StevenDouglas is engaged on a search for a Manager, Revenue Accounting – North America to lead revenue accounting, financial reporting, and key elements of the control environment across the region. This is a hands‑on leadership role with significant exposure to ASC 606, commercial contracts, order‑to‑cash processes, internal controls, and financial close and reporting.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to build scalable processes within a complex, multi‑entity manufacturing environment. You’ll partner across Finance, Sales, Operations, Legal, Tax, and shared services to ensure accurate accounting while driving process improvement and standardization.
Travel: Up to 10%
Reports to: North America Regional Controller
Team: 2–3 direct reports
What You’ll Do
- Lead regional revenue accounting and ensure compliance with US GAAP, ASC 606, and company policies.
- Review customer contracts and commercial arrangements, including pricing, rebates, returns, deposits, prepayments, distributor programs, and other forms of variable consideration.
- Prepare and review technical accounting conclusions for complex or non‑standard transactions.
- Own key revenue‑related activities within the monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, reserves, analytics, and reporting.
- Partner with Tax on the accounting and reconciliation of sales/use tax, VAT/GST, tax accruals, and income tax provision entries.
- Strengthen and standardize order‑to‑cash processes and controls, including billing, collections, credit, deductions, claims, rebates, and returns.
- Establish and maintain strong internal controls over revenue, accounts receivable, contract assets/liabilities, reserves, and related financial statement accounts.
- Support internal and external audits, including walkthroughs, documentation, and remediation of control issues.
- Provide technical accounting guidance and coaching to regional and site finance teams.
- Partner with shared services to improve billing, AR, credit and collections, and GL processes.
- Drive continuous improvement in revenue analytics, management reporting, automation, ERP, and EPM processes, including OneStream initiatives.
- Support M&A, integrations, compliance initiatives, and special projects as needed.
- Lead and develop a team of 2–3 direct reports, fostering accountability, technical expertise, and career growth.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience with leadership responsibility.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, ASC 606, technical accounting, and internal controls.
- Demonstrated experience with revenue accounting and customer contract analysis.
- Experience with commercial terms such as rebates, returns, distributor/channel programs, pricing arrangements, and variable consideration.
- Manufacturing or other product‑based industry experience strongly preferred.
- Experience partnering with Tax on indirect tax accounting, tax‑related accruals, and income tax provision entries preferred.
- Public accounting and/or industry experience preferred.
- Experience with Oracle or another modern ERP; OneStream or similar EPM/consolidation experience is a plus.
- Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.