Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Accountant, Order to Cash role sits at a core junction in many SaaS businesses where contracted work, subscription style billing, and milestone based delivery intersect. The emphasis on Statements of Work, revenue recognition, and receivables management signals a finance function that must translate commercial terms into reliable reporting, a recurring challenge in SaaS and services led revenue models.
For a SaaS career, O2C experience builds durable fluency in how revenue is measured, timed, and defended under audit scrutiny. Work on deferred and unbilled revenue, reconciliations, and close support develops instincts that transfer across SaaS finance teams, from controllership to revenue accounting and billing operations. The process improvement element also points to exposure to system and workflow design, a common thread in scaling SaaS back offices.
The role is best suited to an accountant who prefers structured ownership, careful documentation, and cross functional problem solving with project and client facing stakeholders. It will fit someone comfortable operating inside established standards while still looking for practical ways to reduce billing friction and improve data quality across the revenue cycle.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About The Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to manage the service-based Order to Cash (O2C) cycle, with a focus on revenue recognition, billing, and cash collection. The role ensures compliance with accounting standards, supports statutory and compliance requirements, and helps maintain the financial health of the business through accurate management of client receivables tied to Statements of Work (SOWs).
Key Responsibilities
- Review Statements of Work (SOWs) and contracts to ensure accurate billing and alignment with revenue recognition policies.
- Record revenue in compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies.
- Monitor and account for deferred revenue and unbilled revenue, ensuring proper recognition in month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Prepare and issue invoices based on SOWs, milestones, or project deliverables.
- Monitor accounts receivable and proactively follow up on overdue payments.
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies in collaboration with project managers, clients, and internal teams.
- Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate records of receivables.
- Support month-end and year-end closing processes related to revenue and O2C.
- Assist in the preparation and provision of documents to support statutory reporting, audits, and compliance requirements.
- Generate reports on revenue, cash collection status, and aging of accounts for management review.
- Recommend process improvements to enhance billing accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of finance and accounting experience, with at least 3 years in service-based Order to Cash (O2C).
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and unbilled revenue accounting.
- Experience in supporting statutory and compliance reporting.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Netsuite) and MS Excel.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills to liaise with internal teams, auditors, and external clients.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
- Experience in a global or multinational service environment.
- Familiarity with audit and compliance requirements.
- Experience with process automation or continuous improvement initiatives.
