Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead comprehensive revenue accounting functions, which encompass daily invoice/order approval, credit approval, drafting of revenue accounting memos, and providing audit support.

• Ensure adherence to ASC 606 and U.S. GAAP across all revenue streams, including subscription models, consumption-based billing, and various other business frameworks.

• Policy Ownership: Oversee, update, and enforce the global revenue recognition policies of the company.

• Audit Management: Serve as the main liaison for external auditors concerning revenue, deferred revenue, and standalone selling price (SSP) analyses.

• Close Management: Supervise the monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue close processes, guaranteeing timely and precise ledger entries, reconciliations, and disclosures.

• Reporting: Generate revenue variance analyses, executive dashboards, and financial statement disclosures for leadership and board meetings.

• Forecasting Collaboration: Collaborate with FP&A to deliver accurate data inputs for revenue and deferred revenue forecasts.

• Process Improvement: Design and maintain scalable revenue processes and controls to support rapid growth and improve operational efficiency.

• System Ownership: Lead and facilitate the implementation and enhancement of revenue automation tools (e.g., Orb, NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management, etc.).

• Internal Controls: Establish, implement, and sustain robust SOX compliance controls over the order-to-cash and revenue recognition cycles.

• Deal Desk Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Legal, and Sales Operations during contract negotiations to evaluate accounting treatment and revenue implications prior to finalizing deals.

• Commission Plan Review & Alignment: Collaborate with Sales Operations and HR to assess upcoming Sales Commission Plans, ensuring they are structured for operational viability and evaluating their accounting implications under ASC 340-40 (deferred contract costs).

• Monthly Commission Calculation: Manage the complete monthly commission cycle, including calculating payouts based on sales performance metrics, maintaining commission schedules, and verifying data accuracy across CRM and payroll systems.

• Amortization Management: Oversee the capitalization and amortization schedules of sales commissions, ensuring expense recognition aligns with the duration of the associated customer contracts.

• Mentor and manage revenue accounting personnel, ensuring alignment with business objectives and individual development aspirations.

• Experience in automating Billing to Cash and Revenue Recognition, utilizing both existing tools and innovative solutions that harness AI.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of pertinent accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.

• Required public accounting experience; Big 4 experience is highly preferred.

• CPA designation is strongly preferred.

• In-depth knowledge of ASC 606 and revenue recognition standards for SaaS and consumption-based business models.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Experience with ERP, billing, and revenue operations platforms is strongly preferred, including but not limited to: Netsuite, Salesforce, SPIFF, Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses, Tableau, etc.

• Candidates with practical experience leading or assisting with system integration projects (e.g., ERP-to-billing data flows, commission platform configurations, or CRM-to-revenue system connections) will be given strong preference.

• Proven ability to excel in a high-growth, fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, combined with a proactive and strategic mindset. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and practical experience with SQL are highly valued and will greatly enhance success in this role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Retirement plans

• Professional development opportunities