What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting position at Axon?
Your Impact
As Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting you will oversee a team of ~6 professionals focused on the revenue close, ownership of the revenue systems (especially RevStream but including with SFDC and D365), managing the close and relationship with Axon’s auditors.
The role requires experience with Revenue Recognition, process and system improvement as well as strong team leadership skills.
The role will partner with non-finance related executives and managers within Operations, IT and Business Development and implement processes to satisfy Axon’s customer expectations and accelerate the close.
What You’ll Do
Location: SF Bay Area, Scottsdale, AZ or Seattle, WA or Boston, MA or Atlanta, GA or Sterling, VA or Denver, CO
Reports to: Director, Revenue Accounting
Direct Reports: 6
- Leads, coaches, and develops the US team responsible for complete and accurate revenue recognition utilizing RevStream, Salesforce, Dynamics 365 and adjacent systems
- Oversight of Product, SaaS, Software and professional service-related accounting partnering with sales and operations for continuous improvement
- Partners closely with Sales, Commercial Controllership, Commercial Operations and FP&A to ensure precise, accurate, complete, and timely reporting of revenue and cost of goods and services
- Manages and communicates throughout the monthly and quarterly financial close process with all stakeholders, including Commercial Controllership, FP&A, SEC Reporting, Accounting Operations, Tax, Sales, Commercial Operations, Internal Audit, external auditors and executive leadership.
- Sets and achieves Key metrics for your team.
- Develops a deep understanding of the Company’s lead-to-cash cycle.
- Draft, implement and execute policies, system changes and procedures to facilitate an effective and efficient revenue close cycle
- Conducts training of both the stakeholders affected by these processes as well as the professionals who perform quoting and order processing
- Partners with the information technology department to develop robust requirements for system enhancements, testing of all system changes before they go into production and monitoring of system performance
- Identifies opportunities to improve processes, systems, and productivity to enable the Company to continue to scale as it grows both in existing markets and in new markets across both domestic and global geographies and customer segments
What You Bring
- 7 years of experience leading revenue accounting teams in a dispersed work environment.
- Strong experience of managing close auditors.
- Experience with revenue close using a revenue engine.
- 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.
- History of successfully implementing and continuing to enhance new operational technologies and solutions 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
- 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.
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 100,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 155,000 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 (http://www.axon.com/careers/benefits).
