Staff Accountant (Six-Month Contract)
Seeq · Remote · $45/hr (stated in the posting)
Seeq is seeking a Staff Accountan to support accurate and timely accounting operations. This role will focus on revenue accounting and sales commission processes while contributing to the month end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and audit support.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working across accounting systems and business partners. You will collaborate with Finance, Revenue Operations, Accounts Payable, Human Resources, and other teams to ensure that contract activity, customer data, revenue treatment, and commission calculations are complete, accurate, and properly documented.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform revenue recognition activities during the month end close, including reviewing customer contracts, order documents, service periods, amendments, variance analysis and related supporting data.
- Work in Sage Intacct’s Contracts module and maintain accurate revenue-related accounting records.
- Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, account analyses, and supporting schedules.
- Review monthly commission files, validate calculations and accounting treatment, and coordinate with Finance partners on accruals, true-ups, and related entries.
- Investigate variances, research discrepancies, and resolve issues with appropriate stakeholders.
- Use Salesforce to review contract opportunities, customers, and revenue-related information.
- Apply US GAAP and Seeq accounting policies consistently, escalating unusual or complex transactions when appropriate.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and help maintain an efficient close calendar.
- Prepare clear, audit-ready workpapers and respond to internal and external audit requests.
- Partner with Revenue Operations to evaluate transaction data and ensure accounting implications are understood and addressed.
- Coordinate with Accounts Payable/Receivable, HR, and other cross-functional teams to obtain complete and accurate information.
- Contribute to special projects and other accounting initiatives as needed.
Requirements
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience with Sage Intacct and Sage Intacct Contract’s module strongly preferred.
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience with revenue accounting, commissions, and month-end close.
- Working knowledge of US GAAP and revenue recognition principles, preferably ASC 606.
- Experience preparing journal entries, reconciliations, account analyses, and audit support schedules.
- Experience reviewing SaaS contracts, order forms, amendments, service periods, or similar commercial documentation.
- Experience working with Salesforce or another CRM to support accounting or revenue processes preferred.
- Excel spreadsheet skills, including the ability to analyze large data sets and build reliable supporting schedules.
- High attention to detail and a disciplined approach to documentation and control execution.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting topics to non-accounting partners.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a remote environment.
What Success Looks Like
- Revenue and commission accounting is accurate, well-supported, and completed on schedule.
- Journal entries, reconciliations, and account analyses are complete, clear, and review-ready.
- Variances and discrepancies are identified early, investigated thoroughly, and resolved efficiently.
- Audit requests are answered with organized, reliable documentation.
- Cross-functional partners understand the accounting impact of contracts, transactions, and commission activity.
Benefits
Compensation: $45.00 hourly