Harness is a highgrowth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably efficiently securely and quickly increasing customers pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build test secure deploy and manage reliability feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI CD Cloud Cost Management Feature Flags Service Reliability Management Security Testing Orchestration Chaos Engineering Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.
Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. Were backed with $425M in venture financing from toptier VC and strategic firms including J.P. Morgan Capital One Ventures Citi Ventures ServiceNow Splunk Ventures Norwest Venture Partners Adage Capital Partners Balyasny Asset Management Gaingels Harmonic Growth Partners Menlo Ventures IVP Unusual Ventures GV (formerly Google Ventures) Alkeon Capital Battery Ventures Sorenson Capital Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
Position Summary
Do you thrive under pressure Does the idea of mastering complex financial landscapes ignite a fire under you If so Harness is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Revenue Accounting to lead our revenue accounting and ordertocash processes. This isnt for the faint of heart. This pivotal role will report to the VP Corporate Controller and be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely revenue recognition in compliance with ASC606 driving process improvements and automation and leading and mentoring a highperforming revenue accounting team. The Director will also collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams and serve as a key point of contact for external auditors. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in a fastgrowing SaaS company.
About the role
Expert in SaaS Revenue Accounting:
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and ASC 606 in all revenue accounting activities particularly within a SaaS environment
- Evaluate and document complex customer contracts to determine appropriate revenue recognition treatments
- Assess accounting implications of new product offerings and pricing strategies
- Maintain and consistently apply revenue accounting policies and processes
Strong Leader and Collaborator:
- Lead mentor and develop a highperforming revenue accounting team
- Lead collaboration with crossfunctional partners such as Sales Legal IT Systems Finance and Product on contract reviews and strategic initiatives
- Communicate accounting implications to stakeholders at all levels
- Serve as a point of contact with external auditors
Strong Systems Integration Knowledge and Dataflow Management:
- Streamline processes and controls of the entire OrdertoCash process
- Ensure accurate system configurations of revenue accounting modules within the ERP system (NetSuite Salesforce and Stripe preferred)
- Optimize revenue processes through automation
- Lead monthend and quarterend close activities ensuring data accuracy across systems
About you
- CPA (or equivalent).
- 10 years of relevant revenue accounting experience Big 4 audit and SaaS industry preferred
- Prior management/leadership experience in building and developing accounting teams
- Indepth knowledge of GAAP and ASC 606 with a strong focus on the SaaS industry
- Experience with revenue accounting engines (e.g. Stripe) and ERP systems (NetSuite) and CRM systems (Salesforce)
- Experience in a public company environment or with the IPO process
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
- Excellent problemsolving skills and adaptability in a fastpaced environment
- Strong ability to work crossfunctionally and proactively identify accounting issues
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage competing priorities
- Experience leading the monthend and quarterend revenue close process
- Proven ability to lead process improvements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to work in the office 3 days a week
- Experience with audit processes and liaising with external auditors
Work Location
This is a hybrid role with 3 days onsite in our Harness San Francisco office.
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Flexible work schedule
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
- Monthly quarterly and annual social and team building events
- Monthly internet reimbursement
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $210000 and $226000annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location level relevant experience and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: transparency
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