Everette Smart
Marietta,GA
Summary
Dedicated and data driven Accounting professional with nearly 10 years of experience in Revenue recognition, financial analysis, and compliance with ASC 606, ASC 842, and ASC 340 accounting standards. Proven expertise in managing complex contracts containing multi element arrangements and being an effective cross functional collaborator.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Rev Rec Accounting Lead
Sprinklr
07.2025 - Current
- Analyzed complex customer contracts to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatment in accordance with ASC 606
- Participated in monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue accounting close activities, and commissions accounting close activities
- Provided month end and quarter end deliverables such as Deferred revenue recons, Balance Sheet and Income statement flux analysis, revenue reserves, and Remaining Performance Obligations analysis
- Partnered with cross functional teams to ensure accurate revenue forecasting and reporting
- Completed quarterly SSP analysis and Testing
- Performed system testing and validations for Power BI and Netsuite
- Engaged external auditors and provided support for any requested documentation
- Processed manual accrual journal entries for multiple subsidiaries
Senior Revenue Accountant
Clari
03.2022 - 07.2025
- Subject matter expert for revenue recognition under ASC 606
- Reviewed contract modifications to determine accounting treatment
- Owned Quote-to-Cash (QTC) cycle including revenue, deferred revenue, billings, and unbilled receivables.
- Partnered with other cross functional teams (FP&A, Sales, Legal, Deal Desk) to standardize procedures, increase efficiency, and improve the quality of closes while meeting deadlines.
- Led quarterly SSP (fair value) study evaluating discounting behaviors across multiple product categories
- Performed revenue gross down for unperformed contracts with future subscription start dates
- Collaborated with professional services team to ensure hours were properly tracked for implementation and configuration services
- Analyzed revenue allocation (i.e. product carve) to identify trends and developed commentary
- Analyzed non standard contract terms for accounting and revenue impact
- Performed material right analysis for all customer options provided
- Created processes to help reduce DSO for outstanding invoices
- Extensively involved and provided test cases in UAT and implementation of NetSuite
- Performed assessments for accounting treatment of new pricing and product offers
- Worked extensively with legal and sales on contract drafting to ensure proper revenue recognition (I.e. terminology used in MSA did not create customer option or TFCs)
- Assisted with senior department on creating annual revenue recognition memo
- Performed monthly AR aging analysis
- Led end-to-end post acquisition revenue accounting including monthly manual accounting for un-integrated activities (invoicing, provisioning, reporting etc)
SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST
NCR CORPORATION
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Review sales contracts and assist on deal negotiation, ensure sales contracts are in compliance with corporate policies, procedures and revenue implications under ASC 606
- Prepare, review and approve revenue journal entries
- Perform Unbilled and Deferred revenue/contract liability reconciliations
- Assist and respond to requests from Sales or Legal related to revenue recognition policy matters
- Prepare documentation and analyses related to selected customer contracts during quarter
- Review revenue contracts with multiple-performance obligations for compliance to company's revenue policies and accounting guidance in ASC 606
- Prepare and maintained deferred revenue rollforward schedules across all entities
- Prepared annual study on product and services standalone selling prices
- Updated RevPro to correct inputs such as standalone selling prices and contract groupings
- Provide oversight, guidance and training on revenue recognition to various functional groups across company
- Ability to read and interpret complex contracts and identify relevant issues to provide solutions with appropriate accounting guidance
- Assess risks and provide input on initiatives to enhance control compliance with US GAAP and SOX
- Review software and other contractual arrangements in accordance with US and local GAAP to identify language that may require non-standard accounting treatment
- Created quarterly testing models for recurring revenue customers (Subscription)
COMMISSIONS & FINANCE ACCOUNTANT
Momentum Telecom
04.2018 - 03.2020
- Review contracts, invoices, and POs
- Ensure accuracy of commission payments and compliance to ASC 340-40
- Serve as main point of contact for internal teams for commission-related inquiries
- Maintain and verify accuracy of payments and statements by working cross-functionally to ensure accuracy serving as point of contact resolving commission questions and issues from business leaders and sales reps
- Build and maintain compensation calculation models
- Perform analyses, reconciliations, SOX compliance activities, and ad hoc reporting as directed for internal and external reporting
- Customer revenue/churn analysis for both enterprise and wholesale.
REVENUE AND BILLING COORDINATOR
Momentum Telecom
04.2017 - 03.2018
- Performed cost variance analysis of White label, Retail, and wholesale customers
- Processed Journal Entries
- Performed bank reconciliations
- Reconciled system inventory to actual counts, and resolved any discrepancies
- Assisted with year-end audits
- Helped to create new revenue tracking processes and Identify cost drivers
- Collected all relevant financial records and reports related to white label customers
- Oversaw onboarding and migration efforts of new customers through sales or through acquisitions
- Invoice auditing of both retail and wholesale customers along with BBX and White label
- Responsible for directing software engineering team in new billing procedures and implementations
- Open and track all billing disputes through CRM
- Oversaw quality control for white label and direct voice billing operations
COMPLEX BILLING ANALYST
Birch Communications
01.2015 - 04.2017
- Ensured accuracy of all Elite and Non elite customer invoices
- Responsible for making necessary ledger adjustments for both
- Lite and Non Elite accounts
- Maintain customer integrity and secure all sensitive information for customers
- Ensured delivery of all files to FTP sites and mail houses
- Coordinated with other departments on implementation of new Hosted PBX system
- Created billing procedures to ensure clean and accurate pricing for new PBX customers
- Worked directly with Order Processing manager on billing procedures for new customers through acquisitions.
Skills
- SAAS Revenue Recognition
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- ASC 606
- ASC 842
- SSP analysis
- Accounting Memo construction
- Revenue Fluctuation Analysis
- Revpro
- NetSuite
- Sage Intacct
- Salesforce
- Microsoft excel - Expert
- Floqast
- General Ledger Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- UAT Testing
Timeline
Rev Rec Accounting Lead
Sprinklr
07.2025 - Current
Senior Revenue Accountant
Clari
03.2022 - 07.2025
SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST
NCR CORPORATION
03.2020 - 01.2022
COMMISSIONS & FINANCE ACCOUNTANT
Momentum Telecom
04.2018 - 03.2020
REVENUE AND BILLING COORDINATOR
Momentum Telecom
04.2017 - 03.2018
COMPLEX BILLING ANALYST
Birch Communications
01.2015 - 04.2017