ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are looking for an analytical and detail-driven Revenue Accountant to oversee financial activities that directly offset gross sales. In this role, you will be responsible for the accurate accounting, tracking, and reporting of sales deductions, including customer rebates, trade promotions, volume discounts, slotting fees, and product returns. This position will also reconcile the monthly eCommerce sales within our Amazon environment.
As the PAX Revenue Accountant you will:
- Contract Revenue
- Manage Deductions: Process, validate, and record contra revenue transactions, ensuring all customer promotions, rebates, and discounts are accurately captured.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with the Sales team while overseeing various third-party marketplace platforms.
- Reconciliation E-Comm Returns: Perform weekly reconciliations of Ecomm product returns and investigate any material variances.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Accounts Receivable to validate customer deduction claims and resolve disputes efficiently.
- Ecomm Revenue
- Transaction Reconciliation: Reconcile daily and monthly sales, refunds, discounts, and chargebacks between e-commerce storefronts (e.g., Shopify, Amazon) and payment processors (e.g., AMEX, VISA).
- Channel Payout Management: Process and reconcile settlements from third-party marketplaces (e.g., Amazon), verifying deductions for platform fees, referral fees, and advertising.
- Revenue Accounting & Compliance: Ensure revenue recognition aligns with U.S. GAAP principles and that all journal entries for deferred revenue and recognized sales are posted accurately during the month-end close.
- Process Automation: Identify opportunities to automate data flow from sales platforms to our ERP system, improving reporting efficiency.
- Month End Close Responsibilities
- US Entity Ecomm Refund Reconciliation
- Canadian Entity Ecomm Refund Reconciliation
- Amazon US Ecomm Revenue Recognition
- Amazon UK Ecomm Revenue Recognition
- Amazon DE Ecomm Revenue Recognition
- Pax.com EU Revenue Recognition
- Pax.com UK Revenue Recognition
- Other Ad Hoc Projects³
Requirements
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU:
- The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 3-5 years of Revenue Accounting including experience with month end close (i.e. booking journal entries), with at least a year of Ecomm experience.
- Strong communication, problem solving and analytical skills required
- Ability to work independently and to adapt to a fast changing environment.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Must have attention to detail with an eye for accuracy.
- Creative, self-disciplined and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently and with a sense of urgency.
