Senior Accounting Manager - Revenue

Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting (Individual Contributor)

Fortune 50 Telecommunications Company - 10 month contract

100% remote - CST / PST Algined

Key Responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expertise in Complex Revenue Accounting: Independently manage and execute the most complex revenue accounting processes, applying expert-level knowledge of ASC 606 principles to intricate revenue calculations, journal entries, and reconciliations across diverse and significant revenue streams.
• Advanced ASC 606 Application: Leverage deep, individual mastery of ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, providing authoritative guidance on the identification of intricate performance obligations, the allocation of complex transaction prices, and the precise recognition of revenue for highly varied and non-standard contract types.
• Ownership of Critical Revenue Close Areas: Take full individual ownership and accountability for the timely and accurate completion of critical and complex portions of the monthly and quarterly revenue close process, ensuring adherence to ASC 606 at the highest level of rigor.
• Championing SOX Compliance (Revenue Focus): Individually ensure strict adherence to SOX requirements specifically related to complex revenue accounting processes, designing and maintaining sophisticated internal controls over revenue recognition as a subject matter expert.
• Driving Process Excellence in Revenue Recognition: Proactively identify, develop, and implement advanced strategies to improve and streamline complex revenue accounting processes, enhance the practical application of ASC 606, and mitigate intricate risks related to revenue recognition.
• In-Depth Revenue Financial Analysis: Conduct highly detailed and sophisticated analysis of revenue-related accounts, including complex deferred revenue schedules, intricate contract asset and liability calculations, to ensure the utmost accuracy and provide expert-level insights to support critical financial decision-making.
• Expert Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate as a recognized subject matter expert with various teams, including Sales Operations, Legal, FP&A, Tax, and Treasury, to ensure consistent, accurate, and best-practice application of ASC 606 across all revenue-generating activities, providing authoritative guidance and resolving complex revenue recognition challenges.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or CA certification
• Progressive accounting experience, with a demonstrably deep and extensive individual expertise in revenue recognition under ASC 606.
• intermediate to advanced understanding and practical application of ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, capable of independently resolving the most complex revenue recognition issues.
• Exceptional and comprehensive understanding of US GAAP and IFRS, with unsurpassed individual expertise in revenue recognition principles and their practical, complex implementation.
• Advanced proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI, SQL) with a specific focus on their intricate application to complex revenue accounting and reporting.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the proven ability to independently articulate and resolve the most complex ASC 606 matters with clarity and authority.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage and execute multiple highly complex revenue accounting tasks and consistently meet critical deadlines within the revenue close cycle.