Instacart
Senior Accountant, Revenue Accounting - Retailer
Job Summary
This role is for a Senior Accountant specializing in Revenue Accounting, with a focus on revenue recognition and ensuring compliance with ASC 606 standards. The candidate will support financial reporting, participate in monthly close processes, and contribute to process improvements. Strong attention to detail, understanding of accounting standards, and proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets are required. The position offers remote work flexibility and includes benefits such as equity grants and competitive compensation.
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Job Description
We're transforming the grocery industry
At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.
Instacart is a Flex First team
There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.
Overview
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Accountant, Revenue Accounting to join our growing team. This role will play a pivotal part in preparing and analyzing our revenue recognition processes, ensuring compliance with accounting standards (such as ASC 606), and supporting overall financial reporting activities. The ideal candidate has a strong background in revenue accounting, excellent problem-solving abilities, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
About the Team
The Revenue Accounting team is at the heart of Instacart’s financial ecosystem. We are a collaborative group of accounting professionals who work closely with key cross-functional teams, including Business Development, Billing Operations, and Strategic Finance, to ensure accurate revenue reporting and streamline accounting practices. Our team values innovation, continuous improvement, and shared knowledge.
About the Job
In this dynamic role, your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing and summarizing customer contracts for proper revenue recognition in accordance with the Company policy and ASC 606 accounting standards
- Contributing in the monthly accounting close, ensuring accurate and timely recording of revenue transactions and the completeness of retailer revenue reporting
- Providing input to revenue team transformational projects
- Analyzing and taking ownership implement process improvements
- Ensuring appropriate application of internal controls.
- Appropriately applying ASC 606 and company revenue recognition policies.
- Work towards becoming a subject matter expert on revenue and ASC 606.
- Supporting and collaborating with cross functional teams to support close
About you
Minimum Qualifications
- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- You have 3-5 years of related accounting experience
- You have a strong understanding of ASC 606
- You are proficient with Excel and Google sheets
- You are detail-oriented, self-directed and able to effectively complete tasks with minimal supervision
- You have strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA/CA designation
- Public company accounting experience is a plus
- Strong analytical Tooling experience (Mode/Power BI/Alteryx)
- Experience with Klarity AI is a plus
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Revenue Management, Zuora, Billing Platform, other type of compatible revenue tool an asset
Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.
Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.
For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.
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Instacart
A grocery delivery service allowing users to order from local stores and have items delivered by personal shoppers.
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