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Director, Technical & Operational Revenue

183k – 252kSan Francisco, CAFinance & AccountingHybrid7+ YOE
Summary

Lead technical accounting and revenue operations for a high-growth SaaS company. Manage a team of 6+ including managers, oversee ASC 606 compliance, revenue close processes, and partner cross-functionally on complex deal structuring.

About the role

What You'll Do

Team Leadership & Development

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 6+ FTEs (including managers), and scale the team through hiring to support Motive's continued growth.
  • Participate in the design and operation of key metrics such as ARR.

System Roadmap and Operational Close

  • Lead the team through the revenue close and external auditor review.
  • Determine how to leverage and improve systems to make the close more efficient and support growth.

Technical Revenue Expertise

  • Lead technical accounting for contracts and the Motive business as a subject matter expert in ASC 606 and U.S. GAAP revenue recognition, ensuring proper and compliant recognition of revenue.
  • Maintain and update the company's revenue recognition policies.

Strategic Deal Support

  • Partner with the Deal Desk team to structure complex contracts and negotiations, providing critical revenue recognition guidance.

Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Collaborate with key business stakeholders (Sales, Order Management, Legal, and Product) to provide revenue guidance on our growing product portfolio and business models.

SEC Reporting & Compliance

  • Review, analyze, and update 10Q/K sections (Revenue, Deferred Revenue, etc.) to ensure strict compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC, and industry reporting standards.

Financial Planning Collaboration

  • Work closely with the FP&A team on accurate and timely revenue forecasting and analysis.

Business Education

  • Develop and deliver ongoing, high-impact revenue training materials to cross-functional partners across the organization.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience as a leader in a US registrants revenue team
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • 7+ years of revenue recognition work experience (5+ years as a Manager)
  • Excellent coach with a history of developing the team and helping people grow their careers
  • Strong interest and track record in leveraging and implementing technology to improve the close and Revenue cycle
  • Experience reviewing and analyzing customer orders and contracts and related documentation to identify revenue-related issues
  • Passion for working in a fast-paced, high-growth, and constantly evolving environment
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively with all levels and cross-functionally across the organization
  • Public accounting experience, CPA preferred
  • Strong background working with Enterprise Systems to drive improvement and optimization in the Quote-to-Cash (QtC) process
  • Experience using Netsuite, Salesforce, and RevPro is preferred
  • Detailed knowledge of ASC 606 and relevant current accounting rules relating to software, SaaS, and services revenue recognition
  • Exceptional detail-orientation and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple high-priority assignments and meet strict deadlines
  • Proactive, process-improvement mindset with the ability to expand scope and collaborate on generating ideas to enhance processes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Skills
ASC 606U.S. GAAPRevenue RecognitionSEC ReportingNetSuiteSalesforceRevProQuote-to-CashFinancial Planning & AnalysisDeal Desk
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