Sr Director, Revenue Accounting

BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cyber security SaaS portfolio.

Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

As the Sr Director, Revenue Accounting, you’ll lead and manage the revenue accounting team. As an expert in revenue recognition under ASC 606 particularly in the Software/SaaS industry, you’ll collaborate closely with teams across BeyondTrust, providing strategic insights and guiding the revenue accounting function as a trusted business advisor to the Go to Market organization. With a focus on automation, scalability, and process improvement, you’ll help streamline operations and set a high standard of excellence. The ideal candidate is a dynamic leader with a proven record of building high-performing teams and enhancing operational efficiencies, ready to make a significant impact in a high-growth environment.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, develop, and coach the revenue accounting team
• Manage the month-end revenue close process including reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations and roll forwards, and supporting fluctuation analysis for related revenue accounts
• Lead initiatives to enhance scalability, automation, and efficiency within the revenue accounting team, aligning with broader accounting goals to streamline and shorten the month-end close process
• Act as advisor to the business regarding revenue recognition impact for new go-to-market strategies including new products, deal structure, pricing and contract terms
• Manage the contract review process, ensuring revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP and revenue accounting policies are applied consistently
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships across the company including Sales, Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, FP&A, Quote to Cash, Legal, Product Management, and Professional Services
• Oversee the drafting and review of revenue technical accounting memos applying ASC 606 guidance, particularly for significant or unusual contract terms
• Lead the establishment of a Revenue Center of Excellence
• Manage periodic stand-alone selling price (SSP) analysis
• Ensure the revenue accounting team’s process narratives and internal controls are documented and prepared for SOX/Internal Controls testing, in collaboration with Internal Audit
• Assist with the preparation and review of revenue-related schedules and disclosures for internal and external financial reporting purposes
• Support the external audits by managing revenue-related support requests and audit questions

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 12-15 years of professional experience with a mix of public accounting experience and Software/SaaS experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, ASC 606, and revenue recognition principles
• Proven supervisory skills with at least 5 years in a revenue accounting leadership role
• CPA certification
• Strong working knowledge of financial systems including Netsuite Advanced Revenue Management (ARM) and Salesforce
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to understand business needs, analyze complex issues, and present ideas clearly and concisely to diverse audiences
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, fast-growing company

Better Together

Diversity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.

We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers who come from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.

About Us

BeyondTrust is the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, enabling organizations to protect identities, stop threats, and deliver dynamic access. We are leading the charge in innovating identity-first security and are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, plus a global ecosystem of partners.

Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com. 

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