Senior Director, Revenue Accounting
GitLab
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As the Senior Director of Revenue Accounting you’ll lead and manage a global revenue accounting team. You’ll collaborate across GitLab to drive results while being a trusted advisor to the business as the expert in revenue accounting. In this role, you’ll manage direct reports as well as automation processes and efficiencies. This role reports directly to the VP, Corporate Controller at GitLab. The ideal candidate will be based in the US as this role requires time zone overlap with key internal and external stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- Guide, mentor and manage the world-wide revenue accounting organization
- Trusted advisor to the business on commercial and go to market decisions
- Drive continuous scalability, automation and efficiency
- Matrix management capabilities to communicate with and educate finance and non-finance personnel on revenue accounting guidance, GitLab specific policies and procedures as well as inputs on structuring of customer arrangements.
- Review customer arrangements for proper revenue recognition in accordance with company policy and revenue recognition accounting standards
- Ensure the integrity of the world-wide license, support, service and training revenue and assist in new product offerings that may be developed over time
- Review license and service revenue related balance sheet account reconciliations
- Be a global partner with subject matter expertise in revenue and work diligently on finding solutions to critical issues
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships across Customer Service, Legal, Product, Sales, FP&A, Accounting and Tax teams
- Research and review technical revenue accounting memos that addresses the issue, and provide analysis and conclusions related to various customer contracts or new technical revenue pronouncements
- Ensure the integrity of key processes by understanding systems, flow of transactions, internal controls, and recommending efficiency and effectiveness improvements
- Stay current on new revenue accounting rules, including ASC 606, and help develop appropriate policies and processes
- Provide revenue training to other groups within GitLab
- Liaison with external and internal auditors, present significant item updates, along with supporting documentation for the quarterly reviews and year-end audits
- Lead the ongoing revenue automation process, and work with IT to prioritize further potential system enhancements and development projects related to revenue
- Ensure compliance with internal SOX controls
What You’ll Bring
- CPA is required, with 12-15 years of professional experience including significant management, and technology industry experience
- A combination of public company experience in a revenue leadership role and experience with public accounting firms
- Polished communication skills, including an ability to listen to the needs of the business units, research and comprehend complex matters, articulate issues in a clear and simplified manner, and present findings and recommendations in both oral and written presentations
- Strong ability to work well within a team structure and an ability to influence, train, mentor and leverage the skills of others to achieve objectives
- Experience with systems and processes including Salesforce, Zuora and Netsuite
- Ability to learn and use GitLab
How GitLab will support you
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- All remote, asynchronous work environment
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and development budget
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
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