Senior Accountant

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of Atomic Data’s financial reporting. This position leads core aspects of the monthly close process, maintains the general ledger, and oversees complex accounting areas including ASC 606 revenue recognition across managed services, project-based, and usage-based revenue streams. The role is responsible for analyzing financial results, maintaining compliance with GAAP, and supporting internal controls.

Essential Functions

• Financial Reporting & Close Process
  Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements
  Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses
  Maintain the general ledger in accordance with GAAP
  Support leadership with ad hoc financial reporting and strategic initiatives

• Revenue Recognition (ASC 606)
  Apply ASC 606 principles to complex customer contracts, including managed services agreements, project-based work, and usage-based billing
  Identify performance obligations, determine transaction prices, and allocate revenue and cost of goods appropriately across deliverables
  Ensure proper timing of revenue and cost of goods recognition (over time vs. point in time) based on contract terms and service delivery
  Maintain and reconcile deferred revenue and COGS, contract assets, and contract liabilities

• Partner with Sales and Operations to review contracts and ensure revenue and COGS are recognized in compliance with ASC 606
  Support documentation of revenue recognition policies, memos, and audit support related to ASC 606

• MSP & Recurring Revenue Operations
  Manage accounting for recurring revenue streams (MRR/ARR), renewals, and contract modifications
  Analyze billing accuracy and alignment between contracts, service delivery, and revenue recognition
  Monitor key metrics such as churn, utilization, and gross margin by service line

• Accounts & Internal Controls
  Strengthen and document controls around revenue recognition and billing processes
  Support external audits and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements

• Sales & Use Tax
  Analyze general ledger for transactions requiring use tax and/or MN delivery fee and compile listing to file each month
  Own and maintain item list in Avalara to ensure proper taxation on sales
  Monitor for states reaching economic nexus and register as needed
  Ensure sales & use tax filings are appropriately calculated and remitted each month and troubleshooting discrepancies

• Payroll Processing
  Prepare, and troubleshoot as needed, biweekly and ad hoc payroll
  Book payroll data to general ledger and reconcile between HRIS and accounting systems
  Track and accrue metric-based commissions and incentives

• Systems & Process Improvement
  Optimize accounting system to support ASC 606 compliance and scalable growth
  Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, and IT teams to improve data integrity and automation
  Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Experience with month-end close and general ledger management
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with accounting systems

Preferred

• CPA or CPA candidate
• Experience in an MSP, SaaS, or technology services company
• Hands-on experience implementing or applying ASC 606 in a complex revenue environment
• Experience with ERP systems, especially QuickBooks Desktop and / or Microsoft Dynamics
• Familiarity with subscription-based, recurring revenue, or contract accounting