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Orkin

Pest control services via integrated management

Revenue Accounting Manager

Financial AccountingUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
  • Experience in revenue accounting, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, account reconciliations, and financial reporting is required.
  • Experience working with large, complex data sets and identifying accounting, data, or process anomalies is required.
  • The role requires analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and the ability to move between transaction-level detail and broader business trends.
  • A solid understanding of financial controls, balance-sheet reconciliations, and month-end close processes is required.
  • Experience supporting internal and/or external audits is required.
  • The role requires written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial results and trends to senior leadership.
  • The role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities, work cross-functionally, and drive issues through resolution.
  • Prior supervisory or people-management experience is required.
  • Candidates must be able to pass a drug screen and background checks and perform the job requirements with or without accommodations.
  • Candidates must reside or be willing to self-relocate to the metro Atlanta area.

Responsibilities

  • Lead revenue accounting for Orkin and Western brands, including revenue recognition, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, reconciliations, acquisition revenue accounting, financial controls, and executive reporting.
  • Own revenue recognition processes and ensure revenue is recorded accurately and completely in accordance with company policies and applicable accounting guidance.
  • Oversee deferred revenue accounting, including reconciliations, roll-forwards, aging, releases, and analysis of significant or unusual movements.
  • Ensure appropriate revenue cut-off and recognition timing and investigate differences between operational activity and accounting results.
  • Review revenue-related journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and month-end close deliverables.
  • Analyze revenue and deferred revenue trends and explain key drivers, variances, risks, and unusual activity.
  • Support accounting assessments for new products, services, customer programs, system changes, and acquisitions.
  • Oversee and reconcile accounts receivable balances between the CRM system, supporting operational data, and the general ledger.
  • Review accounts receivable aging, reserves, write-offs, unapplied activity, credit balances, and other unusual balance trends.
  • Investigate reconciliation differences, data-integrity issues, and aged reconciling items, and drive them to timely resolution.
  • Partner with Operations, FP&A, IT, and other stakeholders to resolve upstream process or system issues affecting accounts receivable and revenue accounting.
  • Establish ownership, documentation, review standards, and escalation protocols for key revenue, accounts receivable, and deferred revenue reconciliations.
  • Lead revenue accounting activities associated with acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses into established revenue, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, reconciliation, reporting, and control processes.
  • Partner with acquisition integration, Finance, Operations, and systems teams to resolve accounting, data, and process issues.
  • Monitor acquired-business revenue results and provide visibility into performance trends, risks, and unusual activity.
  • Develop and deliver executive reporting on revenue, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and related trends.
  • Analyze financial and operational data to identify significant trends, variances, anomalies, and underlying business drivers.
  • Translate large and complex data sets into insights and recommendations for leadership.
  • Perform root-cause analysis when results do not align with expectations and communicate conclusions.
  • Improve dashboards and reporting used to monitor revenue performance, accounts receivable trends, deferred revenue, reconciliations, and control execution.
  • Maintain accounting governance over revenue-related processes, general-ledger coding, data flows, and controls within the CRM system.
  • Partner with Operations and technology teams to ensure system processes support appropriate accounting treatment and reliable financial reporting.
  • Evaluate proposed system and process changes for downstream accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and control implications.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen automated, preventive, and detective controls across the revenue process.
  • Own and maintain key controls over revenue, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and related reconciliation processes.
  • Ensure reconciliations, management reviews, supporting documentation, and control activities are accurate, complete, and timely.
  • Partner with internal and external auditors on revenue and accounts receivable testing and respond to audit requests.
  • Drive timely remediation of identified control deficiencies and recurring accounting or process issues.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and strengthen revenue accounting activities.
  • Use analytics and business intelligence tools to reduce manual work, improve data quality, and increase visibility into revenue, accounts receivable, and deferred revenue.
  • Develop scalable processes that support business growth, acquisitions, and future system changes.
  • Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives from problem identification through implementation and sustained adoption.
  • Manage, coach, and develop one Senior Accountant by providing priorities, technical guidance, feedback, and accountability.
  • Review work and investigate transaction-level detail as needed.
  • Promote ownership, analytical thinking, continuous improvement, collaboration, and strong controls.

Desired Qualifications

  • A CPA or equivalent professional accounting certification is preferred.
  • Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, or similar data analytics and visualization tools is preferred.
  • Workday experience is a plus.
  • Experience with CRM or operational systems that feed financial reporting is preferred.
  • Experience supporting acquisition integration or acquired businesses is preferred.
  • Experience automating or redesigning accounting and reconciliation processes is preferred.

About the Company

Orkin

Pest control services via integrated management

Orkin provides professional pest control services using Integrated Pest Management and modern technology to protect homes and businesses while limiting guests' exposure to pesticides. Technicians are thoroughly trained, with hands-on programs that require no prior industry experience, and services are backed by one of the industry’s most comprehensive guarantees. Orkin differentiates itself through a long history (125 years), a strong promise-keeping approach, and a nationwide reputation for reliability, backed by a robust training culture and career opportunities. The company’s goal is to deliver reliable pest protection that customers can trust, while maintaining a scalable, service-driven business and offering growth paths for employees.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
1901

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