Senior Accountant, Capitalized Software
Sportradar is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage the end-to-end accounting for internally developed software. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with IFRS and SOX internal controls, and for driving process improvements.
The Senior Accountant will work closely with FP&A, the Data Office, Engineering, and other Accounting functions. The position involves owning the software capitalisation process, from assessment to reporting, and maintaining robust internal controls.
- Capitalization assessment: Review projects and their One-Pager documentation against the IAS 38 recognition criteria and assess their eligibility for capitalization.
- Confirm the capitalization approach, approve One-Pagers and set project codes and capitalization start and end dates in the tracking system (Jira).
- Monitor capitalization end dates of active programmes and review extension requests.
- Accounting and reporting: Prepare and post software capitalization journal entries and accruals, recording actual capitalized effort and external costs.
- Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts and resolve outstanding items in a timely manner.
- Assign useful lives to completed assets and monitor programmes for impairment and write-off.
- Establish annual wage rates for capitalization together with FP&A.
- Perform the annual review of unfinished and fully amortised programmes and prepare related disclosures in the annual 20-F.
- Opportunity to work on other ad hoc accounting projects as time permits.
- Controls and compliance: Perform SOX sign-off on capitalization approvals and retain final documentation in AuditBoard for SOX testing.
- Ensure capitalization processes and accounting practices are consistent with company policies, controls and country-specific requirements.
- Support internal and external audits with the required documentation.
- Partner with FP&A, the Data Office and Engineering to resolve discrepancies.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field (required)
- 5+ years in an accounting / finance position or at a Big4 firm (required)
- Experience designing, implementing and documenting policies, controls and procedures (required)
- Strong knowledge of IFRS / GAAP, particularly IAS 38 Intangible Assets (required)
- Prior SOX experience (required)
- Financial reporting experience (required)
- Experience in a publicly listed organization (preferred)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (required)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (required)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (required)
- Fluent English (at least C1) (required)
- A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world, including various social events and teambuilding.
- Flexibility to manage your workday and tasks with autonomy.
- A balance of structure and autonomy to tackle your daily tasks.
- Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme.
- Calm and Reulay app (leading well-being apps designed to support focus, quality rest, mindfulness, and long-term mental resilience).
- Online training videos.
- Flexible working hours.
Sportradar is a global sports technology company that collects, analyses and distributes sports data to betting operators, sports leagues and media companies. Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and founded in 2001, it provides betting services, managed trading, integrity monitoring and audiovisual streaming across hundreds of sports. The company holds official data partnerships with organisations including the NBA, NHL, FIFA and ICC. Sportradar is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people worldwide.