Senior Accounting Manager – Revenue & Billing

ActiveProspect; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly startup culture

Global remote-first company

Life and work balance

Flexible vacation time

Retirement plan matching up to 3.5% of

health, dental, vision, disability and

life insurance

Job summary

ActiveProspect is seeking a Revenue and Billing GL Manager to oversee and drive the efficiency, accuracy and GAAP compliance of our Revenue Recognition, Billing, and Commission processes (End to End Order to Cash).

This is a great opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to take ownership of our Order to Cash team and partner cross-functionally across our organization to define outstanding processes as we scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting with GL and close responsibilities.
• Hands-on Zuora experience, preferably Zuora Billing.
• Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead Billing and Revenue team and own end-to-end order-to-cash processes.
• Ensure sales orders bill correctly per contract and timely.
• Collaborate with customer success on credits and approvals.
• Ensure ASC 606 revenue recognition in GAAP.
• Coordinate with IT and finance systems for O2C processes.
• Reconcile general ledger, deferred revenue, unbilled revenue, and tax.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Oversee commissions reporting and automate visibility.
• Travel up to 10% for most roles; higher for some roles.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial close management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Zuora Billing

Zuora CPQ

RevPro

NetSuite GL

Salesforce

Job description

Company Overview

ActiveProspect is on a mission to make consent-based marketing the best channel for online customer acquisition. We provide marketers the products they need to acquire qualified customers at scale. Our platform is trusted by thousands of companies engaged in direct-to-consumer marketing, helping them save wasted spend, comply with ever-changing regulations, and manage a constantly evolving partner landscape. Our flagship product, TrustedForm, is used to certify over 1 billion opt-in digital customer leads every year and is the gold standard for documenting prior express written consent for TCPA compliance.

Job Summary

ActiveProspect is seeking a Revenue and Billing GL Manager to oversee and drive the efficiency, accuracy and GAAP compliance of our Revenue Recognition, Billing, and Commission processes (End to End Order to Cash). This is a great opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to take ownership of our Order to Cash team and partner cross-functionally across our organization to define outstanding processes as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Billing and Revenue team, and own and oversee the order to cash process, driving a best practice approach and consistent practices across the organization
• Ensure that all Sales orders integrate and are successfully billed according to contract in a timely manner
• Partner with customer success on credit requests and processes to ensure high customer success ratings over billing practices, including customer acceptance and credit processes
• Ensure Revenue recognition and compliance with ASC 606 ensure that all revenue is recognized in alignment with GAAP
• Partner with Business Systems and IT, Revenue Operations and be the systemic expert over order to cash processes in Accounting. Must be good with Systems and Process
• Review and ensure the accuracy of the general ledger reconciliations associated with Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Unbilled Revenue, Bad Debt Reserves, Sales and VAT tax
• Responsible for reconciling transactions from SalesForce to Zuora Billing to Stripe and the Cash Accounts
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals
• Review Commissions and develop automated processes to improve visibility and timeliness of reporting to sales and cs
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
• Support the preparation of consolidated financial statements and management reporting as it relates to associated areas including footnotes
• Ensure appropriate intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and eliminations across legal entities relative to revenue and billing process
• Other duties as requested

Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA Strongly Preferred
• This role requires hands-on Zuora experience, with a strong preference for Zuora Billing
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful general ledger and financial close responsibilities
• 2+ years of experience managing or leading accounting professionals
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles
• Demonstrated experience managing monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, audit support, balance sheet reconciliations, accrual accounting, intercompany accounting, and financial controls
• Must have experience working with financial accounting systems particularly Zuora Billing, Zuora CPQ and Revenue modules (RevPro), Net Suite GL and SalesForce
• Experience with SalesForce integration to Billing and Billing Implementations
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum 5-10% travel required for everyone; 25% for sales/CX/Events etc roles

Benefits and Perks

• A collaborative work environment with the freedom and opportunities of a startup culture
• A global, remote-first company that encourages occasional team get-togethers
• Life and work balance
• Flexible vacation time
• Retirement plan matching up to 3.5% of your salary
• Varied options for health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance