Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager – Revenue Accounting 

Location: Sandy, UT (Hybrid; 2 days in office / week) 

So, what's the role all about? 

As an Accounting Manager – Revenue Accounting at NiCE, you'll play a key leadership role in managing revenue accounting operations for a global, publicly traded SaaS company. 

You'll lead and develop a team of Senior Accountants supporting the CXone line of business, oversee monthly and quarterly revenue close activities, and ensure accurate revenue recognition and financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP and ASC 606. 

This is an opportunity for an experienced revenue accounting professional who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with team leadership, operational ownership, and continuous improvement. You'll work closely with Finance, accounting leadership, external auditors, and cross-functional business partners to navigate complex revenue arrangements, strengthen accounting processes, and support key financial reporting requirements. 

You'll also play an important role in the implementation of a new revenue recognition system, helping modernize processes, improve controls, and introduce greater automation into a growing and evolving accounting function. 

Whether you're an experienced Accounting Manager or a Senior Revenue Accountant ready to take the next step in your leadership career, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a complex, global SaaS environment. 

How will you make an impact? 

• Lead and develop your team. Manage, mentor, and support a team of Senior Accountants, providing technical guidance, coaching, and oversight of day-to-day revenue accounting activities. 

• Own the revenue close process. Lead monthly and quarterly revenue close activities, including reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, revenue recognition schedules, and financial reporting deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. 

• Oversee CXone revenue accounting. Take ownership of revenue accounting activities for the CXone line of business, working closely with accounting leadership to maintain consistent processes, strong financial controls, and reliable reporting. 

• Apply technical accounting expertise. Provide guidance on complex revenue arrangements, contract reviews, and revenue recognition matters in accordance with ASC 606 and US GAAP. 

• Research and document accounting conclusions. Evaluate technical accounting questions, prepare and review accounting memoranda, and support well-reasoned, clearly documented accounting conclusions. 

• Support external audits and compliance. Coordinate audit requests, prepare supporting documentation, participate in walkthroughs, and work with external auditors to resolve revenue accounting questions and ensure compliance with public-company reporting requirements. 

• Partner across the business. Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and other cross-functional stakeholders to resolve revenue-related questions, address accounting challenges, and support accurate financial reporting. 

• Help modernize revenue accounting systems. Support the implementation of a new revenue recognition system, working with key stakeholders to improve processes, strengthen controls, reduce manual activities, and introduce automation where appropriate. 

• Drive operational improvements. Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation, reporting accuracy, and overall team effectiveness while supporting scalable and sustainable practices. 

• Deliver against critical deadlines. Monitor close timelines, anticipate potential challenges, communicate risks proactively, and ensure accounting deliverables meet established deadlines in a fast-paced, publicly traded company environment. 

Have you got what it takes? 

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on responsibility for revenue recognition within a SaaS, subscription software, or similarly complex recurring-revenue environment. 

• Strong working knowledge of ASC 606, US GAAP, and the accounting principles governing subscription-based and complex software revenue arrangements. 

• Experience working within a publicly traded company or similarly complex accounting and financial reporting environment. 

• Previous people management experience or demonstrated leadership of accounting teams, processes, or significant accounting workstreams. We welcome candidates who have successfully led others and are ready to take the next step into formal people management. 

• Demonstrated experience leading or managing monthly and quarterly accounting close processes, including reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and revenue accounting schedules. 

• Experience researching technical accounting matters, preparing accounting memoranda, documenting conclusions, and supporting accounting positions during external audits. 

• Experience collaborating with Finance, Accounting, external auditors, and business stakeholders to resolve accounting questions and meet financial reporting objectives. 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 

Additional experience that will help you stand out: 

• CPA certification. 

• Public accounting experience, particularly with a Big 4 accounting firm. 

• Previous experience as a Revenue Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor, or Senior Revenue Accountant with demonstrated leadership responsibilities. 

• Experience supporting ERP implementations, revenue recognition systems, accounting automation, or financial systems transformation initiatives. 

• Experience navigating complex revenue arrangements, contract modifications, or multiple-element software and subscription agreements. 

Skills and Tools 

• Leadership and team development: Ability to coach, mentor, and develop accounting professionals while creating accountability, encouraging collaboration, and maintaining high standards of performance. 

• SaaS revenue accounting: Strong technical understanding of ASC 606, subscription and software revenue arrangements, accounting close processes, and financial reporting requirements. 

• Technical accounting and judgment: Ability to research complex accounting questions, evaluate alternatives, document conclusions, and communicate accounting guidance clearly. 

• Financial systems and analytical skills: Advanced Excel proficiency and experience working with ERP and revenue recognition systems, including reviewing complex accounting schedules and reconciling financial data. 

• Process improvement and automation: Comfortable operating in an evolving systems environment, with the ability to improve manual processes through automation, stronger controls, and scalable accounting practices. 

• Communication and collaboration: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting matters clearly and work effectively with Finance, external auditors, accounting leadership, and cross-functional business partners. 

• Organization and execution: Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to balance competing priorities, anticipate challenges, and consistently meet demanding reporting deadlines. 

• Problem-solving and ownership: A proactive approach to identifying accounting issues, investigating discrepancies, recommending solutions, and taking responsibility for accurate, timely results.