Senior Revenue Accountant
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
As a Senior Accountant, Revenue, you will play an important role in our financial close process and scaling our operations. Your main responsibilities include AR invoicing, cash application, revenue contract review, revenue recognition and related entries, and other elements of revenue cycle. You will report to our Sr. Revenue Accounting Manager at our San Mateo headquarters.
You will:
- Perform monthly revenue accounting close activities and deliverables (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations, revenue reserve calculations, month-end analytics, etc.)
- Collaborate with other departments to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items
- Complete ASC 606 checklists for new revenue generating contracts.
- Help prepare revenue disclosures for SEC filings.
- Be familiar with item-based revenue recognition for virtual goods.
- Be familiar with revenue recognition for advertising arrangements.
- Manage accurate and compliant recording of transactions while adhering to accounting standards
- Coordinate internal and external audit requests including preparation of supporting reports and documentation and perform SOX internal controls over assigned areas.
- Research customer discrepancies and past-due amounts to resolve billing/invoice inquiries, discrepancies, problems, etc.
- Continuously improve the automation of the revenue recognition processes and system efficiencies.
- Work on ad hoc projects and research accounting topics
You have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related degree (or equivalent work experience) and 5+ years of relevant experience (CPA a plus)
- Willingness to contribute beyond the defined role to meet our needs as circumstances require.
- Strong grasp of accounting principles and standards (US GAAP), with 2+ years experience working on areas involving ASC 606
- Experience with internal controls and external audit processes
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets).
- Experience related to NetSuite, SQL, Tableau, Floqast, Alteryx, Pigment and Zip a plus.
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You are:
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Proactive and eager to own your domains, leveraging your growing expertise to mentor and train junior members of the team.
- A strong collaborator, excelling in team environments & applying investigative skills to achieve goals
- An excellent communicator and have the ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks in order to meet team goals and deadlines.
- Able to work independently and resolve issues with general guidance
- A team player who is willing to contribute beyond the defined role to meet business needs as circumstances require
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
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