Revenue Accounting Manager

The role

You will guide a customer and deal portfolio through the quote-to-cash process and review complex revenue transactions. You will refine revenue recognition policies, advise Legal and Sales on contracts, and take part in month and quarter-end close.

What you will do

• Manage revenue recognition from contract negotiation to financial statement disclosure.
• Partner with Legal and Sales to optimise contract structures while staying compliant with policies and revenue rules.
• Document accounting conclusions in technical memos under current software revenue recognition rules.
• Drive revenue and cost of revenue month-end close, including accruals, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Provide technical guidance and training to Finance, Legal, and Business Development/Sales teams.
• Work with internal and external auditors to keep revenue policies consistent and aligned with GAAP.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives for revenue processes, systems, reporting and analysis.
• Partner with business leadership and Sales/Finance on revenue forecasting.
• Explain accounting impact to Business Development/Sales, Legal, and Finance during contract negotiations.
• Work with Sales, Finance, and Accounts Receivable to keep your portfolio healthy.

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience applying ASC 606, specifically to enterprise software-as-a-service.
• 5+ years' experience within a large public accounting firm and/or a small to mid-sized enterprise software company.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including summarising accounting issues for leadership.
• Complex analytical problem-solving and project management skills.
• Strong technical, analytical, attention-to-detail and communication skills.

Nice to have

• CPA or ACCA/ACA.
• Proficiency with NetSuite and/or other revenue recognition accounting systems.

Benefits

• Support for health and well-being across all areas of life (offerings may vary by region).

Before you apply

• The posting says the role is Onsite, so you are required to work from an office.
• Palantir will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with a disability on request.

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. Its platforms help partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, and locate missing children.