At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage revenue accounting and ensure accurate financial reporting in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join Jagex, a leading gaming company with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to innovate and streamline financial processes.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that shapes the future of gaming finance.
- Qualifications: Qualified Accountant with experience in revenue accounting and advanced Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: Cambridge, UK – hybrid role, minimum two days per week in the office. Applicants should be based or willing to relocate within a comfortable commuting distance.
We are looking for an Interim Revenue Accountant to join Jagex on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. You will support key revenue accounting, reconciliation and reporting across Finance, ensuring revenue is recognised accurately, month‑end close runs smoothly, and financial records remain robust, complete and well controlled.
Responsibilities:
- Own the monthly revenue recognition process, consolidating and validating data from multiple source systems so revenue is recognised and deferred accurately.
- Prepare monthly revenue and deferred revenue journals, ensuring calculations are fully supported and completed within month‑end close timelines.
- Reconcile revenue calculations, billing systems and PSP platforms such as PayPal and Adyen, resolving discrepancies to protect the completeness and accuracy of reported revenue.
- Analyse large, complex revenue datasets across multiple systems and journal postings, turning fragmented outputs into clear, reliable financial insight.
- Run and interrogate SQL‑based data extracts, using the outputs to support revenue calculations, reconciliations and variance investigations.
- Develop, maintain and enhance advanced Excel models and reconciliations, using tools such as Power Query and Power Pivot to improve control, scalability and efficiency.
- Support the establishment and maintenance of revenue reconciliations for the new Chargebee billing platform, ensuring reporting continuity through the transition from legacy systems.
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and strengthen revenue accounting processes, reducing manual effort while maintaining accuracy and control.
Qualifications:
- Qualified Accountant status, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
- Demonstrable experience in revenue accounting, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, accruals, journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Proven experience performing detailed reconciliations from source‑system data through to financial reporting and general ledger postings.
- Strong experience working with large, complex datasets in a finance or accounting environment, including consolidating data from multiple sources into accurate financial outputs.
- Advanced Excel experience, including complex formulas, structured workbooks, Power Query and Power Pivot.
Revenue Accountant in Cambridge employer: Jagex: The RuneScape Company
At Jagex, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Located in the vibrant city of Cambridge, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while ensuring team cohesion with regular in-office days. We are committed to employee growth, providing opportunities for professional development and the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment.
Contact Details:
Jagex: The RuneScape Company Recruitment Team
