Revenue Manager, SaaS Accounting & Close

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); In loco; USD 118.000 - 192.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Revenue Manager to join our Revenue Accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills, rigorous attention to detail, and the ability to tackle complex revenue issues in a fast-paced tech environment.

You will own revenue adjustments, drive process improvements, manage remaining performance obligations, and support forecasting with FP&A. This role reports to the Senior Revenue Manager and partners across Finance and Operations.

Competenze

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or equivalent experience strongly preferred or equivalent military experience required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in revenue accounting, revenue operations, or finance in Technology or SaaS industry, 3 years of Big 4 public accounting experience preferred.
• Excellent technical and operational knowledge of ASC 606.
• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills, ability to be agile, manage priorities, and adhere to deadlines in a fast-paced environment without losing sight of accuracy.
• Comprehensive understanding of quote to cash process.
• Strong self-starter who operates proactively with a high attention to detail.
• Effective communicator with all levels of management within cross functional organizations.
• Experience with financial systems, SAP & RAR, BigQuery, Blackline, Tableau, and SFDC a plus.

Mansioni

• Own the calculation and execution of revenue adjustments in partnership with Technical Revenue, ensuring complete and accurate impacts to the financials and key operational metrics including ARR and RPO.
• Drive the systemization of manual revenue workflows to improve operational efficiency, ensuring consistent accounting methodologies across newly acquired business units.
• Manage the RPO (remaining performance obligations) process including datamart validations, assessment of manual inputs and ongoing analysis.
• Manage contra‑revenue accounting and rebate program execution, to accurately assess, calculate, and record monthly accruals, while performing detailed analytics to monitor program performance.
• Review and approve detailed analysis, journal entries, system transactions and account reconciliations
• Assist FP&A with forecasting activities and provide relevant data on revenue, deferred revenue and other QTC metrics
• Establish and maintain strong SOX controls
• Lead external audits and special projects

Conoscenze

Years of revenue accounting experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

SOX controls

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial systems proficiency

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or equivalent experience

Strumenti

SAP & RAR

BigQuery

Blackline

Tableau

SFDC

Descrizione del lavoro

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Revenue Manager to join our Revenue Accounting team. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills, rigorous attention to detail, and the ability to tackle complex revenue issues in a fast-paced tech environment.

You will own revenue adjustments, drive process improvements, manage remaining performance obligations, and support forecasting with FP&A. This role reports to the Senior Revenue Manager and partners across Finance and Operations.