Senior Director, Revenue Accounting and Assurance
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Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!
The Opportunity
Are you a strategic and highly proactive professional? Look no further! The CAO organization is seeking a forward-thinking Senior Director to lead our Revenue Accounting and Operations (RAO) team, reporting to our Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller. This role is responsible for our global revenue accounting and operations, including revenue recognition for subscriptions, royalties, and professional services. The successful candidate will set the revenue recognition policy for the company, lead all aspects of revenue accounting and close processes, structure enterprise deals, oversee revenue M&A activities, and manage disclosure and reporting for our 10-Qs and 10-Ks. Additionally, they will ensure the design of financial systems supports correct revenue treatment and oversee product launches.
What you’ll do
- Set the vision and strategy for the RAO organizations managing a team of ~100 individuals
- Serve as the company primary revenue accounting leader across the end-to-end Global Revenue process
- Own all relevant SOX risks and controls and partner with internal and external auditors to ensure timely and smooth quarterly reviews and annual audits
- Define and maintain Adobe’s global revenue recognition policy. Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP governing revenue recognition (e.g. ASC 606)
- Ensure the end-to-end financial system architecture enables accurate revenue treatment
- Partner with go-to-market teams to launch new products and services, ensuring the appropriate contractual terms and system configurations are in place to support accurate revenue recognition.
- Collaborate cross functionally to drive operational excellence, support deal execution, including deal construction, contract review, and royalty reporting, as well as ensure accurate forecasting and reporting through strong modeling and controls
- Drive innovation by using tools, data, automation and AI to streamline revenue processes
- Lead all aspects of the financial close processes related to revenue, reconciliations, flux, internal control, compliance, and associated operational activities
- Encourage and develop a high-performing team by driving leadership growth, operational excellence, and strategic alignment across the organization
Certified Public Accountant with over 12 years' experience in a leadership role, including tenure at a Big 4 firm. Proven track record in leading large teams in large multi-nationals, preferably within the software/technology industry
- Deep domain expertise in revenue accounting guidance including complex, multiple-element arrangements which include hybrid on-premises and cloud-hosted offerings
- Ability to translate deep technical knowledge into actionable insights
- Extensive expertise in revenue assurance, accounting, royalty management, professional services operations, data management, and revenue systems implementation
- Strong knowledge of go-to-market processes, including sales cycles and proven experience leading large, cross-functional transformational initiatives across people, process and systems
- Passionate about business partnership and finding pragmatic solutions to complicated business issues
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate well in diverse teams. Comfortable in a dynamic setting and able to adjust to shifting demands.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience in building and developing high-performing teams
Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email or call (408) 536-3015.
Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $154,900 -- $319,900 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email or call (408) 536-3015.
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