What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Revenue Accounting position at Axon?
Your Impact
As Director Revenue you will oversee a team of ~5 professionals focused on Revenue, Cost of Sale, Supply Chain and Partnerships as well as operational support of the sales and professional services teams.
The role requires experience with Revenue Recognition, cost accounting, process and system improvement as well as strong team leadership skills.
The Director, Revenue Accounting will partner with non-finance related executives and managers within Supply chain, Business Development and Inventory implement processes that satisfy customer expectations and accelerate the close.
What You’ll Do
Location: Scottsdale, AZ or Seattle, WA or Boston, MA or Atlanta, GA or Sterling, VA, or SF Bay Area, or Denver, CO
Reports to: VP, Revenue Accounting
Organization size: /- 5
- Finance support of 3rd party reseller arrangements, including principal vs agent considerations, accurate recording of revenue and costs, and building out robust reporting and dashboards for tracking and monitoring for changes in 3rd party relationships.
- Oversight of professional service related accounting, including monitoring and enhancing work order management procedures and partnering with sales and operations for continuous improvement
- Responsibility for Revenue and cost analysis.
- Manage Revenue and Cost of Sales cutoff.
- Work with business partners to determine system and process improvements and then implement those changes within your team and in collaboration with IT, Operations and Product.
- Lead and develop a team of 5 to increase their impact within Axon and progress their careers.
- Partners closely with Sales and Finance to ensure precise, accurate, complete, and timely reporting of revenue and cost of goods and services. Develops KPIs for cycle and own executive readout against those KPIs.
- Conducts training of both the stakeholders affected by these processes as well as the professionals who perform quoting and order processing.
What You Bring
- History of successfully implementing and continuing to enhance new operational technologies and processes to enable scaling in a rapidly growing global business
- Proven ability to thoughtfully identify opportunities to improve the financial close process including both quality efficiency and timeliness through deep understanding of how business process and systems impact accounting and financial reporting
- 10 years of experience leading revenue accounting teams in a dispersed work environment.
- CPA or equivalent, with deep understanding of ASC 606 and ability to research complex accounting matters.
- Experience with inventory and professional services accounting is strongly beneficial.
- Global public company experience subject to SOX regulation, preferably with technology companies, operating across diverse regulatory frameworks, with sales and operations located in multiple countries.
- Strong attention to detail, a commitment to high quality, results driven, effective time management and customer focus.
- Personal presence, gravitas, and excellent interpersonal skills; effective and experienced in communication at Executive leadership levels, while also being able to problem solve day-to-day issues that affect multiple stakeholders including customers and cross-functional team members.
- A highly motivated leader with a track record of recruiting and developing strong talent, including developing early career managers.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 170,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 215,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
