Revenue Accountant
Location: Belfast
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting To: Leon Bond
Compensation: GBP 35,000 - GBP 40,000 / year
Description
Napier AI is expanding its tech hub in Belfast and building an AI‑powered platform to protect financial institutions from crime.
The Role
The Revenue Accountant manages all revenue‑related financial activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and robust financial controls. You will play a key role in maintaining reliable revenue data, improving processes, and enabling strategic decision‑making.
About you
You are a confident, detail‑driven finance professional who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment. You understand revenue models—especially ARR and Professional Services—and can quickly interpret financial data to spot risks, solve problems, and bring clarity. You take ownership, improve processes, communicate clearly, and build trusted relationships. Above all, you deliver high‑quality work that keeps Napier’s revenue engine running smoothly.
Your day to day
* Manage end‑to‑end revenue operations, including accurate revenue recognition for ARR and Professional Services, reconciliation of revenue data, and oversight of deferred and accrued revenue.
* Own billing and invoicing processes, ensuring invoices align with contract terms, delivery milestones, and up‑to‑date data. Resolve queries quickly to maintain accuracy and momentum.
* Lead credit control, reducing debtor days through proactive follow‑up and effective engagement with customers and internal teams.
* Oversee third‑party revenue sharing, including monthly/quarterly commissions and royalties (Refinitiv/World‑Check, LSEG, Babel), ensuring calculations are validated, documented, and processed.
* Drive month‑end activities, including revenue reporting, variance analysis, commentary, and timely submission. Support budgeting and forecasting cycles.
* Maintain strong financial controls, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements. Prepare audit schedules and support internal/external audits.
* Collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Legal, Customer Success and Operations to validate revenue data, review contracts, and support commercial decision‑making.
* Continuously improve systems and processes, supporting ERP, billing, and reporting tools, and identifying opportunities to automate workflows and enhance accuracy and scalability.
Do you have what it takes?
* Proven experience in revenue accounting, billing, or financial control.
* Strong understanding of ARR, SaaS revenue models, and Professional Services.
* Solid knowledge of revenue recognition principles (e.g., IFRS 15).
* Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency.
* Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data clearly.
* Strong communication skills with confidence engaging cross‑functional stakeholders.
* High attention to detail, accuracy, and process ownership.
* Experience in SaaS or technology environments.
* Exposure to ERP/billing systems and automation tools.
Why Napier?
* Comprehensive private healthcare through AXA covering optical, audio & dental.
* 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday and a wellness day.
* Dedicated pension plan through Aviva.
* Life Insurance 4x your annual salary.
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
* Income protections policy.
* Work from anywhere for up to 1 month.
* Access to our employee wellbeing programme.
* Gym membership discounts.
* Flexibility in work schedules and locations, ensuring a work‑life balance.
* An open and flexible culture that allows you to work in the best way for you.
* Work can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in‑office - depending on your preference.
Please note applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. We are unable to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
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