Revenue, Technical Accounting & Policy Senior Manager

MRI Software•Cleveland, OH

About The Position

MRI Software is seeking a Revenue, Technical Accounting & Policy Senior Manager to lead a newly established global team responsible for revenue recognition, technical accounting, and accounting policy. The role provides authoritative accounting guidance, establishes and maintains group-wide accounting policies, governs significant revenue accounting judgements, and supports complex commercial arrangements, financial reporting, and the overall control environment. The Senior Manager owns the revenue recognition framework across the company’s revenue types and reviews significant customer arrangements to ensure appropriate accounting outcomes. The role also owns the group accounting policy manual, researches complex accounting matters, prepares and reviews technical accounting papers, and monitors new accounting standards and regulatory developments. Working in partnership with teams across Finance, Sales, Legal, Commercial, Corporate Development, Audit, Controls & Reporting, and Finance Transformation, the role supports audits, controls, strategic transactions, acquisitions, and the development of finance capabilities. It also drives simplification, standardisation, and automation while preserving appropriate review and control. This is an opportunity to lead MRI Software’s Revenue, Technical Accounting & Policy team and help enhance revenue control activities and shape accounting policy for a growing global business.

Requirements

CPA professional qualification.
At least 8 years of relevant accounting experience, including substantial post-qualification experience.
Demonstrable experience applying ASC 606 and/or IFRS 15 to software, SaaS, or other recurring-revenue contracts, including complex and non-standard arrangements.
Ability to research accounting guidance and produce high-quality technical papers that withstand senior management and external audit review.
Strong problem-solving ability, including identifying, understanding, and resolving technical and procedural challenges.
Experience leading significant workstreams and reviewing or managing the work of others.
Excellent written and verbal English, with the ability to explain technical conclusions clearly.
Strong Excel and financial systems capability, including experience extracting, reconciling, and analysing large or complex datasets.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a multinational software or SaaS group.
Demonstrable experience using AI to create more efficient and robust review processes.
Knowledge of both IFRS and US GAAP, and exposure to local GAAP or statutory reporting.
Experience of M&A accounting, purchase price allocation, and acquired contract balances.

Responsibilities

Lead accounting reviews of material, unusual, and non-standard customer arrangements to ensure appropriate revenue recognition.
Own and maintain the revenue recognition framework across SaaS, subscription, term licence, perpetual licence, maintenance, implementation, professional services, usage-based, and partner arrangements.
Review and challenge revenue accounting conclusions, identify process, system, or control gaps, and partner with Finance Transformation to remediate them.
Approve revenue accounting adjustments arising from contract reviews, accounting assessments, or control activities.
Partner with Sales and Legal to support optimal revenue outcomes from in-flight contracts.
Own the group accounting policy manual and keep policies current, practical, and consistently applied across regions.
Research complex accounting matters and provide clear, practical guidance to business stakeholders.
Serve as the accounting subject matter expert for significant accounting judgements affecting statutory and group reporting.
Prepare and review audit-ready technical accounting papers presenting facts, guidance, analysis, judgements, and conclusions.
Monitor new accounting standards and regulatory developments, assess their impact, and lead adoption.
Partner with the Audit, Controls & Reporting Manager to design and maintain key controls and support statutory and group audits.
Partner with Legal, Commercial, and Corporate Development teams to provide accounting guidance on significant customer arrangements, strategic transactions, and acquisitions.
Develop the wider finance organisation through training, guidance, and coaching.
Drive simplification, standardisation, and automation while preserving appropriate review and control.