Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 87 million registered learners as of June 30, 2021. Coursera partners with over 200 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including Guided Projects, courses, Specializations, certificates, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in many high-demand fields, including data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.

The Finance organization at Coursera is looking for an experienced Revenue Manager. As part of a lean and dynamic team, there’s tremendous opportunity for impact and ownership. The ideal candidate will be proactive, reliable, personable and eager to work in a fast-paced environment. If you think on your feet, love working with people and enjoy working on multiple projects simultaneously, we want you to join us!

Responsibilities:

• Own the accounting for the Degrees product sku by providing revenue recognition guidance to the business, reviewing degree contracts and preparing accounting assessments.
• Attend and participate in meetings with the internal Degree Partnerships team and external University Partner leadership to help structure new degreements in accordance with our Degrees revenue recognition policy while building and maintaining relationships with Degree Partnership Managers, Legal and Finance business partners.
• Review the accuracy and completeness of partner degree reporting working with the Finance team to book all required accruals, reserves and adjustments, analyze data and prepare monthly reconciliations of deferred revenue, unbilled revenue and revenue accounts. 
• During peak close periods (e.g. enterprise revenue quarter end) step in to assist the other members of the revenue team with contract review and close processes as needed.
• Work with external specialists including on tax matters impacting Degrees contracting and assist in annual external audit activities and quarterly reviews.
• Support special projects (e.g. system implementations) and process/control improvement initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of revenue accounting and related experience
• BA degree in Accounting or other Finance related field
• Demonstrated history of applying software revenue accounting guidelines ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Excel
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail resulting in consistently reliable, accurate and thorough work
• Technologically savvy and ability to learn new software/applications quickly. NetSuite experience preferred.
• Organized and able to manage time efficiently and plan and perform multiple tasks effectively
• Ability to prioritize, troubleshoot and work in a customer-service oriented environment
• Public Accounting - (OK to be straight out of Big 4 accounting firm - 4th-5th Year Senior and above)
• BiLingual in Spanish and English

Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at [email protected].

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