Senior Revenue Accounting Manager

Workiva Inc.•Ames, IA

5d•$133,000 - $214,000

About The Position

The Senior Revenue Accounting Manager is a strategic leader in Workiva's worldwide revenue recognition process and takes ownership of the implementation of policies and procedures. In this critical role, the Senior Revenue Accounting Manager will partner with the different business partners, playing a critical advisory role during the contracting process to optimize business outcomes while ensuring accurate revenue recognition.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the related field
8 years of revenue accounting or related experience
3 years of direct people management experience
Public accounting and industry experience
Operational and technical accounting in ASC 606
Ability to interpret contracts and policies to ensure items are implemented accurately
Advanced technical accounting skills and proficiency with financial systems required
Must be able to manage multiple projects, processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines
Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead, motivate, and drive teams to deliver world-class services and high-impact results
Positive and professional demeanor, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to interact effectively with a variety of team members in various departments and job levels
Ability to travel up to 10% travel for customer meetings and internal events
Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

Nice To Haves

CPA certification
Operational and technical accounting in ASC 340
Salesforce, Xactly, and Intacct experience is highly desired
Prior AI, SQL, and/or Alteryx experience
Experience in a global environment

Responsibilities

Lead strategic initiatives while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement of the revenue accounting policy under ASC 606 & ASC 340
Drive implementation and participation in cross-functional projects and system enhancements
Reviews and concludes on complex transactions for appropriate accounting treatment
Cross-functional collaboration with sales operations, product, marketing, legal, corporate accounting, and other business/operational groups to understand and resolve complex and ambiguous issues identified in reviews of business model and revenue arrangements
Partner with IT and Finance Transformation teams and leverage AI-driven tools to deploy automations for high-volume, repeatable tasks such as contract data extraction, billing reconciliation, and data validation between the CRM and ERP
Reviews the Month/Quarter/Year-end accounting close for critical accounting matters, assists with the disclosure analysis, and communicates results to management
Identify and lead initiatives to automate routine revenue accounting tasks, reducing manual intervention and shortening the month-end close cycle for revenue recognition
Evaluate existing manual revenue workflows and redesign them into automated models to support the increasing complexity of new SaaS business models
Collaborate with Internal Audit and External Auditors around key control documentation and evidence compliance requirements
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing other tasks as needed and other projects as assigned
Demonstrates and applies strong accounting knowledge, acumen, and advanced technical expertise
Build and maintain a positive environment to train and develop team members to foster an understanding of broad Revenue Accounting principles, policies, procedures, and systems, with a high level of customer service focus