Sr Manager, Revenue Accounting

Target • Brooklyn Park, NC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Manager, Revenue Accounting will provide strategic direction and leadership to the Sales Settlement and Gift Card Accounting team. This role ensures processes and controls are effective for timely and accurate financial statements. The position oversees core accounting and controllership activities for Target-branded and third-party gift card issuance, redemption, and breakage, as well as the settlement of Target digital and store sales and related expenses. The role provides accounting guidance and controllership support for new and evolving business initiatives, including payment platform evolution and innovation in gift card offerings. The Sr Manager will lead the team’s end-to-end accounting close processes, ensuring strong balance sheet reconciliations and effective execution of SOX and non-SOX controls. This role collaborates with cross-functional partners such as Target Enterprise Services, Treasury, Tax, FP&A, Legal, Finance Capabilities, and Target Technology to translate business operations and new initiatives into appropriate accounting and financial reporting outcomes. The position requires influencing skills to advocate for Controllership in enterprise-wide initiatives and system modernizations impacting gift card accounting and sales settlement, ensuring new solutions support accurate and timely financial reporting, effective controls, and operational excellence. Additionally, the role drives continuous improvement through automation, standardization, technology, and analytics, while providing leadership, coaching, and development to build a collaborative, high-performing team and strengthen organizational capability. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• B.A./B.S. degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
• 6+ years of accounting, finance, or relevant business experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating within a strong internal control environment, including SOX compliance and controllership responsibilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility across multiple levels and functions.
• Strong digital acumen, including experience with ERP systems, data analysis, and process automation.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• CPA and/or public accounting experience preferred.
• Team leadership experience strongly preferred, including leading through others and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including revenue recognition and expense accounting concepts, preferred.
• Experience evaluating and operationalizing accounting guidance for complex or evolving business models.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience in building or evolving financial models or complex estimates and connecting them to underlying business drivers, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Sales Settlement and Gift Card Accounting team.
• Ensure processes and controls are effective for timely and accurate financial statements.
• Oversee core accounting and controllership activities for gift card issuance, redemption, breakage, and sales settlement.
• Provide accounting guidance and controllership support for new and evolving business initiatives.
• Lead the team’s end-to-end accounting close processes.
• Ensure strong balance sheet reconciliations and effective execution of SOX and non-SOX controls.
• Work with cross-functional partners to translate business operations and new initiatives into appropriate accounting and financial reporting outcomes.
• Advocate for Controllership in enterprise-wide initiatives and system modernizations.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, technology, and analytics.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to build a collaborative, high-performing team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager