Director-Global Revenue Accounting

Director, Global Revenue Accounting

Role Summary

The Director of Global Revenue Accounting will lead the end-to-end revenue lifecycle across all regions, overseeing revenue recognition under ASC 606, monthly close, billing operations, deal review, and collections. This role manages a global team and partners closely with FP&A, Sales Operations, Legal, and Customer Success to ensure accurate reporting, strong internal controls, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate combines technical accounting expertise with a process and systems mindset to drive scale, improve cash flow, and support strategic growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly global revenue close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Review contracts and deal structures to ensure compliance with ASC 606 and company policies.
• Oversee billing, invoicing, and collections to improve cash flow and reduce DSO.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance across all quote-to-cash processes.
• Understand the transactional flow of revenue through various systems to monitor and ensure accurate financial results.
• Collaborate with Sales Ops, Customer Success, Legal and FP&A to enable timely, compliant, and scalable contracting and revenue processes.
• Lead process transformation initiatives to automate and streamline billing and collection workflows.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global revenue team with a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate and resolve technical revenue recognition considerations related to new deal models, pricing and bundling structures, and strategic partnerships.
• Support internal and external audits, prepare technical memos, and advise on emerging revenue guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; CPA preferred.
• 12 + years of progressive experience in revenue accounting or revenue operations, ideally within a digital media, data, or subscription-based business model.
• Strong background in applying ASC 606, analyzing contracts, and identifying key revenue implications.
• Experience leading teams and managing revenue close in a global or multi-entity environment.
• Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and communicate complex revenue topics to non-finance stakeholders.