Via - Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Join the leader in collaborative licensing and help us advance inclusive and efficient new patent licensing approaches to drive innovation globally. Via is dedicated to accelerating global technology adoption, fostering participation, and generating return on innovation with balanced IP licensing solutions for innovators and manufacturers of all sizes around the globe.

Via is an independently managed company owned by industry-leading participants with over 25 years of intellectual property licensing leadership. Our expertise extends to intellectual property, technology standardization, strategic business development, and program administration. Affiliated specialists in the fields of finance, antitrust law, and patent analysis complete the set of capabilities that make Via a premier solutions provider to the world’s most sophisticated technology and entertainment companies.

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in the monthly and quarterly financial close process, ensures compliance with US GAAP and internal controls, and drives process improvements across AR functions, ensuring actual revenue reporting is reported accurately and timely. This position requires exceptional analytical skills, the ability to manage large and complex data sets, and a deep understanding of royalty methodologies and accounting practices. This position is also responsible for learning and understanding Via’s complex royalty reporting, advanced billing activities, high-value Licensee accounts, and end-to-end accounts receivable (AR) and revenue processes.

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of three days per week in the Greenwood Village office. We are looking for a collaborative professional who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow while helping the team achieve its goals.

Key Responsibilities

Advanced Accounts Receivable & Collections

• Oversee reconciliation of payments, adjustments, credits, and complex account transactions.
• Prepare and analyze weekly AR  and open licensee reporting and provide summary explanations to management for past due accounts.
• Perform regular reconciliations of customer accounts

General Accounting & Financial Close

• Play a key role in supporting the monthly and quarterly financial close process, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness.
• Assist in preparation of internal executive review summaries for quarterly senior management financial statement review procedures.
• Ensure all assignments comply with accounting policies, US GAAP, and regulatory requirements. This includes detailed knowledge of the company’s ASC 606 policy.
• Analyze large financial data sets to identify trends, reporting variances, payment behaviors, and operational risks.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close through reconciliations, documentation, and variance analysis.
• Provide insights that help improve forecasting, revenue cycles, and program administration.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify finance and accounting-related issues within the business and implement solutions.
• Represent the department in cross-functional initiatives, audits, and special projects.

Royalty Reporting & Program Expertise

• Work closely and strategically with Royalty Teams for monthly and quarterly deliverables, providing ad hoc support as needed.
• Collaborate with Compliance for reporting and invoicing as needed
• Partner with product, technical, and program teams as needed to evaluate and test system updates affecting royalty workflows.

Compliance, Systems & Process Improvement

• Ensure strict adherence to SOX, SOC 1, and internal control requirements; perform closing duties with sufficient accuracy and autonomy to comply with quarter-close SOX controls.
• Assist external and internal auditors as needed.
• Evaluate existing workflows and recommend operational improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
• Resolve systems issues affecting assigned areas and partner with IT on development and most efficient use of systems.
• Participate in system upgrades, enhancement testing, and documentation of new procedures.

Qualifications & Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, royalty accounting, accounts receivable, financial analysis, licensing operations, or comparable roles.
• General understanding of US GAAP accounting and familiarity with revenue recognition guidelines.
• Experience managing complex accounts and leading process improvements.
• Experience mentoring colleagues, leading projects, or coordinating cross-functional initiatives is preferred.
• Experience with a Partnership or Public Company preferred.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong proficiency with Office 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, data modeling), with strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with ERP or accounting systems (SAP experience a plus), CRM tools, and reporting platforms.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including customer-facing correspondence and the ability to convey information clearly to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing priorities, manage multiple deadlines, and work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements, and audit standards.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Other accounting or analytical certifications are a plus.

The Denver Area base salary range for this full-time position is $80,000 - 107,000 and can vary if outside of this location. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

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Via will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Via is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.