Senior Accountant, Revenue

Los Angeles, California – Hybrid Schedule (Monday & Friday remote, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in-office)

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and intellectually curious Senior Revenue Accountant to join our Revenue Accounting & Receivables organization. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys solving complex problems, partnering cross-functionally, and improving accounting processes through automation and technology. The position offers broad exposure across Revenue Accounting, Publisher Accounting, Financial Systems, Product, Engineering, and Operations within a fast-paced, publicly traded technology company.

The Senior Revenue Accountant will own a variety of complex accounting processes supporting Magnite's publisher ecosystem, customer invoicing, revenue share arrangements, and month-end close. This individual will analyze contractual terms, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, execute SOX controls, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to support new commercial offerings and system enhancements. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, comfortable working with large datasets, and thrives in an evolving environment where continuous process improvement is encouraged. This is a significant opportunity to become a subject matter expert supporting complex publisher accounting, revenue recognition, financial systems initiatives, and automation projects within a rapidly growing public technology company.

Responsibilities

• Handle Revenue & Publisher Accounting
  • Prepare monthly revenue, contra-revenue, and publisher-related journal entries.
  • Calculate and process complex publisher adjustments.
  • Prepare and validate publisher accruals and supporting analyses.
  • Process publisher vouchers, payment files, and statements across multiple business platforms for both US and International entities.
  • Maintain publisher accounting schedules, including clawback rights, netting arrangements, and manual adjustment tracking.
• Contribute to Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
  • Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including accruals, true-ups, and reserve calculations.
  • Reconcile complex balance sheet and income statement accounts.
  • Investigate period-over-period fluctuations and resolve accounting variances.
  • Prepare and present accounting close reports, such as Margin Analysis.
  • Analyze contractual terms to determine appropriate accounting treatment.
  • Support quarterly reserve analyses and exposure assessments.
• Maintain SOX Compliance & Internal Controls and Support Audits
  • Execute and document SOX controls supporting the revenue accounting process.
  • Perform recurring validations over publisher fee calculations, credit memo activity, change logs, and revenue transactions.
  • Ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and supported by appropriate documentation.
  • Compile and review requests for quarterly and annual audits.
• Contribute to Systems, Automation & Process Improvement
  • Partner with Financial Systems, Product, Engineering, and Operations to support new products, commercial offerings, and system implementations.
  • Participate in testing and validation of Oracle enhancements and other financial system changes.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes through automation, reporting improvements, and AI-enabled solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience preparing complex journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Experience operating within a SOX-compliant environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, and complex formulas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with multiple foreign currencies and conversions.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• Experience with Oracle or large ERP systems.
• Experience working with large transactional data sets.
• Advertising technology, SaaS, marketplace, or digital media industry experience.
• Experience participating in process automation or system improvements.

Pay

In California, the base salary range for this role is $85,000-$95,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, experience, skills, and internal equity. This role is also eligible for annual performance-based bonus and equity (NASDAQ: MGNI).

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage from Day One.
• Generous Time Off, Holiday Breaks, and Quarterly Wellness Days.
• Equity and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Family-Focused Benefits and Parental Leave.
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match.
• Disability and Life Insurance.
• Cell Phone Subsidy.
• Monthly Fitness and Wellness Reimbursement.

Company Culture

Magnite’s culture is rooted in collaboration and connection, recognizing that both are essential to success. Our hybrid schedule includes two remote workdays (Monday and Friday) and three in-office days (Tuesday through Thursday), where employees can take advantage of catered lunches, beverages, snacks, training opportunities, and engaging office events that enhance the work experience.

We support our team through meaningful benefits and programs, including community service and volunteer opportunities, company-matched charitable contributions, access to mental health resources, structured career development initiatives and growth frameworks, culture and inclusion programs, and our Bonusly peer-to-peer recognition platform.

About Us

The world's leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile-high Denver, historic London, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.