Sr Revenue Accountant (Remote)

📋 Description

• • The Senior Revenue Accountant at Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc. is a critical subject matter expert responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of depository revenue, commissions, and inventory reporting across SAP and the Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) platform. This role directly supports the company’s mission to drive innovation in education by maintaining financial integrity that enables reliable reporting for strategic decision-making, audit readiness, and operational excellence in a fully remote environment.
• • What the person will do day to day:
• • Ensure accurate reporting of depository sales and returns under US GAAP (ASC 606), including the calculation, preparation, and posting of complex commission and revenue entries.
• • Own the end-to-end depository revenue lifecycle, including cross-system traceability, exception analysis, and resolution across SAP, RAR, and depository statements. Proactively identify issues, document root causes, and implement sustainable fixes.
• • Lead month-end close activities for depository revenue, including accruals, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting schedules. Partner with Finance and Accounting leadership to address questions and ensure completeness of reporting.
• • Perform and improve perpetual inventory reconciliation for depository locations, analyzing quantity and valuation differences and finding opportunities to strengthen controls and data integrity.
• • Serve as the primary liaison with SAP support teams, Operations, and Revenue Accounting on system issues and cross-functional questions. Provide subject matter expertise to support projects, enhancements, and troubleshooting.
• • Develop, refine, and maintain reporting models for sales, returns, commissions, and reconciliations using Excel, Power Query, and standardized templates. Ensure reporting is accurate, scalable, and audit ready.
• • Lead process improvement and automation initiatives to streamline reconciliations, strengthen controls, and increase transparency across systems.
• • Support internal and external audits through clear documentation, ownership of control procedures, and presentation of supporting evidence.
• • Build analytical models to identify trends, evaluate exceptions, and support operational and financial decision making.
• • Provide informal mentorship and guidance to junior team members, sharing guidelines and helping strengthen team capability.
• • About the team or company:
• • Cengage is a global education technology company serving millions of learners, providing affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, Cengage has enabled the power and joy of learning through trusted, engaging content and integrated digital platforms like MindTap and Cengage Unlimited.
• • The company’s culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery, with a strong commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued and employees feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
• • What the person can learn or achieve in this role:
• • Deepen expertise in complex revenue recognition under ASC 606, particularly in high-volume, multi-system environments involving inventory, commissions, and depository accounting.
• • Develop leadership in financial systems optimization by driving process improvements, automation, and cross-functional collaboration that enhance control environments and reporting scalability.