Senior Manager, Technical Accounting and Policy

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

📋 Description

• Lead reviews of accounting for material, unusual, and non-standard customer arrangements to ensure accurate revenue recognition.

• Take ownership of the revenue recognition framework across SaaS, subscription, term license, perpetual license, maintenance, implementation, professional services, usage-based, and partner arrangements.

• Evaluate and challenge revenue accounting conclusions while identifying and addressing process, system, or control deficiencies in collaboration with the Finance Transformation team.

• Approve revenue accounting adjustments resulting from contract evaluations, accounting assessments, or control activities.

• Collaborate with Sales and Legal teams on ongoing contracts.

• Maintain the group accounting policy manual, ensuring that policies are up-to-date, practical, and consistently applied across different regions.

• Conduct research on complex accounting issues and provide guidance to business stakeholders.

• Act as an accounting subject matter expert for significant judgments that impact statutory and group reporting.

• Prepare and review technical accounting papers that are audit-ready.

• Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory developments, assess their impact, and lead the implementation of necessary adaptations.

• Work with Audit, Controls & Reporting to design and uphold key controls, supporting statutory and group audits.

• Collaborate with Legal, Commercial, and Corporate Development on significant customer arrangements, strategic transactions, and acquisitions.

• Contribute to the development of the broader finance organization through training, mentorship, and coaching.

• Promote simplification, standardization, and automation while ensuring that appropriate review and control measures are in place.

⛳️ Requirements

• CPA professional qualification.

• Over 8 years of relevant accounting experience, including substantial post-qualification experience.

• Proven experience applying ASC 606 and/or IFRS 15 to software, SaaS, or other recurring-revenue contracts, particularly complex and non-standard arrangements.

• Demonstrated ability to research accounting guidance and produce high-quality technical papers that can withstand scrutiny from senior management and external audits.

• Capability to identify, comprehend, and resolve technical and procedural challenges.

• Experience in leading significant workstreams and reviewing or managing the work of others.

• Exceptional written and verbal English skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical conclusions.

• Strong proficiency in Excel and financial systems, with experience in extracting, reconciling, and analyzing large or complex datasets.

• Desirable: experience within a multinational software or SaaS organization.

• Desirable: demonstrable experience leveraging AI to enhance efficiency and robustness in review processes.

• Desirable: knowledge of both IFRS and US GAAP, along with exposure to local GAAP or statutory reporting.

• Desirable: experience in M&A accounting, purchase price allocation, and managing acquired contract balances.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive employer that champions diversity across ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, military, and veteran status.

• Access to employee resource groups.

• Tailored resources designed to support each individual's full potential.

• A people-first, connected community work environment.