Senior Accountant

Role overview

Senior Accountant at Cadence

This role will support the global Revenue Accounting function and will report directly to the Manager of Shared Services team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly and quarterly revenue close activities, including preparation, review, and posting of journal entries.
• Support revenue recognition activities in line with applicable accounting standards, including ASC 606 and IFRS 15.
• Review sales orders, contracts, invoices, and supporting documents to validate revenue accounting treatment.
• Coordinate with Sales, Order Management, Billing, Controllership, and regional Revenue Accounting teams to resolve revenue-related queries.
• Prepare and maintain revenue schedules, supporting workings, and close-related documentation.
• Support internal, statutory, and external audit requirements by providing accurate documentation and timely explanations.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, internal controls, revenue policies, and compliance requirements.
• Support transition, knowledge transfer, and stabilization activities for newly transitioned revenue accounting processes.
• Maintain proper process documentation, trackers, templates, and audit-ready records.

Required qualifications

• Postgraduate, preferably MBA Finance, or equivalent finance qualification
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in Revenue Accounting, Revenue Recognition, or Finance Shared Services operations, preferably in an MNC environment.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills to work with global region teams.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, advanced Excel functions, and reporting tools, knowledge of Macros and VBA will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven close environment with strong attention to accuracy and compliance.
• Hands-on experience with ERP and reporting systems such as SAP, SAP S4 Hana, SAP RAR Salesforce, Blackline, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives within finance operations.
• Possession of a valid US visa would be considered an added advantage.
• Key Competencies
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Process orientation
• Accountability and ownership
• Stakeholder collaboration
• Time management during close cycles
• Continuous improvement mindset
• We’re doing work that matters.
• Help us solve what others can’t.

Employment details

• Location: NOIDA [India]

About the employer

• At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Additional role details

• The Revenue Accounting Shared Services team is a highly visible and process-driven team responsible for supporting accurate, timely, and compliant revenue accounting and reporting across global regions.
• The team supports month-end and quarter-end close activities, revenue reconciliations, journal entries, deal review support, audit requirements, and process standardization in line with applicable accounting standards.
• Key Roles & Responsibilities
• Support end-to-end Revenue Accounting activities within the Shared Services model for global business regions.
• Perform revenue reconciliations between source systems, sub-ledgers, and the general ledger to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve revenue variances, system exceptions, billing differences, and reconciliation breaks.
• Prepare and maintain SOPs for transitioned Revenue Accounting activities to ensure process consistency, clear ownership, control adherence, and seamless execution within the RA Shared Services team.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and control effectiveness.