Senior Revenue Accountant

Docker; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Docker, a leading tech company, is seeking a Sr. Revenue Accountant to enhance revenue processes and guide the team in a fast-paced environment. This role involves revenue recognition, compliance, and collaboration with multiple departments, offering great growth opportunities in an innovative workspace.

Benefits

Freedom & flexibility

Designated quarterly Whaleness Days

Home office setup

16 weeks of paid Parental leave

Technology stipend of $100 net/month

PTO plan

Quarterly hackathons

Training stipend for development

Equity in the company

Docker Swag

Qualifications

• 4+ years of revenue accounting experience in a SaaS environment.
• Experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue accounting and order-to-cash processes.
• Manage month-end close activities and revenue reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize revenue processes.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Revenue recognition systems

Billing platforms

Job description

At Docker, we make app development easier so developers can focus on what matters. Our remote-first team spans the globe, united by a passion for innovation and great developer experiences. With over 20 million monthly users and 20 billion image pulls, Docker is the #1 tool for building, sharing, and running apps—trusted by startups and Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride!

About the Role

We are seeking a collaborative Sr. Revenue Accountant to join our dynamic team! In this position, you will lead the revenue accounting and order-to-cash processes in our fast-paced organization. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to ensure timely and accurate treatment, recording, and reporting of revenue in accordance with ASC 606. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to mentor and manage team members as we continue to scale.

This is a great opportunity to spearhead the evolution of Docker’s revenue processes. As a key member of our Accounting department, you will play a crucial role in owning and optimizing all revenue processes. If you are a strategic thinker with a strong background in technical and operational revenue accounting, we invite you to apply and make a significant impact within our growing company.

Responsibilities

• Perform customer contract reviews and analysis, including contract modifications, to ensure appropriate revenue recognition treatment under ASC 606.

• Own accurate and timely billing operations, including review of sales taxes on invoices.

• Document and refresh accounting policies, position memos and procedures, such as revenue recognition policy, standalone selling price analysis, principal vs agent position.

• Manage sales tax compliance, including preparation, filing, and reconciliation of sales tax returns

• Lead our billing process from invoice generation to collections and dunning.

• Lead process improvement initiatives focused on automation and system enhancements across booking, billing, revenue, and collections, while ensuring standardized documentation to support internal control compliance

• Partner with Product, Deal Desk, Order Operations, Legal and Business Systems team to evaluate contracts, products, order to cash processes, and ensure proper revenue treatment.

• Lead month-end close activities related to revenue, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.

• Support annual financial audits.

• Drive and participate in ad-hoc business projects as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred.

• 4+ years of revenue accounting experience focused on advanced revenue recognition in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

• Experience with complex technical accounting, including researching and documenting accounting positions through well-written memos, particularly related to revenue recognition under ASC 606.

• Familiarity with SaaS business models, pricing strategies, and revenue streams.

• Ability to work autonomously and as a team member, meet tight deadlines, and thrive in an agile, often ambiguous environment under pressure.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to express complex issues and recommendations to management and external contacts.

• Experience using NetSuite, revenue recognition systems (e.g., ARM, or RevPro), and billing platforms (e.g., Zuora, or Stripe).

• Experience working with Salesforce, CPQ, Mulesoft, Anrok, etc. is preferred.

In your first 30 days:

• Familiarize yourself with the current AR, revenue accounting, sales tax processes and systems at Docker.

• Establish relationships with the cross-functional stakeholders in the OTC process, including Deal Desk, Order Ops, Sales Ops, Legal and Systems teams.

• Review existing revenue accounting position memos and associated policies to ensure a thorough understanding of current practices and compliance standards.

• Assist with monthly close tasks related to revenue, including preparing reconciliations and journal entries.

In your first 90 days:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, IT, and Sales, to enable multi-dimensional pricing and bundling strategies for our SaaS products.

• Propose improvements to the revenue accounting processes and integration for increased efficiency, automation and compliance.

• Support audit requests and documentation preparation.

• Contribute to a comprehensive sales tax analysis, reviewing current sales tax nexus, rates and application across jurisdictions to ensure compliance.

In the first year:

• Own the end-to-end revenue accounting process documentations, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant reporting of revenue results.

• Lead or co-lead revenue team’s roadmap projects.

• Develop and implement process improvements, such as automation, reporting enhancements, or cross-functional workflows that reduce manual work.

• Serve as a go-to subject matter expert for revenue recognition questions across the company.

• Mentor junior, intermediate accounting staff, fostering growth in technical and business acumen.

We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on April 13, 2024.

Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.

Perks

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life

• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days

• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work

• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave

• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month

• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy

• Quarterly, company-wide hackathons

• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes

• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company

• Docker Swag

• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Due to the remote nature of this role, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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