Senior Revenue Accountant, Advertising

What You'll Do

- Coordinate accounting across Spotify’s Advertising Revenue business, including Programmatic, Direct-Sold, Podcast, and Emerging Ad Products.

- Execute and review month-end close activities, including revenue and deferred revenue journal entries, account reconciliations, and fluctuation analyses.

- Help ensure accurate and timely advertising financial reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control requirements.

- Identify opportunities to improve how we work and partner with Engineering and business stakeholders to scope, test, and implement scalable accounting processes and system improvements.

- Develop and refine revenue accounting processes for new advertising revenue streams, ad formats, platform integrations, and partnerships.

- Partner with Technical Accounting, Finance, Legal, Sales, Sales Operations, FP&A, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Financial Engineering, and other teams on accounting and systems initiatives.

- Prepare support for internal and external audits, assess accounting risks, and test system releases that affect advertising revenue reporting.

- Support acquisitions, ERP and other system implementations, and special projects related to Spotify’s evolving advertising business.

Who You Are

- You have 4+ years of experience in revenue accounting, accounting operations, general ledger accounting, or public accounting, ideally within digital advertising, ad tech, digital media, entertainment, or another business operating at scale.

- You have a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent higher education; CPA or CA credentials are a plus.

- You understand IFRS, revenue recognition principles, and accounting controls, with exposure to ITGC and/or SOX environments.

- You have experience working with NetSuite or a comparable ERP system such as Oracle or SAP.

- You are comfortable working with data and systems; experience with SQL, BigQuery, or AI-enabled tools is a plus.

- You bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills and can balance attention to detail with an understanding of the bigger picture.

- You can manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work against deadlines, including during month-, quarter-, and year-end close.

- You enjoy collaborating across teams and time zones and bring curiosity and adaptability to a changing business and technology environment.

Where You'll Be

- This role is based in New York.

- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

- We ask that you come into the office 2–3 days per week.