Senior Revenue Accountant
About the Role
At Sonar in the Computer Software space, The industry standard for code verification, trusted by 75% of Fortune 100..
Who is Sonar?
Sonar enables organizations to ship agentic code with confidence. Code creation is abundant, but confidence is scarce. Our core platform, SonarQube, verifies over 750 billion lines of code every day, delivering agentic verification and governance for all code. Trusted by more than 7 million developers and 75% of the Fortune 100, including teams at Nvidia, ServiceNow, Booking.com, Goldman Sachs, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Sonar, Sonar enables organizations to reduce outages, improve security, and lower the cost and risk of agentic software development. Founded in Geneva and now headquartered in Austin, Texas, Sonar has a global team working across offices and hubs, including Silicon Valley, London, Bochum, Barcelona, Singapore, Tokyo, and the Washington, D.C. area. At Sonar, we’re enabling enterprises to build agentic software factories that can move quickly while maintaining the control, consistency and evidence required to ship with confidence. Position description
We are hiring a Senior Revenue Accountant to help ensure the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of Sonar's worldwide revenue recognition processes. This role exists to meticulously execute and lead aspects of the monthly and quarterly accounting for complex revenue-related areas, consistently adhering to US GAAP and statutory reporting requirements. Beyond execution, this position plays a crucial role in coaching junior team members and performing first-level reviews of their work, contributing significantly to the transformation, growth, and operational fitness of the accounting function within Sonar, a dynamic, high-growth software company. The impact of this role is critical in providing reliable, high-quality financial reporting for complex revenue streams, facilitating informed business decisions, ensuring robust internal controls, and maintaining Sonar's financial integrity as it scales.
What you will do
Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules across revenue-related areas under both US GAAP and statutory reporting requirements. Experience in SQL reporting, product configuration, revenue recognition rules, and data error resolution. Lead process improvement and transformation initiatives that strengthen reporting quality, efficiency, scalability, and controls.
Identify and implement opportunities to use automation, technology, and AI-enabled solutions within management reporting processes.
Mentor and develop accounting team members and serve as a trusted resource across the broader finance organization.
Assist with ongoing audits and liaise with external auditors.
Experience and qualifications
The ideal candidate will have: 6+ years of experience in Revenue Accounting, preferably in software
Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and audit readiness, along with proficiency in accounting software and Excel, is desirable.
Demonstrated ability to work on-site, collaborate across teams, communicate clearly, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment is expected.
Relevant qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or similar certification is preferred.
Extensive experience using Aptitude RevStream, SFDC, NetSuite and Stripe.
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Systemic Collaboration
we have a clear vision and lead with transparency, anchored in our open source roots and commitment to our community. At our core, our mission is to improve the quality and security of all code while delivering an improved developer experience. As we grow, we will continue to drive towards this goal and solve the trillion-dollar challenge of bad code, and will continue to keep part of our solution open source and deliver great value through it.
Positive Vision for the Future
we are a mission-oriented company. At Sonar, we are driven by a deep belief in our people, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering dedication to delivery. We operate as a united group where our collective success is the sum of each individual's contributions. Sonar culture is driven by the values of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate & Effective. This mindset reflects our culture of creativity, collaboration, and pride in the work we do.
Alignment of Values
encouraging a culture that believes in the strength of people collaborating together and being empowered, which fosters happiness and performance at work.
Respect
recognizing that we are not just a team of experts in our own areas, but that we are Smarter Together (core value). We’re comfortable with creating and resolving problems collectively and take ownership of our own words to stimulate collaboration through constructive discussion. Feedback is at the heart of everything we do at Sonar, and it’s rooted in our co-responsibility principle and delivery model.
Killer Outcomes
practicing one of our core values of “Smarter Together”. We believe that no one is as smart as all of us working as one. We embrace the power of collective intelligence and diversity because we see it as a strength. We trust each other, listen first, communicate frankly, and deliver candid feedback. We consider every team member co-responsible for decisions and relations with others. We always try to have high-quality, equal relationships regardless of tenure, age, origin, and position. This collective energy allows us to reach a level of idea generation, problem-solving, and decision-making.
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