Revenue Accountant

At Gurobi Optimization, we are on a mission to empower customers to make smarter decisions and solve the world's toughest business problems through mathematical optimization. We are seeking passionate, dedicated, and innovative individuals to join our team and drive the future of Gurobi.

The Revenue Accountant is a key member of Gurobi’s Revenue Accounting and Controllership organization, responsible for supporting global revenue recognition operations in accordance with ASC 606. This role partners cross-functionally with Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Licensing, Billing, and FP&A to ensure accurate contract setup, revenue recognition, deferred revenue accounting, and month-end close execution across Gurobi’s revenue streams.

The ideal candidate has experience in SaaS or enterprise software revenue accounting environments and is comfortable working within evolving systems and processes, including NetSuite ARM, ZoneBilling, Salesforce, and contract-based revenue workflows. The Revenue Accountant will play an important role in helping scale Gurobi’s revenue operations infrastructure by supporting process optimization, automation initiatives, and operational improvements across billing, revenue recognition, and reporting workflows. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, detail-oriented, systems-minded, and motivated to improve processes in a collaborative and fast-evolving environment.

What Will You Be Doing?

Revenue Recognition & ASC 606 Operations:

• Execute month-end close activities, including order validation, preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and rollforwards.
• Review customer contracts and order forms to support appropriate ASC 606 revenue recognition treatment, including identification of performance obligations, non-standard terms, and billing structures impacting revenue recognition and allocation decisions.
• Process contract modifications, amendments, credits, and revenue adjustments within NetSuite ARM.
• Collaborate with FP&A on revenue forecasting and budget-to-actual analysis.
• Support monthly management reporting and assist with ad-hoc revenue accounting projects.

Systems & Revenue Automation:

• Support NetSuite ARM revenue arrangement setup, validation, and optimization.
• Assist with administration and ongoing improvement of ZoneBilling and ARM-related workflows.
• Review and validate data accuracy across revenue systems to ensure completeness and integrity of revenue reporting.
• Assist with identifying automation opportunities across revenue recognition, reconciliations, reporting, and contract review workflows.
• Support testing, implementation, and optimization of revenue system enhancements and automation initiatives.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools, automation technologies, and modern workflow solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual processes.

Operational & Cross-Functional Support:

• Partner cross-functionally with Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Licensing, Billing, and FP&A teams to support operational alignment between contract execution, billing, and revenue recognition; resolve billing discrepancies, and improve upstream data quality.
• Assist with monthly billing and collections activities, as needed.
• Communicate complex accounting and billing matters clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating a collaborative, team-oriented mindset and a willingness to challenge existing processes constructively.
• Support external audit requests, including preparation of schedules and supporting documentation.
• Assist with process documentation and internal controls initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2–4 years of accounting or revenue accounting experience.
• SaaS, subscription software, cloud, or technology industry experience strongly preferred.
• Understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles preferred, including an understanding of deferred revenue and contract asset accounting.
• Experience with NetSuite ERP and NetSuite ARM required.
• Experience with Salesforce and/or ZoneBilling preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in using Excel for complex financial analysis and reporting.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to analyze large datasets and reconcile complex transactional activity.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset in the development and implementation of key financial analysis and reporting processes, including the incorporation of AI or other LLMs.
• Motivated and driven to assume larger responsibilities over time.
• Demonstrate proactive engagement with team members and stakeholders, fostering open communication and collaborative problem-solving.
• Proficiency in working effectively under remote supervision, displaying both independent work capabilities and collaborative skills.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills by responding promptly to inquiries.
• Bring a process improvement mindset focused on reducing manual effort, increasing control effectiveness, and improving data integrity.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in high-growth SaaS, enterprise software, or technology environments.
• Global invoicing and foreign currency management.
• Audit support and accounting memo preparation.
• Data analysis experience is a plus.
• CPA-track is a plus.
• Experience supporting system implementations, process automation initiatives, or operational transformation projects is a plus.

Your Alignment with our Gurobi Core Values:

• Customer Focus: Clear and trustworthy communication.
• Power of the Team: Motivated, team-oriented, inspiring and inspired.
• Innovation: Courage to bring ideas forward and be an integral part of the global team.
• Dedication: Organized, agile, focused on objectives while promoting work/life balance.
• Integrity: Uphold honesty, ethical conduct, and fiscal responsibility.