Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting
GitLab
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $107,500 - $230,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Identify bottlenecks, manual work, and automation opportunities across quote-to-cash, revenue recognition, deferred commissions, and the financial close process.
- Develop standardized policies, procedures, and playbooks that support consistent execution across revenue and deferred commissions accounting.
- Drive adoption of new workflows and tools by partnering with the broader revenue team and helping improvements become part of day-to-day operations.
- Evaluate new products, services, and pricing models for revenue recognition implications under Accounting Standards Codification 606, including areas such as multi-element arrangements, standalone selling price estimation, variable consideration, and contract modifications.
- Collaborate with Product, Deal Desk, Legal, and Financial Planning and Analysis to assess accounting and operational considerations during offering design and go-to-market planning.
- Partner with external auditors to align on technical accounting conclusions and maintain clear documentation for new accounting positions.
- Enhance system integrations, data quality, and reporting across enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, revenue, and commissions systems.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in revenue recognition and deferred commissions accounting in a technology, SaaS, subscription, or consumption-based business environment, including applying Accounting Standards Codification 606 and Accounting Standards Codification 340.
- Experience improving processes and implementing automation across revenue accounting or quote-to-cash workflows, with a focus on scalability, accuracy, and operational efficiency.
- Ability to assess new offerings and pricing models and translate technical accounting guidance into practical recommendations for cross-functional partners.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across Finance, Information Technology, Sales Operations, Legal, Product, and planning teams in a distributed environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-informed approach to reconciliation, reporting quality, and process design.
- Ability to document, train, and enable others through clear communication and subject matter expertise.
- Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 controls and audit-ready practices related to revenue recognition and deferred commissions accounting.
Benefits
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
revenue recognitiondeferred commissions accountingAccounting Standards Codification 606Accounting Standards Codification 340process improvementautomationdata qualityreportingsystem integrationsfinancial close process
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsclear communicationsubject matter expertisetraining and enabling othersoperational efficiencyscalabilityaccuracydocumentation
Certifications
Sarbanes-Oxley 404 controls