Director, Revenue Accounting

Outreach; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Revenue Accounting to lead their Revenue Operations team. This pivotal role involves overseeing daily revenue operations, enhancing automation, and ensuring compliance with ASC 606. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in revenue accounting, particularly within a high-growth SaaS environment. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic improvements and optimize billing processes, all while contributing to a dynamic and inclusive workplace culture. If you're ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible time off

401k plan

Generous medical coverage

Parental leave program

Employee referral bonuses

Snacks and beverages in the office

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in revenue accounting, ideally in a SaaS company.
• Strong knowledge of ASC 606 and US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Quote-to-Cash processes and manage revenue operations.
• Collaborate with finance and GTM teams for process improvements.

Skills

Revenue Accounting

US GAAP

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Excel Skills

Detail-oriented

Education

BA/BS in Accounting

CPA Certification

Tools

Revenue Management System

Billing Systems

Job description

Outreach is the first and only AI Sales Execution Platform built for intelligent revenue workflows. Built on the world’s largest foundation of customer interactions and go-to-market team data, Outreach’s leading revenue AI technology helps go-to-market professionals and their companies win by intelligently accelerating decision making and elevating sellers to do their best work. Our powerful platform gives revenue teams the tools they need to design, measure, and improve a revenue strategy for every stage of the customer journey, improving efficiency and effectiveness across the entire revenue cycle. Over 6,000 customers, including Zoom, McKesson, Snowflake, SAP, and Okta use Outreach to power workflows, put customers at the center of their business, improve revenue results, and win in the market.

Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.

The Role

Outreach.io is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Director, Revenue Accounting to join our Revenue Operations team. In this role, you will be involved in daily revenue operations and improvement for automation. You will also participate in the global revenue process, including assisting with contract review, month-end close procedures, and the preparation of ASC 606 compliance analyses. You will be a strong partner to the GTM team when it comes to process improvements and designing future deal offerings, coaching on downstream billing implications, and certain GTM revenue strategies.

The ideal candidate is an experienced CPA (or with equivalent practical experience) with at least 8-12 years of progressively responsible experience at either a Big 4 public accounting firm or a high-tech organization with a minimum of 2 years in a revenue specific role. You should have experience from a global SaaS company. Due to the fast-paced and high growth nature, the candidate must be detail-oriented, have the ability to operate effectively and a willingness to roll up your sleeves when needed.

Location: We’re looking to hire this person hybrid in Seattle or Atlanta, or remote within the US.

Your Daily Adventures Will Include

• Broad oversight of Quote-to-Cash processes for Finance organization. Key strategic partner with Go-to-Market organization to marry downstream finance processes with sales and marketing strategy.
• Manage the revenue and quote-to-cash operations including order management, billings, collections, etc.
• Guide the strategy and craft the policy around payment frequency, billing terms, partner marketplace transactions, etc.
• Partner closely with the business systems teams regarding downstream implications with our billing, quoting and revenue recognition systems.
• Participate and help manage revenue and billing systems automation, improvement and optimization.
• Provide support & maintenance to the Company’s revenue management system.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to collaborate on non-routine transactions, new product offerings, etc.
• Manage revenue worldwide monthly financial close related tasks such preparation, review and reconciliation of revenue and deferred revenue schedules and journal entries, preparing analytics and management reporting.
• Perform SSP calculations and analysis.
• Review non-standard revenue contracts and assess impact on revenue accounting and disclosures.
• Research and document accounting conclusions in audit ready memos. Draft and maintain revenue accounting policies.
• Work closely with the external audit team regarding any quarterly review and annual audit requirements.
• Collaborate with the other finance departments and business partners to provide ad hoc research, reporting, and projects as it pertains to revenue to continuously develop and refine processes around revenue forecasting.
• Actively engage and manage best practice policies, procedures, process improvements.

Our Vision Of You

• BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent practical experience.
• Ideally a combination of Big 4 and industry revenue experience, preferably with exposure to a high growth SaaS company.
• Strong technical revenue accounting knowledge of US GAAP with a focus on ASC 606 rev rec.
• Enterprise software and SaaS industry experience.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working cross functionally to identify accounting issues and proactively and research applicable US GAAP implications as necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal skills (oral and written) and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate and interpret large sets of data.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, organized and self-motivated.
• CPA certification or equivalent practical experience a plus.

The annual base salary range for this role is $160,000-$190,000 USD. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. Actual compensation is based on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Flexible time off
• 401k to help you save for the future
• Generous medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees and their dependents
• A parental leave program that includes options for a paid night nurse, and a gradual return to work
• Infertility/ assisted reproductive services benefit
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• Snacks and beverages in the Office, along with fun events to celebrate
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like Outreach Women's Network, Latinx community, Outreach Black Connection, AAPI community, Pride/LGBTQIA+, Gender+, Disability Community, and Veterans/Military

Outreach is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Our success is reliant on building teams that include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can elevate assumptions and ideas with fresh perspectives. We're dedicated to hiring the whole human, not just a resume. To that end, we look for a diverse pool of applicants-including those from historically marginalized groups. We would like to invite you to apply even if you don't think you meet all of the requirements listed below. We don't want a few lines in a job description to get between us and the opportunity to meet you.