Financial Accountant – Revenue Recognition

Guildford, Surrey
Square One Resources

Job Title: Financial Accountant – Revenue Recognition
Location: Guildford – 1 day per week in the office
Salary/Rate: Up to £300 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 13/04/2026
Job Type: Contract – 3 months

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

We are seeking an experienced Revenue Accountant to manage billing, revenue recognition, and accounts receivable processes across UK and US entities. This role requires hands-on prior experience with FRS102 and US GAAP (ASC 606) revenue recognition. This is not a trainee position – candidates must be able to operate independently from day one.

• Maintain the Sales Ledger with accurate and up-to-date customer and billing records.
• Process closed-won deals in NetSuite, ensuring documentation completeness, correct billing schedules, and partner assignments.
• Create and maintain project records within NetSuite for accurate revenue tracking and reporting.
• Issue invoices accurately and on time in line with contract terms.
• Maintain and monitor billing schedules and subscription/project billing records.
• Perform credit control and collections activities including aged debtor reviews and customer follow-ups.
• Own monthly revenue recognition processes in compliance with FRS102 and US GAAP (ASC 606).
• Apply revenue recognition rules to subscription, milestone, and project-based contracts.
• Review customer contracts to validate billing and revenue recognition treatment.
• Partner with Project Managers to support milestone and percentage-of-completion revenue reporting.
• Reconcile deferred and accrued revenue balances monthly.
• Prepare revenue journals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules at month-end.
• Calculate monthly sales commissions and prepare commission statements.
• Perform quarterly renewal data uploads into HubSpot.
• Support internal and external audits with revenue documentation and schedules.
• Identify and implement billing and revenue process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience in revenue accounting, billing, or order-to-cash roles supporting UK and/or US entities
• Proven hands-on experience with: FRS102 revenue recognition, US GAAP (ASC 606) beneficial
• Experience working with subscription, SaaS, or project-based revenue models
• Experience reviewing contracts for revenue recognition treatment
• Experience with deferred revenue and revenue schedules
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite preferred (Strong ERP revenue module experience required if not NetSuite – eg, Oracle, SAP, Workday Financials)
• HubSpot
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with UK/US stakeholders and deadlines

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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