Revenue and Margin Accountant, Temporary

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

The Revenue and Margin team plays an integral role in the financial reporting of the organization. Working with the key stakeholders in the vertical business units and other finance teams, we are responsible to provide accurate and timely financial data to enhance business decisions. We are searching for a Revenue and Margin Accountant to support the existing team.

Revenue and Margin Accountant will play a key role in completing the month end close for revenue and direct costs primarily through preparing and posting of journal entries, analysing GL account data; reviewing and preparing variance analysis on key revenue and cost accounts and preparing working papers for key account reconciliations. The role will also include special projects under the direction of the Manager of Revenue & Margin Accounting.

Please note this is a 12 month, fixed term role. Open to Canada-remote, but preferrably in time zone within 2-3 hours of Newfoundland Daylight Time.

The day-to-day

• Use established excel templates and models to recognize revenue on deferred invoices for subscriptions and recognize COS on prepaid invoices;
• Prepare monthly accruals for items not invoiced in the current period;
• Prepare entries for specific sales provisions provided by Billing or requested by the Business Units;
• Update working papers for deferred revenue, accrued income, and sales provisions;
• Provide intercompany revenue, accrued income, deferred revenue, and prepaid G/L details to the Corporate Reporting group required for month end eliminations;
• Provide revenue information to others in the group, business units, or internal and external auditors as requested;
• Ensure intercompany transactions (both accruals and current month invoices) are properly communicated within the team to ensure the Intercompany revenues equal the Intercompany COS at month end for elimination;
• Month over month revenue variances for specific areas of the business by product and customer to identify potential errors and seek out explanations for large variances;
• Follow up of working papers to ensure balances have proper support, are timely, and consistent with normal operations; and,
• Ability to prioritize work based on established month end deadlines and, and,

What you'll need

• Intermediate to advanced level knowledge working with Microsoft Excel;
• Bachelor of Commerce Degree or Diploma in Accounting;
• 1-3 years of work experience in an accounting related position;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

What will help you on the job

• Working knowledge of SAP or another major general ledger accounting system;
• Obtained or working towards a professional accounting designation.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.