Role Description
Stord is hiring a Director of Revenue Accounting & Assurance to own how we recognize, record and defend revenue across a business that blends warehousing, fulfillment, parcel and software. There is no dedicated revenue accounting team today, so you will own the function from day one: set the technical accounting position under ASC 606, and build the assurance program that gives our CFO, auditors and board confidence in every revenue number we report.
What You'll Do
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Revenue accounting
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Own the monthly and quarterly revenue close, including accruals for usage-based fulfillment, storage, transportation and parcel charges, and unbilled revenue.
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Own ASC 606 analysis for new and amended customer contracts (MSAs, SOWs, pricing schedules): performance obligations, principal vs. agent, variable consideration, contract modifications and software vs. services allocation.
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Own the revenue recognition policy, technical memos and the revenue recognition playbook, and keep them current as the product mix changes.
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Own the reserves for customer credits (such as service and SLA credits), including the estimation methodology, monthly true-ups and support for auditors.
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Own revenue analytics: revenue by customer, service line and contract, flux and trend analysis, and the metrics that explain revenue movement to Finance leadership.
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Partner with Billing and Systems to make sure contract terms, rate cards and billing data flow accurately into the general ledger.
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Assurance and Controls
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Design, run and continuously improve the revenue control environment: SOX-readiness controls, reconciliations, billing-to-GL tie-outs and revenue completeness checks.
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Build an assurance program that tests revenue before it reaches the auditors, using data and analytics to catch billing leakage, duplicate charges and rate-card variances.
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Be the primary revenue contact for external auditors: PBC lists, walkthroughs, technical accounting positions and remediation of findings.
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Prepare for audit, diligence and potential IPO readiness requirements, including disclosures and footnote support.
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Leadership
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Lead and scale the revenue accounting function: hands-on today, with any team build-out to be determined as business needs evolve.
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Drive automation of revenue workflows, reconciliations and flux analysis with the finance systems stack.
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Brief the CFO and Controller on revenue trends, risks and judgments.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; active CPA required.
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10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience owning revenue accounting end to end, and leading or building a team where needed, with Big 4 or public company experience.
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Experience with M&A integrations, including bringing acquired revenue streams, contracts and systems into the close and supporting purchase accounting.
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Deep, hands-on command of ASC 606 for complex, multi-element contracts and usage-based or variable pricing.
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Proven experience designing and operating revenue controls in a SOX or SOX-ready environment, and managing external audits.
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Strong comfort with data: you can trace a number from the contract to the invoice to the ledger, and you use SQL or BI tools (or direct a team that does) to test it.
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Experience with an ERP and billing stack (for example NetSuite and a usage-based billing system) and close management tools.
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A track record of working hands-on in a lean function and, if a team is needed, building it and developing people, and communicating technical accounting clearly to non-accountants.
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Sound judgment, high integrity and the confidence to say "not yet" when the support isn't there.
Nice to Have
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Experience in 3PL, logistics, supply chain or marketplace businesses with high-volume, rate-card-driven billing.
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Experience with a combination of services and SaaS revenue streams.
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Prior involvement in an IPO, SPAC, or carve-out readiness effort.
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Familiarity with automation and AI tools for close, flux analysis and reconciliation work.