Accounting Manager - Reporting

The Trade Desk • Ventura, CA

4d

About The Position

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers -- and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day. So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk! What we do: The Accounting Manager - Reporting, will be responsible for preparing and presenting information about revenue, including reporting trends and metrics around gross spend, gross billings, cost of gross spend and net revenue. The Accounting Manager - Reporting will design and prepare various reports, work to automate reports and develop dashboards, analyze data and identifying drivers, trends, root causes - resulting in providing business insights and suggestions for operational improvements. The Accounting Manager - Reporting will collaborate cross-functionally to implement action items and operational improvements. This role reports directly to the Director, Revenue Accounting and is located in Ventura, California. Primary responsibility is to manage the revenue accounting reporting function but will also assist the Director, Revenue Accounting with projects and other ad hoc tasks. As such, this role will be instrumental to continuously improving the worldwide revenue function.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting, or a related field; MBA and/or CPA is a plus.
• 6+ years of experience in a combination of corporate finance (accounting/data analytics/FP&A) and audit at a public accounting firm.
• Technology industry, public company experience preferred.
• Knowledge of revenue accounting and financial accounting principles
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting principles.
• Proficient/Advanced Excel skills, with experience or interest in working with IT experts to extract data from and to databases (Oracle, Vertica, etc.) and building the design and testing reports and dashboards built in data visualization tools (Tableau & Incorta).
• Proven ability to design and build reports and perform ad-hoc analyses.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly and concisely to senior management and business leaders that simplify complex issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage tasks assigned to others and overall, demonstrate project management skills - define tasks/deliverables, organize the work of others, set goals, communicate assignments and due dates and have a system for accountability and prioritization
• High integrity and a proactive approach to supporting the business.

Responsibilities

• Design and prepare various reports and dashboards on revenue (includes gross spend, gross billings, cost of gross spend and net revenue) - analyzing drivers, trends, root causes and providing or facilitating business insights.
• Work with Business Intelligence and Finance Systems reporting teams to obtain data and design automated reports and dashboards.
• Prepare summaries of data, providing recommendations for actions as a result of analysis of the data, and present results with a bias toward action.
• Implement changes based on conclusions and action items identified.
• Assist the Director, Revenue Accounting to manage projects and from time to time, step in to augment the revenue accounting team activities - for example, if another team member is out for a close, step in to prepare and/or review reconciliations.
• Triage and respond to internal requests for revenue related data
• Partner with FP&A and SEC reporting team to implement reporting and analyze trends to refine the revenue forecast and explain trends, variances, root causes.
• Collaborate with revenue Deal Desk team to identify and analyze issues related to revenue recognition and perform inquiries/investigations on unusual transactions
• Collaborate with FP&A and other teams in the forecasting process and investigate variances.
• Identifying and driving process improvements for revenue cycle management.
• Optimizing revenue recognition processes and procedures to increase efficiency of close and reporting and increasing visibility to relevant revenue issues.
• Prepare revenue reporting deliverables to support the external audit.
• Assist the Director, Revenue Accounting on ad hoc projects and tasks
• Assist the Director, Revenue Accounting, as needed, such as review of journal entries, reconciliations and financial reporting and disclosure deliverables
• Facilitate and sustain a work environment that aligns with The Trade Desk culture, fostering accountability, growth, and a team first approach.
• Actively participate in critical analysis of results and quarterly reviews with senior and executive leadership.

Benefits

• All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.
• The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions.
• Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year.
• Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees