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Revenue Accounting Manager - Software Industry, IFRS 15, NetSuite
Canonical
WorldwideremotePosted 1 day ago
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Key highlights
- Compensation: Base pay plus performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- Required Experience: CPA, CA or equivalent with IFRS 15 expertise
- Key Benefit: USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget
- Notable Requirement: Ability to travel twice a year for events up to two weeks long
- Location: Home-based in EMEA time zones or London office
Role overview
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, notably Ubuntu, serving global enterprise and technology markets. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, operating as a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with a workforce across 75+ countries. We are hiring a Revenue Accounting Manager to drive the revenue recognition process, decisions, systems, and reporting. This professionally qualified accounting leader will work across multiple teams to build scalable contract review and revenue recognition processes with a high level of automation, ensuring proper application of revenue accounting guidance for public market scrutiny.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Management, Sales Operations, Sales, Legal, and FP&A teams to design standard contracts
- Drive process and configuration improvements in NetSuite and related systems for end-to-end automation of the revenue life cycle
- Incorporate industry best practices and emerging technology to raise the bar for reporting speed and accuracy
- Review and evaluate the revenue recognition impact of non-standard contracts and new products
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of revenue accounting and systems accounting professionals
- Assist in month-end revenue close, including reconciliations, fluctuation analysis, and other reporting
- Develop and maintain effective internal controls over revenue transactions and reporting
- Research and write accounting memos on significant revenue recognition and other related policy matters
- Act as the primary liaison with external auditors in matters related to order-to-cash
Requirements
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
- CPA, CA or equivalent with excellent technical accounting skills and IFRS experience
- A detailed understanding of IFRS 15 and relevant rules related to SaaS and services
- Leadership or management responsibility
- A track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
- Experience of software licensing, subscription and services revenue accounting and operations
- Experience driving revenue recognition and scaling accounting processes in a high-growth environment
- Experience with ERP, Rev Rec, CRM, CPQ and other relevant software categories - NetSuite and Salesforce preferred
- Experience in a multi-country multi-currency, operations and tax environment
- Professional written and spoken English
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Nice to have
- Public company reporting and revenue accounting experience
- Software implementation, integration and user acceptance
- Software engineering qualification or experience
- A passion for technology and a desire to work with motivated colleagues
- MBA or other relevant business degree
Benefits
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Additional details
- Location: This role is home-based in EMEA time zones, with the option to be based in our London office.
- Reporting: It will report to our Global Financial Controller.
- This is a management position which requires confidence in presentation, setting goals, and directing the work of others.
- Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
- Originally posted on Himalayas