Manager, Revenue Accounting

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What You’ll Do

• Review and approve the accounting for customer contracts in accordance with review thresholds.
• Play a lead role in the monthly financial close, ensuring accurate and timely recording of transactions and the completeness of financial statements
• Work closely with legal, sales and other stakeholders on structuring of contracts and non standard deal approvals
• Takes a leading role on management and collaboration of complex transactions with the billing and deal desk teams and other stakeholders in the business.
• Review month end balance sheet account reconciliations and journal entries and contribute to the financial reporting process
• Manage revenue team projects and process improvements.
• Manages application of internal controls.
• Identify and develop best practices and process improvements.
• Guides and manages the revenue team
• Liaises with External auditors, present significant item updates, supporting documentation for the quarterly reviews and year-end audits
• Ensures all SOX controls are performed and appropriate documentation is maintained within area of responsibility

What You’ll Bring 

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP principles and financial statements, including ASC 606 and multi-element experience
• Experience of working in a SOX compliant environment
• 7-10 years of related accounting experience, public company accounting experience is a plus
• Ability to manage people
• Experience with managing a team
• Strong ability to work well within a team structure and an ability to influence, train, mentor and leverage the skills of others to achieve objectives
• Flexible to meet changing priorities and the ability to prioritize workload to achieve on time accurate results