Snowflake

Director, Technical Revenue Accounting

US-CA-Dublin, Remote. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The Director, Technical Revenue Accounting will lead the technical revenue accounting function and serve as a trusted advisor on complex accounting matters. This role partners with Product, Legal, Deal Desk, Finance, and Go-to-Market teams to enable new business models and ensure compliance with ASC606.

What you will do

  • Serve as the technical accounting authority for complex revenue transactions.
  • Review and assess complex customer contracts including SaaS and consumption-based pricing.
  • Partner with Legal, Deal Desk and Sales during negotiations for nonstandard deals.
  • Prepare technical account memoranda supporting revenue conclusions.
  • Research emerging accounting guidance and recommend policy updates.
  • Lead technical revenue accounting support for New Product Offerings.
  • Advise executive leadership on revenue implications for strategic transactions.
  • Support month-end close activities.
  • Drive process improvement and revenue system implementation projects.
  • Lead and develop a team of revenue accounting professionals.

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA required
  • 10+ years of progressive experience, including a combination of public accounting and publicly traded SaaS or technology companies
  • Deep expertise in ASC 606 and technical accounting for complex software/SAAS business models
  • Proven experience partnering with Product, Pricing, Legal, GTM, and executive leadership
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills
  • Experience leading, mentoring and developing high-performing accounting teams
  • Ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with SFDC, Workday, and revenue accounting systems
  • Passion for technological and demonstrated interest in leveraging AI and automation

Nice to have

  • Experience working with consumption-based revenue models at scale
  • Experience driving finance transformation

About the company

Snowflake is powering the era of the agentic enterprise. The company seeks AI-native thinkers to redefine the future of how work gets done.