting operations & revenue close processes for Spotify’s advertising business. This isn’t your traditional accounting role. The Revenue Accounting team is a vital partner to Spotify’s Advertising business helping to develop and implement scalable processes that protects the accuracy and completeness of the financial statements. Adaptability to ever changing business priorities with an understanding of how various puzzle pieces fit into the big picture is crucial to this role. The ideal candidate will be a detail oriented and motivated self-starter who thrives working in a dynamic environment. In return, we will offer you a challenging role in an exciting and fast-paced international organization where development opportunities are endless. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of revenue operations, order-to-cash, and/or GL experience at a global organization. The position is based in New York City, NY and requires you to be based within commutable distance to the office.

What You'll Do

• Perform global revenue close procedures on-time and in accordance with IFRS, including revenue and deferred revenue journal entries, account reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses.
• Help lead the implementation of best practices in the revenue team to scale our business and global revenue expansion.
• Work internally and with Engineering teams to automate various elements of operational processes to ensure long-term scalability for new and changing revenue streams.
• Develop and refine revenue accounting processes for new revenue streams.
• Prepare support for external and internal audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility
• Work cross functionally with Technical Accounting, Finance, Legal, Sales, Sales Operations, FP&A, Accounts Receivable, IT, Tax, Financial Engineering, and various business owners to develop scalable Revenue Accounting processes and to drive new system initiatives and improvements.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and assist in refining revenue accounting processes and procedures with a focus on continuous improvements.
• Support company acquisitions by assisting with revenue operations integrations for acquired companies.
• Assessing risk and testing functionality of accounting system releases as they relate to changes in reporting.
• Organize and review the work of offshore consultants of the accounting team and manage the efficiency and effectiveness of these contributions.
• Other responsibilities include but are not limited to participating in special projects, leading training, ERP implementations, system enhancements, and ad hoc analyses, as assigned.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with CPA or CA preferred.
• 5+ years relevant experience in revenue accounting, accounting operations, GL, or public accounting.
• Digital Advertising, High tech, Podcasting, Entertainment/Media, and/or Big 4 experience.
• Relevant ITGC and/or SOX experience preferred, but not required.
• Experience with major ERP systems required (Netsuite, Oracle or SAP).
• Experience with SQL and BigQuery is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and comfortable with extremely large data volume.
• Ability to work under time pressure, to prioritize workload, and to meet strict deadlines.
• Positive attitude and flexibility, especially in the period of month/quarter/year-end closing.
• Proven ability to succeed in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in New York, NY
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come into the office 2-3 days per week.
• Working hours? We operate within the EST zone for collaboration.

The United States base range for this position is $83,903.00 - 119,861.00 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, 23 paid days off, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. This range encompasses multiple levels. Leveling is determined during the interview process. Placement in a level depends on relevant work history and interview performance. Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens. At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can. Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. Apply for this job