Job title – Revenue Recognition - Accountant
The Role
Come join our Finance Centre of Excellence (CENX) in Mumbai. The Finance Team already has an established CENX in India, Mexico and Romania.
Reporting to the Finance Revenue Manager Mumbai city, this role will support the YouGov group in accurately recognizing the revenue correctly.
The role requires a good understanding of order to cash processes such as invoicing, collections, account receivables, order management, sales order review, order processing and order fulfilment. It also requires knowledge on how to report on revenue under IFRS 15.
What will I be delivering?
- Using the IFRS 15 checklist, approve sales orders for US, UK, Europe, Canada and LATAM.
- Identify multi element deals, calculation of fair valuation and submitting the fair value impact on reporting dates.
- Month end Revenue closing entries and adjustment entries.
- Balance sheet adjustments between contract assets, liabilities and deferred revenue offset adjustments.
- Ensure the SOX controls in revenue process are followed.
- Working on key projects to review contract assets and liabilities balance on periodic basis to ensure reported balance are correct.
- Identify potential opportunities for system automations in Revenue Process.
- Building relationships with regional Finance Teams and the Sales Operations team to establish ways of working.
- Prepare monthly revenue dashboard & MIS reporting.
- Support in various internal & external audits.
- Support with sales invoices and cash application
What’s in it for me?
You’ll be working at the heart of a successful, growing, global company.
You’ll play a pivotal role in this new team whilst developing and growing your skills
Opportunity to work with stakeholders based at locations across the world
What do I need to bring with me?
Demonstrated knowledge and experience
- 5 or more years of experience of accounting domain.
- Knowledge on revenue accounting is preferred.
- Experience of using NetSuite and Power BI preferred.
- Attention to detail to ensure accounting entries are correct.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong service orientation/responsiveness
- Excellent Excel skills
- IFRS 15/ASC 606 experience preferred
- Ability to draft papers to justify accounting decisions
- Experience of process improvement
Technical skills and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related disciplines
Inter CA or CMA or Diploma in IFRS preferable.
Behavioral competencies
Team player
Ability to deliver results, meet deadlines/SLAs, ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
Ability to work under pressure and demonstrate a high degree of tenacity and resilience
Keen to learn and develop new skills and knowledge.
Shift Time - Monday to Friday (9:30 am to 6:30 pm IST)
YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.
We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
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