Staff Accountant - Revenue

Aristocrat is a highly successful business delivering Class III and Class II gaming machines across the United States and is the main component of the Company’s global land-based gaming business. As the Accountant – Revenue, this role has responsibility for revenue recognition for the recurring revenue line of business, based out of Las Vegas. This role partners with the Billing and Commercial Finance teams to ensure accurate and timely invoicing to customers, and appropriate revenue recognition. This role is part of the Global Shared Services team whose vision is to provide superior service experiences to our customers and employees to support scalable business growth.

What you'll do
 

Revenue Recognition

• Prepare monthly revenue accounting close efforts, including assurance of accurate and timely results

• Prepare journal entries, ensure adequate supporting documents are attached

• Prepare month-end revenue accruals; revenue variance analysis; account reconciliations

• Assists in review of contracts to advise and implement accounting treatment and make recommendations during contract drafting and document significant terms and accounting conclusions

• Review of any revenue accounting adjustments, for example, write-offs, bundles

• Calculates revenue recognition impacts for discounting or special offers to customers on revenue arrangements

• Partners with IT and Billing teams to build automation of billing and revenue recognition, and supports any investigations into billing issues

• Lead research initiatives and resolve issuesnsures robust internal controls are consistently applied and ownership of control and process documentation for the revenue

• Ad hoc analysis and support as requested by management

• Cross-skills with senior accountants
   

Blackline Account Reconciliations

• Ensures accurate and timely preparation of account reconciliations, with complete understanding of all outstanding balances

• Ensures appropriate supporting evidence is attached to account reconciliations
   

Finance Accounting

• Assist with audit requests as required (internal and external)

• Completing adhoc regulatory reporting, as required

• Complete all tasks within prescribed time frames

• Perform analysis and financial research

• Work with COE Continuous Improvement team to drive process improvements through the Finance Department

• Maintain a solid understanding of IFRS revenue recognition as documented by the Corporate office
   

Finance System

• Embraces technology to help drive efficiency and process improvements across revenue process

• Review data (findims) for accuracy and completeness

• As required, supporting transition of legacy finance systems to global Aristocrat systems, including from Great Plains to Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP
   

Business Partnering

• Understanding of customer (internal and external) needs and adaptability to drive and deliver a superior service to key stakeholders

• Flexibility to accommodate global time zones in order to support the global finance team objective

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or related field

• Minimum of one years’ experience in accounting or equivalent required, preferably in gaming

• Demonstrable skills in the Microsoft Office Suite; particularly: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

• Must have strong communication skills, be able to work independently and be team oriented.

• Must have excellent organizational skills and able to manage multiple projects

• Excellent interpersonal skills required.

• Must possess a high level of personal and professional accountability and be able to enlist the cooperation of peer groups involved in common business goals and objectives.

• Ability to meet changing demands and to adapt to frequently changing priorities.

• Proficiency in accounting and financial computer software

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our resp