Revenue Accountant MicroStrategy - Best in Business Intelligence. At MicroStrategy, opportunities for career development are as boundless as your ideas and creativity. Your passion, energy, intelligence and resourcefulness define you. Your hard work, dedication and history of achievement will inspire others. These are the qualities that will propel you to succeed along the path you choose—they are also the qualities we respect, seek and sustain. As one of our valued employees, we invite you to contribute to our customers' success and reach your highest potential. The collective energy, creativity and support of our employees is what sets us apart and makes MicroStrategy a great place to work. Summary: MicroStrategy, an international software firm is seeking a Revenue Recognition Accountant with Big 4/public accounting and audit experience. This exciting and unique role is responsible for providing consultation to the sales and contracts teams during sales cycles in order to prepare final revenue recognition accounting conclusions as well as supporting documentation on worldwide software contracts. This is a wonderful opportunity for an Accountant looking to get out of the public accounting arena and into a corporate finance environment with better work life balance! So if you are an accountant in the public accounting industry with 2 - 4 years of experience, follow the instructions below to apply. Basic Function: Provide consultation to the sales and contracts teams during the contract negotiation process. Prepare final revenue recognition accounting conclusions and supporting documentation for executed domestic software contracts. This position will be focused primarily on reviewing domestic software license and services revenue arrangements. As a Revenue Recognition Accountant your role will be to: • Serve as a technical reference for the sales and contracts teams during the contract negotiation • Analyze the impact of ‘red flag’ contract terms, communicating the revenue impact and offering alternative structures • Review and analyze software contracts and document significant terms and accounting conclusions • Research revenue recognition topics and summarize conclusions • Assist in the support of quarterly revenue reporting activities and external audit requests • Participate in periodic communication, updates, and training covering revenue recognition policies • Preparation and completion of other projects and tasks that may be required Requirements for this Accounting role consist of the following: The ideal candidate must possess: • Bachelors Degree in Accounting/Finance • 2 years Big 4/public accounting experience • CPA (or in process of obtaining) Additional skills include: • Knowledge of SOP 97-2, SOP 81-1, SAB 101 and other software revenue recognition accounting literature • Strong financial reporting and accounting skills • Detail oriented and strong documentation skills • Strong analytical skills • Advanced proficiency in MS Excel Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com. TO APPLY If you are an Accountant with at least 2 years of Big 4/public accounting experience and a Bachelors degree click on the link below and follow the instructions. One of our recruiters will be in touch within a week should they have any questions! Go to: http://www.microstrategy.com/Company/Careers/CareerDetail.asp?Positionid=981&oid=1 Click on "Apply Online" to register or update your profile and submit your resume for this role. MicroStrategy is an Equal Opportunity Employer Location: McLean, VA Compensation: Commensurates with Experience Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. dc