Director, Revenue Accounting (260126)

"All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment".

Job Title: Director, Revenue Accounting

Location: Onsite Santa Clara, CA office, 5x a week

Work Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday (Overtime is not expected but could be possible based on business needs and will occur only when requested and approved by manager)

Travel Requirements: None

Initial Assignment Length: 6 months

PR Range: $90/hr - $105/hr on w2

Job Description:

The Director of Revenue will be a key member of the Revenue Accounting team and will report directly to the Senior Director of Revenue. As a top candidate, you should have a desire to learn and analyze complex revenue transactions using your understanding of Software and SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606) and also possess leadership and managerial skills. This role will manage and mentor members of the Revenue Accounting Team and be part of the Revenue Team leadership responsible for developing and growing a world-class team as the company continues to grow.

Leadership & Process Excellence:

• Your Leadership style should not only include our three principles, but be one of collaboration, partnership, and inclusions, as well as the ability and willingness to recognize both individual and team contributions that are important to the overall success of the team. Encourage, motivate, and challenge others all while leading by example.
• Experience in creating an environment where people want to achieve their best. You should be able to motivate direct reports, team, or project members and have a keen sense of how to assess individuals or a team to ensure you are maximizing their potential. Experience should include specific examples of growing/developing a team via your management approach to help develop competency and empower others to make decisions.
• Align people and resources, establishing high standards of performance, and creating a climate of mutual accountability that delivers expected business results.
• An empowering leader who can picture and articulate what needs to be accomplished and how to separate or combine tasks into efficient workflows for scalability.
• Process management excellence Resourceful in creating or fine-tuning the processes necessary to complete the work along with the ability to organize people and activities.
• Ability to capture the end-to-end process and determine areas of improvement, automation, and refinement to allow for the ability to grow and scale.
• Exceptional problem solver uses rigorous logic and methods to solve problems and is excellent at honest analysis. Doesnt stop at first answers rather he/she will strive to seek the correct answer.
• Strong business acumen can identify risk and opportunity.
• An efficient multi-tasker can marshal resources and orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish their goal.
• Proven ability to deliver and drive results in measurable and defined ways.
• Deliver results through teamwork and become a trusted business partner. Work effectively across teams including deal desk, legal, sales operations, sales, product, and FPA.
• Challenge existing norms or courses of action, facilitating fully informed decision-making. Help institute balanced decision-making, driving the business to identify both risks and opportunities.

Revenue Recognition Subject Matter Expert:

• You will provide technical revenue recognition guidance by our existing revenue policy, ASC 606, and by U.S. GAAP to properly recognize revenue. Will also serve as one of the primary contacts for all technical accounting matters.
• Partner with the Deal Desk team to provide revenue recognition guidance during contract negotiations.
• Partner with the Business (Sales, Legal, Product, and Pricing teams) to provide revenue guidance/consideration concerning our growing product offering.
• Manage and own the contract revenue write-up process and partner with our external auditors to ensure the accuracy of our revenue is maintained.
• Work closely with the FP&A team as it relates to revenue forecasting.
• Perform technical guidance (ASC 606) research and provide solutions/options to new and complex issues.
• As specific revenue matters develop prepare technical revenue memos and work with our external auditors to ensure they are discussed and signed off promptly.
• Manage and update our existing revenue recognition policies.
• Review, analyze, and update 10Q/K Revenue, deferred revenue sections, etc. to ensure compliance with industry reporting standards, U.S. GAAP, and SEC requirements.
• Create/update training material and provide ongoing training to cross-functional organization members on revenue-related matters.
• Assist with other accounting projects/areas as necessary.
• Assist in refining process design and system automation to allow for as much automation of revenue recognition process.

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance.

Experience:

• 10 years of total experience with a combination of Big 4 accounting and industry/corporate accounting.
• 3 years director-level experience
• Strong software and SaaS revenue recognition knowledge in the areas of ASC 606, and related revenue recognition pronouncements under US GAAP.
• Experience with a high-growth and fast-paced company, ideally in the Software and Hardware industry.
• Experience with multiple business models such as SaaS, on-premise licenses, hardware, and services.
• CPA preferred, but not required.
• Great interpersonal skills to collaborate with different individuals across the organization.
• Ability to collaborate and partner with all levels of management and be able to relate to their needs and perspectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
• Great organization skills, to be able to manage and prioritize several different activities in parallel.
• Ability to roll up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity as required.
• Experience working with ERP systems including NetSuite, SAP, and SFDC. The ability to create reports and dashboards is a plus.

About ASK: ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

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