Senior Revenue Analyst

Genesys empowers more than 7,500 organizations in over 100 countries to improve loyalty and business outcomes by creating the best experiences for customers and employees. Through Genesys Cloud, the #1 AI-powered experience orchestration platform, Genesys delivers the future of CX to organizations of all sizes so they can provide empathetic, personalized experiences at scale. As the trusted, all-in-one platform born in the cloud, Genesys Cloud accelerates growth for organizations by enabling them to differentiate with the right customer experience at the right time.  

We employ more than 6,000 people across the globe who embrace empathy and cultivate collaboration to succeed. And, while we offer great benefits and perks like larger tech companies, our employees have the independence to make a larger impact on the company and take ownership of their work. Join the team and create the future of customer experience together.

Genesys is looking for a Revenue rockstar to join our growing team! The Senior Analyst will assist in the proactive validation, accounting and review of high value & non-standard sales-related transactions, along with supporting business initiatives including assessment of new products, acquisitions and various internal revenue reporting initiatives. 

The ideal candidate will also be instrumental in ensuring the accurate reporting of revenue and accounting data as part of the monthly revenue close process.

Key Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Part of a team that ensures that all revenue is accounted for in accordance with Genesys policies and accounting guidelines, i.e. ASC 606.
• Provide ASC 606 Revenue Recognition guidance to Legal, Deals desk, Sales, and Order Management.
• Prepare technical accounting memos for complex transactions.
• Participate in ad hoc projects to support business initiatives including assessment of new products, acquisitions and new internal revenue reporting needs.
• Operate and oversee revenue related internal controls.
• Assist with the review of sales opportunities, contracts and non-standard transactions – providing appropriate accounting guidance and proposing solutions within Company’s Revenue Recognition policy.

Revenue Analysis:

• Review/approve sales orders against company policy.  Advise Sales and Finance operations teams of any inconsistencies against policy and recommended actions.
• Review of qualifying customer orders to ensure compliance with Revenue Recognition policy and accounting principles.
• Prepare deal reviews/checklist to ensure revenue is being recognized in adherence to ASC 606 and Company policy.
• Review of completeness and accuracy of data in the Revenue system (RevPro).
• Maintain necessary financial and control records along with supporting documentation related to revenue for audit and Sarbanes-Oxley purposes.

Other Tasks:

• Work closely with Order Management, Collections, Operations and Sales personnel to meet business objectives.
• Support the revenue projects function in the design, test and implementation of updates to existing and new systems.
• Evaluation and calculation of revenue-related reserves.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis, as needed.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of related Revenue Recognition experience.
• Experience with Software clients and/or industry with revenue background.
• Working knowledge of Software Revenue Recognition Accounting - ASC 606 and familiarity with ASC 985-605 (formerly SOP 97-2), ASU 2009-13 (formerly EITF 08-1) and ASU 2009-14 (formerly EITF 09-3).

Required Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized, with great attention to detail.
• Confidence and proven record to communicate both orally and written, including the dissemination of technical information.
• Ability to interact effectively with Sales and Product teams, functional peer groups and subordinates and to gain cooperation from others, especially those in other departments, as well as with outside auditors and outside legal counsel.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of multiple concurrent and diversified tasks, while working with deadlines.
• Problem solver: The candidate should be a strong, analytical problem solver with a common sense and practical solutions orientation.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience using Salesforce.com, RevPro and NetSuite.
• Prior experience with SaaS company.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance and/or Part Qualified Accountant (QBE will also be considered).
• Public accounting experience.
• Super-user (Adva