Company Overview

At Nuance, we empower people with the ability to seamlessly interact with their connected devices and the digital world around them.  We are creating a world where technology thinks and acts the way people do by designing the most human, natural, and intuitive ways of interacting with technology.

Our nimble technology uses analytics and advanced algorithms to transform the inanimate into animate and reduce complicated processes into simple ones.

Job Summary

Position summary:

At Nuance, we are reinventing the relationship between people and Technology.
We are more than a technology company, we are a people company. We inspire, challenge and respect every one of our over 10,000 employees globally. Finance is more than just a support function at Nuance, we are passionate about what we do!

We are a complex business, spanning across 5 divisions with multiple products and revenue streams. This is an opportunity to exercise your accounting and operational skills and utilize the latest industry technology (including Oracle and RevPro), at the same time in an environment that supports growth and an opportunity. If you have a strong level of intellectual curiosity, take pride in being part of a high caliber team, and are ready to bring your skills and experience to the next level, this position may be for you!

We are seeking a Senior Accountant for our Global Revenue Operations (GRO) team to be responsible for supporting the monthly and quarterly accounting close cycles associated with complex revenue arrangements.  The successful candidate will be responsible for providing best in class support to the Business Unit operations and finance teams on their forecasted and actual revenues.  This position will be responsible for preparing reconciliations and related analysis of all accounts (revenue, def revenue, costs, deferred costs, etc.) monthly as well as assisting with defining and creating operating procedures and participating in business process improvement initiatives.  

The qualified candidate will report to the Revenue Operations Manager, Global Revenue Operations, and will work closely with other members of the GRO team as well as other groups, such as Sales and Operations managers, Divisional Finance, Technical Revenue Accounting, and Order-To-Cash

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and execute analytical procedures to understand and explain variances from expectations on account balances and transactional activity. 
• Skilled in the ability to import and export large amounts of data 
• Support external statutory reporting requirements as needed.
• Maintain appropriate internal controls and support external audit activities and audit preparation.
• Provide management and business unit operations and finance teams with financial reporting information and operational support

• Perform tasks related to securing and keeping the products, tools, and processes that you are responsible for securing

Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting / Finance      

Minimum years of work experience: 5+ years of accounting experience in a publicly traded company and/or public accounting firm.

Required skills:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)

• Bachelor’s in Accounting / Finance

Preferred skills: Skilled in ERP Systems, Oracle e-Business Suite, including GL, OM, AR, and Projects is preferred.

Additional Information

Nuance offers a compelling and rewarding work environment. We offer market competitive salaries, bonus, equity, benefits, meaningful growth and development opportunities and a casual yet technically challenging work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team and become part of our continuing success.  

Nuance Communication Inc.  is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement is available here. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please call 781-565-5086 – Human Resources Department and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.