Revenue Accounting Manager (USA - Remote)
About The Position
As Revenue Accounting Manager at Gurobi Optimization, you will manage and ensure accurate revenue recognition across global revenue streams in compliance with ASC 606. You will work with Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Licensing, Billing, FP&A, and other teams to monitor revenue streams, analyze contracts, and support month-end and quarter-end close. You will lead ongoing development of NetSuite ARM and ZoneBilling and scale revenue operations through process optimization and automation, including AI-enabled tools. You will lead the Revenue Accounting and Accounts Receivable teams, providing guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure accurate and timely revenue and accounts receivable cycles. The role calls for strong technical accounting expertise, a systems-minded and continuous-improvement approach, leadership ability, and commitment to building a high-performing team. This is a remote position in the USA.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of accounting experience, focused on revenue recognition.
- Advanced MS Excel skills for complex financial analysis and managing and formatting large amounts of data.
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP and NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM).
- Demonstrated proficiency applying ASC 606, including performance obligations, contract modifications, revenue allocation, deferred revenue, and contract asset accounting.
- Comfort using AI tools, such as LLMs, and automation to improve accounting, reconciliation, and reporting workflows.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or a comparable customer relationship management (CRM) system.
- Familiarity and experience working with data in PowerBI.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and technical accounting judgment, including the ability to research and document positions on non-standard contracts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including analyzing large datasets and reconciling complex transactional activity.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Leadership ability, including coaching and developing team members.
- Effective communication and collaboration across departments, including explaining complex accounting and billing matters to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Process-improvement mindset focused on reducing manual effort, increasing control effectiveness, and improving data integrity.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Growth mindset in developing and implementing financial analysis and reporting processes, including incorporating AI or other LLMs.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a remote setting with a highly distributed team and accommodate different time zones.
Nice To Haves
- CPA certification or progress toward CPA certification.
- Experience with ZoneBilling.
- Experience in SaaS, software, or subscription-based revenue accounting.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop the revenue accounting and accounts receivable teams, aligning team goals with department and company objectives.
- Review revenue-related journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and schedules during close cycles; lead preparation of monthly revenue flash reporting to investors; and support revenue variance analyses.
- Analyze customer contracts, amendments, and modifications to ensure revenue recognition complies with ASC 606 and company policies, including identifying performance obligations, non-standard terms, and billing structures that affect revenue allocation.
- Collaborate with the Global Controller on technical accounting positions and supporting memos.
- Oversee the end-to-end accounts receivable process, including credit, billing, collections, and cash application.
- Lead administration and ongoing optimization of NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) and ZoneBilling, including revenue arrangement setup, validation, contract modification workflows, and system enhancements.
- Review and validate data across NetSuite, ZoneBilling, and Salesforce to ensure complete and accurate revenue reporting.
- Develop team capabilities through mentoring, professional growth support, cross-training, and fostering a collaborative, accountable, high-performing culture.
- Champion AI-enabled tools, LLMs, and workflow automation to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of revenue and accounts receivable processes.
- Assist in preparing audit schedules and provide documentation to external auditors.
- Partner with Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Licensing, and the sales team to align contract execution, billing, and revenue recognition.
- Maintain compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures; support process documentation and internal-controls initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
