Senior Revenue Accountant

Meet the team behind this journey

Are you ready to shape the financial architecture powering hyper-growth Language AI? We are seeking a Senior Revenue Accountant to step into our revenue finance team of approximately 3 people and take the wheel on our revenue recognition strategy and modern systems. In this individual contributor role, you will bring deep technical accounting mastery to a high-tempo Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment, tackling complex enterprise contracts and massive transaction data.

You will work closely alongside Deal Desk (our sales contract structuring team), Sales Operations, Legal, Product, and the broader finance team. Together, we ensure seamless IFRS 15 compliance while continually reimagining and optimizing our global revenue engine.

Your responsibilities

Revenue Recognition

• Ensure accurate and timely recognition of revenue in full compliance with IFRS 15.

• Review and analyze contracts and add-ons to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment.

• Handle complex revenue scenarios across our SaaS and high-volume data environment.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual closing adjustments and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and disclosures related to revenue.

• Ensure accounts are closed in a timely manner with robust documentation.

Data Analytics & Automation

• Develop and maintain SQL queries to extract data from various infrastructure (e.g., Salesforce, Databricks) for monthly revenue closing and reporting.

• Automate large-scale reconciliations between source systems and the general ledger, identifying and resolving discrepancies in real-time.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline efficiency and enhance revenue recognition processes within complex contracts.

• Implement best practices to elevate overall financial efficiency and precision.

• Drive full automation and optimization across revenue workflows.

Compliance and Audit

• Ensure strict compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

• Coordinate directly with internal and external auditors during audits and reviews.

• Maintain strong internal controls and detailed documentation.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Deal Desk, Legal, Sales Operations, and Product to guarantee operational alignment on revenue matters.

• Provide valuable financial insights and guidance to support broader business decisions.

• Review prospective contracts and empower sales teams to understand key revenue recognition rules.

System Implementation

• Participate in the implementation, testing, and maintenance of revenue recognition systems and tools.

• Ensure all systems are fully configured to comply with IFRS 15 requirements.

• Leverage strong analytical capabilities to handle and interpret large datasets.

Policy Development

• Develop and update clear revenue recognition policies, procedures, flowcharts, and controls documentation.

• Ensure documentation is comprehensive, clear, and accessible internally.

• Take full ownership of our revenue accounting processes.

Qualities we look for

Ideally, you'll bring hands-on experience in revenue accounting within complex, fast-growing environments, including:

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in revenue management or technical accounting.

• Strong experience with IFRS 15 is essential.

• Experience at major international accounting firms (KPMG, Deloitte, EY, PwC) is strongly preferred, particularly at assistant manager/manager level or equivalent.

• Audit experience within SaaS or high-volume data environments is highly valued.

Education & Certification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Qualified accountant qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).

• A Master's degree or MBA is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Data fluency: Comfortable working with large transaction datasets and extracting/reconciling data through SQL — writing it yourself or leveraging AI assistance (e.g., Claude). You must understand data structures and sense-check outputs (required).

• AI-native ways of working: Confident using AI tools to query data, automate reconciliations, build financial models, and streamline manual processes (required).

• Proficiency in Workday or Chargebee is a plus.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to break down and present complex financial details clearly and concisely to diverse stakeholders across the company.

Personal Attributes

• High attention to detail, precision, and accuracy.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under fast-paced growth conditions.

• Strong ethical standards and an unwavering commitment to confidentiality and integrity in financial reporting.
  

What we offer

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.

• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.

• Virtual Shares - An ownership mindset in every role. We believe everyone should share in our success, and that’s why every employee receives Virtual Shares, linking your contribution directly to DeepL’s growth and rewarding you with a stake in our future.