Revenue Accounting Manager

The role

You will guide a portfolio of customer deals 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 revenue close.

What you will do

• Manage the revenue recognition process from contract negotiation to financial statement disclosure.
• Partner with Legal and Sales to optimize contract structures while staying compliant with policies and revenue recognition rules.
• Document accounting conclusions in technical memos under policy and current software revenue recognition rules.
• Drive the revenue and cost of revenue month-end close, including accruals, journal entries and account 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 and reporting.
• Partner with business leadership and Sales/Finance on revenue forecasting.

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience applying ASC 606, specifically to enterprise software-as-a-service.
• 5+ years of experience within a large public accounting firm and/or a small to mid-size 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 summarizing accounting issues for business partners and leadership.
• Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills.
• Proficiency with NetSuite and/or other revenue recognition accounting systems.
• Strong technical, analytical and attention-to-detail skills.

Nice to have

• CPA or ACCA/ACA.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance.
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Flexible paid time off, not accrual based.
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year, subject to team and business needs.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Leave of absence program, including military service and medical events.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents.
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy and preservation.
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child.
• 401k plan.

Before you apply

• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during the interview process.

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.