About this role
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com
About the role
Over the past two years we have automated much of our revenue cycle on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, including Subscription Billing. We are now looking for a senior revenue accountant to run that process, make it audit-ready to listed-company standards, and finish the automation that remains.
Our revenue is varied and high-volume: consumer subscriptions sold online and through app stores, multi-year business contracts, technology licensing and revenue-share partnerships, and professional services sold directly and through channel partners. You will own how this revenue is recognised, reconciled and controlled.
What you will do
Run the revenue close
- Own the monthly revenue close across entities: deferral schedules, recognition, short- and long-term reclassification and month-end cut-off.
- Prepare and post IFRS 15 adjustments, including contract liabilities, contract assets and capitalised costs of obtaining contracts.
- Reconcile revenue and deferred revenue between the ERP sub-ledger, the general ledger, the data warehouse and the consolidation system, and resolve differences.
- Prepare revenue disclosures and support quarterly reviews and the annual audit.
Make it audit-ready
- Own the revenue controls: design, operation, evidence and remediation of any deficiencies, working with the SOX and internal control teams.
- Make sure system reports used as audit evidence are complete and accurate, and that automated controls work as designed.
Finish the automation
- Act as the business owner of revenue in Dynamics 365: write requirements, run user acceptance testing, sign off changes and prioritise the revenue backlog with the ERP team.
- Move remaining spreadsheet-based IFRS 15 calculations into system-supported, controlled processes.
- Diagnose revenue and deferral defects and drive them to resolution with functional consultants and developers.
Advise the business
- Review non-standard contracts with Sales and Legal, determine the accounting treatment and document it in position papers.
- Provide deferred revenue and remaining performance obligation inputs to FP&A for forecasting.
- Support FP&A team in forecasting Deferred Costs.
- Work with FP&A team to perform revenue analysis.
- Train colleagues in Finance, Sales and Operations on revenue policy and how it applies to their work.
What you need
- At least 5 years in revenue accounting in multinational company, or in Big 4 audit or advisory with a substantial IFRS 15 focus, including at least 2 years hands-on in revenue.
- Applied IFRS 15 judgment: performance obligations, principal versus agent, licensing including sales-based royalties, variable consideration and contract costs.
- Experience in a SOX or comparable internal control environment as a control owner or performer, including evidencing and remediation.
- A key-user role in at least one ERP or revenue system implementation or major automation, such as Dynamics 365, SAP RAR, NetSuite ARM or Zuora.
- Strong data skills: reconciling large datasets across systems, and advanced Excel.
- Fluent English, written and spoken.
Nice to have
- Dynamics 365 F&O, especially Subscription Billing and revenue deferrals.
- SQL or Power BI.
- ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification, completed or in progress.
- OneStream or another EPM tool.
- Experience in SaaS, subscription or software licensing businesses.
- Jira and Confluence.
Why Bitdefender?
At Bitdefender, you’ll be part of a mission-driven company that is shaping the future of cybersecurity. We foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals, contribute to impactful global projects, and grow your career in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
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