Director, Revenue Accounting

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Revenue Accounting Director

Location: Boston MA- Hybrid

Strategic crossenterprise leadership role critical to a global software companys transformation agenda

The Revenue Accounting Director is a senior highly visible leadership role that sits at the intersection of technical accounting excellence business partnership and enterprise transformation. Reporting to the VP of Global Revenue Assurance this role is critical to enabling the companys strategic evolution by ensuring revenue accounting outcomes are aligned with go to market strategy product innovation deal structuring and long term growth objectives while maintaining the highest standards of accounting integrity and compliance.

This leader serves as a trusted advisor and connective force across the broader ecosystem partnering with GTM Commercial Desk Legal FP&A Product and Systems teams to translate complex business models and commercial strategies into scalable compliant revenue accounting solutions. The role balances technical authority with pragmatic execution and relationship driven influence in a fast paced SaaS based global environment.

The ideal candidate is action oriented collaborative by design and enterprise mindedsomeone who thrives in ambiguity proactively engages stakeholders and brings structure and clarity to complex cross-functional challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Partnership & Strategic Influence

• Act as a strategic thought partner and trusted advisor to cross-functional stakeholders (Sales Commercial Desk Legal FP&A Pricing and Packaging Product and GTM leadership) on revenue recognition implications of commercial strategy deal structures new offerings and M&A transactions.
• Proactively engage early in business initiatives to shape outcomes upstream ensuring revenue accounting considerations are embedded in decision making rather than addressed reactively.
• Translate complex accounting requirements into clear business relevant guidance that enables speed scalability and informed risk taking.

Technical Leadership & Governance

• Own the design implementation and ongoing governance of global revenue accounting policies systems controls and procedures in compliance with ASC 606 and related standards.
• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for revenue recognition within a Software/SaaS environment providing authoritative guidance on complex and non routine transactions.
• Lead the development and maintenance of revenue accounting policies position papers and technical conclusions including evaluation of new GTM offerings pricing models and commercial announcements.

Process Systems & Scale Enablement

• Partner with Finance Systems RevOps and IT to scale revenue accounting processes and tools that support growth automation and global consistency.
• Conduct periodic reviews of revenue recognition processes and controls identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency scalability and control effectiveness.
• Act as a handson problem solver embedding with operational teams to streamline workflows resolve issues and elevate technical accounting capabilities across the organization.

Change Leadership & Special Initiatives

• Monitor and interpret emerging accounting standards and regulatory developments assessing enterprise impact and guiding adoption strategy.
• Lead and execute strategic cross functional initiatives such as business unit carveouts acquisitions integrations system transformations and other complex nonroutine revenue matters.
• Drive alignment between revenue accounting execution and the companys broader strategic transformation initiatives ensuring accounting is an enablernot a bottleneck.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in public accounting and/or technical revenue accounting leadership roles.
• Big 4 public accounting experience.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field.
• Active CPA license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in ASC 606 and revenue recognition within a Software/SaaS business model.
• Demonstrated success partnering with GTM Legal Deal Desk Product and FP&A in complex high growth environments.
• Experience with Oracle RevPro Salesforce and related revenue and finance systems.
• Strong executive level communication skills with the ability to influence educate and align nonaccounting stakeholders.
• Proven ability to analyze complex data synthesize insights and drive enterprise level decisions.
• Highly organized adaptable and comfortable operating across multiple priorities and stakeholder groups.

PTC carefully considers a wide variety of factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $175000 - $215000. The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a candidates skills qualifications experience and location. Additionally candidates may be eligible for a performance-based bonus. Employees also have the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program (ESPP) which allows for the purchase of discounted PTC stock. Certain roles may also be eligible for participation in our equity programs. Employees may be eligible for medical dental and vision insurance paid time off and sick leave tuition reimbursement 401(k) contributions and employer match flexible spending accounts life insurance disability coverage and if you are an office-assigned employee a generous commuter subsidy. All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to applicable plan eligibility and other terms and conditions.

For more information about PTCs comprehensive benefits please visit our Careers Page.

PTC recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply until the opportunity is filled.

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