Description
The Manager, Revenue Recognition, will partner with Sales, Legal, Sales Operations, and Pricing teams, be a trusted advisor for customer contract negotiations, and perform contract review/apply technical guidance for revenue recognition compliance.
The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a fast paced and constantly changing environment across many different functions within the business and the finance organization. A successful applicant will have a strong working understanding of ASC 606, with experience in application of the standard to a SaaS business model in the tech industry. Further, the candidate must excel in managing and understanding a wide range of issues and business models driven by acquisitions, revenue recognition requirements, and strategic shifts in go-to-market strategies.
Responsibilities:
· Work with Sales, Sales Operations, Pricing, Legal during contract negotiations to and provide suggestions and guidance in order to ensure proper revenue recognition
· Review complex revenue contracts for compliance with US GAAP and determine the appropriate accounting treatment
· Establish standard contract structures for both existing & new products and work cross-functionally to maintain a scalable quote-to-cash process
· Lead training on revenue recognition rules, policies and practices within the Company, and in particular within the Sales and Distribution organization
· Engage with external auditors and understand/respond to changes in the audit approach
· Keep up with industry trends and build relationships with external technical accounting advisors
· Maintain documentation for all review and compliance work completed
· Deliver the highest standard of departmental, cross departmental and cross region customer service
· Work with the Revenue Recognition team and respective business partners to develop and maintain SOX Compliance
· Lead and assist with other special projects, as needed
Experience/Skills Required:
· Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant field
· CPA strongly desired
· 5+ years combined Big 4 and Industry experience, with relevant ASC606/IFRS15 revenue recognition experience desired (position will depend on level of experience)
· Primary audit experience in SaaS/software industry
· Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences as well as high level executives
· Project Management skills including planning, task assignment, status tracking and reporting
Experience/Skills Desired:
· Team player who is able to work with virtual, global, and cross-functional teams while championing diversity of team, thought, and opinion
· Ability to work in dynamic, fast paced, fast growing company where adaptability is imperative
· Interpersonal skills; ability to articulate verbally and written, willingness to appropriately debate difficult issues; ability to think quickly and present to an audience
· Strong ability to multi-task; able to prioritize and manage competing goals and responsibilities
· Ability to build relationships with new and existing executives across functions
· Ability to quickly grasp company operations and business drivers
· Strong spreadsheet and presentation skills highly desirable
· Salesforce and Zuora RevPro skills highly desirable
· Second language either Spanish/French would be beneficial
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