Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting

About the role:

Samsara’s Revenue Accounting team is responsible for the appropriate recognition of revenue and related disclosure items. The team works collaboratively with Order to Cash, Deal Desk, Legal, Sales and other cross-functional teams to ensure the appropriate and accurate application of ASC 606. The Senior Manager, Revenue Accounting will support the Director, Revenue Accounting in providing technical thought leadership on in-flight deals, evaluate and enforce critical revenue accounting policies, influence system enhancements that automate processes and reduce risk, and drive an efficient revenue audit cycle at a fast-growing, publicly traded, multi-product company. 

This remote position is open to candidates residing in the US except for Alaska, Austin, California, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington DC metro.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will:

• Oversee revenue contract reviews ensuring proper accounting practices in conformity with ASC 606 and SOX requirements.
• Partner with Deal Desk, Sales and other stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance with our revenue policies while proposing innovative solutions that assist them in resolving our customers’ constraints.
• Lead the financial close and SOX compliance processes for the Revenue accounting team ensuring deliverables are provided accurately and on-time.
• Supervise the execution of special projects that improve our customer experience, automate tasks and enhance our systems to drive efficiency and reduce risk.
• Collaborate with Order to Cash, General Ledger Accounting, Finance Operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and drive process improvements.
• Support the Director, Revenue to operationalize revenue accounting policies as the business evolves and evaluate the appropriateness of key assertions and estimates.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
  
  

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 8+ years of combined experience working in public accounting and revenue accounting with an emphasis on ASC 606.
• Strong grasp of ASC 606 with ability to research, interpret, memorialize and apply accounting standards to Samsara’s facts and circumstances.
• Experience managing or leading a team.
• Familiarity with SOX compliance requirements and best practices.
• BS/BA in Accounting or equivalent required.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Demonstrated resilience in operating in fast-paced, high growth environments.
• Netsuite, Salesforce, and integrations experience.
• Exposure to high growth public SaaS company environments.
• Familiarity with combined performance obligations accounting policies in a multi-product environment.
• ERP implementation experience.
• CPA designation.