Director of Revenue Accounting

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) is a leading customer engagement company, creating digital experiences powered by Curiously Human AI. Every person is unique, and our technology makes it possible for companies, including leading brands like HSBC, Orange, and GM Financial, to treat their audiences that way at scale. Nearly a billion conversational interactions are powered by our Conversational Cloud each month.

You'll be successful at LivePerson if you are excited to build something from the ground up. You excel by finding daily opportunities to grow at the same pace as the technology we're building, and you build partnerships that improve our business. Likewise, you're someone who sees feedback as a chance to learn and grow and believe decisions powered by data are the norm. You care about the wellbeing of others and yourself.

Overview:

Reporting to our Chief Accounting Officer, you lead the revenue accounting team, ensuring that revenue is recorded in compliance with US GAAP.

You will:

• Lead an internal and external team to complete global revenue and sales commissions month-end close process, reconciliations, and preparation of relevant sections of the financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
• Be the subject-matter expert on the treatment of revenue accounting transactions (under ASC 606) to identify, analyze, and apply technical guidance related to software and SaaS revenue recognition, managing accounting policies and memos related to revenue, and provide training to internal staff on technical accounting matters.
• Research accounting guidance and prepare technical memos documenting our position on revenue transactions.
• Provide reporting and analytics relating to daily operations, monthly and quarterly financial reporting and strategic analysis.
• Work with external auditors to ensure approved revenue policies are followed and monitored, drive closure of revenue accounting matters and annual audits and quarterly reviews. Prepare schedules and reports to support annual audit, ensuring that all deliverables are met.
• Partner with several stakeholders across the business including sales, sales operations, services, internal audit, legal, product management, FP&A, data management team and IT. Participate in the review and evaluation of deal structures to ensure revenue recognition while promoting positive customer relations. Provide expertise on revenue related to new product introductions and new business expansion.
• Support sales transactions within the boundaries of ASC 606, but with an eye towards growing the top line.
• Maintain internal controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404.
• Evaluate processes, and drive system implementation and enhancements including integrations from Salesforce, Zuora, RevPro, and SAP.

You have:

• BS/BA degree in accounting. CPA with Big 4 or public accounting experience.
• Deep knowledge of GAAP and ASC 606 experience.
• 10+ years experience, with a mix of public accounting experience, and corporate revenue accounting.
• Global experience building and motivating teams, including offshore; excellent mentor and people manager.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting information from customer contracts, policies, and regulations.
• Excel skills (formula design, pivot tables, charts) and managing large sets of data.
• Google/Microsoft product skills.
• Zuora or Zuora RevPro, and Salesforce experience.

Benefits:

The salary range for this role will be between $160,000 to $200,000. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including your location, and your experience, education, and certifications. During the phone screening, the recruiter will provide the location-specific salary range for this role. The compensation package also includes the following benefits, which may be updated from time to time:

• Health: medical, mental, dental, and vision
• Time away: Discretionary PTO and 11 public holidays
• Financial: 401K, ESPP, Basic life and AD&D insurance, long-term and short-term disability
• Family: parental leave, maternity support, fertility services
• Development: tuition reimbursement, native AI learning
• Additional: 24/7 access to professional counselors, voluntary insurance coverage, exclusive perks and discounts
• #LI-Remote

Why you'll love working here:

Your entrepreneurial spirit will be supported. We love team members who chase down their big ideas, become experts, help colleagues, and own their work. These four company values guide our continued, holistic growth as individuals, as teams, and as a global organization. And to further make our point, let's just say we're very proud to be on Fast Company's list of Most Innovative